Windows XP Event ID 4191

I met this error today that states my NDISWANIP can not be accessed. The situation was weird that my network interface cards were actually brought up. But when I use IPCONFIG to view them, nothing was shown. I checked the event log and found event 4191.

I tried the solution provided by MS knowledge base but the problem persists. Then I cross compared the registry of a working computer with my non-functional one. I found a registry directory is missing on my non-functional computer, which I guess it went broken due to the enable/disable/setting of Virtual Box.

I was just about to give up but I found a way to solve it: uninstall the network devices and refresh the hardware manager. It starts to reinstall the driver and it is back to normal. I created the missing registry before I uninstall the drivers. I am not sure whether this will cause a difference, but I am happy for now and do not have plan to try it.

Product:	Windows Operating System
Event ID:	4191
Source:	Tcpip
Version:	5.0
Component:	System Event Log
Symbolic Name:	EVENT_TCPIP_ADAPTER_REG_FAILURE
Message:	IP could not open the registry key for adapter %2. Interfaces on this adapter will not be initialized.

Good Luck, Google

I think Google is transferring from a do-no-evil (I believed it meant good-the-right-thing) company to a do-no-evil (I believe it is now: it is okay if it is not evil). It is the sign of going to its downturn.

At the very beginning, the founders wanted to create a real good search engine, that was what differs Google from its competitors. They could tell whether a feature is what user wants or not. But now it seems closer to what Google wants.

I am not sure how many people have seen the image above. But to me, it is the sign of collapse.

A big ad for Chrome on search engine homepage? A no brainer can tell Google is never google again. It is doing things against its principle. Even some internal Googler may claim this is also a test that can show the response of users, whether people feel annoyed, such as me, Google is still acrossing the line.

It is a pity that we shall start finding a good Internet service provider.