Internet Connection Sharing Settings Are Not Migrated When You Upgrade to Windows 2000

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This article was previously published under Q269699

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SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade from Microsoft Windows 98 Second Addition (SE) to Windows 2000, Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) no longer works.

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CAUSE

The Windows 98 SE ICS settings are not migrated during an upgrade procedure.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, reconfigure all ICS settings in Windows 2000. For additional information about how to configure ICS settings, view the "Internet connection sharing" Help topic. To do this:

Click Start, and then click Help.
On the Search tab, type internet connection sharing in the Type in the words to search for box, and then click List Topics.
Double-click Internet connection sharing in the Select topic box.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

When you run the Windows 2000 Readiness Analyzer tool (Chkupgrd.exe) on a computer that is running Windows 98 SE with ICS, a user receives the following error message:

Network Incompatibilities
Internet Connection Sharing (protocol)

Internet Connection Sharing (protocol) is incompatible with
Windows 2000. You must obtain Windows 2000-compatible software
from Microsoft, the manufacturer of this component.

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