Question : Problem: Icon LAN connection doesn't appear

Hello,
I've got a very strange "bug".
The OS is Windows XP SP2. I've got a motherboard with intergrated LAN connection with last drivers.
In fact, the LAN is working. When in prompt command I execute an IPconfig, I see all the details of the card.
The problem is that in the network connection, I can't see anything, so I can't setup the parameters of the card. My big problem is that I can't install VMWare because it doesn't detect any LAN connection !!!!

Answer : Problem: Icon LAN connection doesn't appear

How to troubleshoot missing network connections icons in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825826/

"Network and Dial-up Connections" folder icons missing
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269019/

I have never come across a single fix, but usually the top article's steps are enough to mresolve this.....