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Netlimiter problems


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I installed netlimiter an hour ago. When I rebooted, it was terribly slow, so I removed the folder in program files (don't ask me why). Now when I rebooted again, netlimiter is gone. But now my internet doesn't work. Windows says "limited or no connectivity". I've tried removing all netlimiter info in the registry and uninstalling my network card, but without results.

What should I do?

My xp cd is non-sp, but I'm running sp2, so I can't do a repair install.

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If you get it working, yes. For me, it was slow when i booted up, so I uninstalled it in a wrong way. Otherwise, this problem shouldn't exist.

I got the 1.3 version because my friend said 2 was slow, and it has got some unnecessary feautures like firewall and stuff.

But if you get it working, yes, then it's good.

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