Cannot repair network connection after clean install

I did a reinstall of XP on my Inspiron 5100 and could not get access to the internet. I removed XP, installed Fedora 3 and was able to connect to the internet without problems. I then removed Fedora 3 and reinstalled XP. But I still cannot connect to the internet.

So I did the following:

I downloaded SP2 with my other computer and I have installed it on my laptop that has the problem.

I have opened the command prompt and entered:
ping 127.0.0.1
and I get: “Packets: sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0”

Then I entered:
ipconfig
and I get: “Windows IP Configuration”

I went to Start>Control Panel>Network and Internet Connections>Network Connections

I then right clicked on 1394 Connection> chose "Repair" from the drop down menu and the following popup window appeared.

"Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Failed to query TCP/IP setting of the connection. Cannot proceed. For assistance, contact the person who manages your network."

Then I went to Start>Run>cmd
entered: netsh winsock reset
rebooted the computer
went back to command prompt and entered: Netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
rebooted the computer
entered: ipconfig
And I still only get: “Windows IP Configuration”

And now I am stuck trying to figure out how to get my TCP/IP repaired so I can connect to the internet.

I am preplexed on this.