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  1. Windows 8 Hit by lighting again!

    Hi I'm getting tired of this. A year ago we got hit by lightning and it took out my computer, router and dish box. I got a lot more careful since then, so when I heard that thunder during the night I came down stairs and disconnected my master plug, I have one plug that unplugs everything...
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    Windows 8 Email issue

    Hello I have Win 8.1 and have a few email accounts. After a while, and just this am, I noticed that when I forward something from Comcast-my isp- to Outlook.com, it never went though. It does show on my Comcast sent mail folder though. I can email each way but the forwards from Comcast do not...
  3. Windows 8 Computer keep picking up malware.

    Hi I posted about my friends computer that kept blue screening. I finally got that fixed and the computer is running good, but he keeps picking up malware. Today while I was talking on the phone he had the Java Update thing pop up 4 times. Every time he runs Malwarebytes he finds PUPs and...
  4. Windows 7 Prompt Windows to ask for network password?

    Hi I changed my Comcast network password from the 16 number string to something I can remember. No problem doing that. but I can't get Windows to ask for the new password when I log in. It keeps saying that it can't connect. I ran all the diagnostics etc, went to settings etc. but even after...
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    Windows 8 Trouble Downloading Dell Manuals on Windows 8.1: Gateway Settings Issue?

    Hello Win 8.1, MBAM, SpywareBlaster, Win Firewall, Defender. I tried to download Dell manuals and am the only one who cannot. I get an error that says page cannot be viewed. If I lower the Comcast Gateway from medium to low I can get the manual to open in pdf as it should. There is a warning...
  6. Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Install; are you sure?

    After installing the upgrade I thought it was cool. Easy to change back in forth between the Metro and standard desktop and it seemed to work better. On Dec 1st it all went haywire. I couldn't get any further than the sign in screen. It was flipping back and forth between 2 different states. I...
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    Windows 8 b/g or b/g/n

    Hello I have Win 8.1 and a Comcast Arris gateway. I only have the two choices so which should I use? Currently I have b/g but I thought n provided advanced features. If I change, do I have other changes to make so all is compatible? Thank you
  8. Windows 7 Need ideas about internet service.

    Hi I have a friend of ours and her mother visiting in the morning. The mother needs help in buying a computer, and I've got a few options for a laptop, mouse and printer picked out. I'll have the stuff delivered to me set it all up and then get her started, she's in her 80s, but she has worked...
  9. Windows 7 Security Essentials + Windows Fire Wall = No Networking...

    I run Windows 7 and MSE and it suggests I enable my fire wall and when I do I loose networking and file sharing. I have a Comcast box and a Trendnet router. Do I need windows fire wall?
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    Windows 7 Default static gateway IP keep disapearing

    A variation on similar problems others have had. I have had my network running for a couple years without problems. I'm using Comcast Business Class broadband with a static IP and a Linksys E3000 router for a home business network. Four wired computers and the rest are wireless for a total of...
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    Windows 7 Help with choppy live stream issues?

    I like watching live streams on Twitch.tv Problem is, I'm getting a lot of choppy play watching them even at 480p which is definitely not as ideal as 720p where I get the clearest quality. I was almost certain the problem was my internet connection. I have to use Comcast, which sucks, but I...
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    Windows 7 I dont know what is wrong -freezing locking up and restarting

    I have searched the web for different answers onthis. It looks like on most of the post people posted issues and logs specificto them. So I do apologize if this is reposted. I am currently trying to work on my grandma'scomputer. She said she recently had a virus and had someone come out and...
  13. Windows 8 Internet Explorer can't open Comcast home page?

    Hi Today I decided to open Windows 7 Forums in Internet Explorer, to see if the problem with cutting and pasting in this forum, was caused by Google Chrome. What I discovered was that Internet Explorer won't open my Comcast Home Page. I get a message that flashes on the screen that says...
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    Windows 8 New Windows 8 laptop constantly disconnects from comcast wireless....windows 7 laptop does not

    I have Comcast Infinity service with a SMC wireless gateway they supplied. The new Windows 8 laptop constantly disconnects from the wireless. sometimes it says it is connected but i cannot send/recieve Outlook email and no websites available any ideas? my other computer...windows 7 laptop...
  15. Windows 8 Can't open Comcast home page in Internet Explorer 10? And malware issue?

    Hi This it weird! I can't open my Comcast Home Page in IE? When I try I get a message saying that... "A problem with Comcast web page forced Internet Explorer to refresh in compatibility view". If I persist Internet Explorer crashes. I'm not seeing this with any other web page. I can open...
  16. Windows 8 Can't get mail app to work...

    Hi Well I have my new computer and most everything is working great. I tried to use the Mail App but I couldn't get it to work. After a rather round about path I finally got to the Add Account window. But I can't get it to work, I put in my address and password and it either says it...
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    Windows 7 Wireless Laptop Problem

    Not sure where to post this. I am in my living room with my laptop and my signal shows up as excellent and then over time, it drops down to poor. When I turn it on, it may be poor or exc. When I go to troubleshoot, it says there is no problem. My Laptop (Toshiba) is about 2 years old and I...
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    Windows 7 Connected to router, but not Internet ("Connection...is broken")

    UPDATE! RESOLVED BY UNINSTALLING "Update for MS Windows KB2732500" Hardware setup: Dell Studio 1558 laptop, Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64-bit O/S, Intel Core i3 Linksys E1200 wireless router Comcast cable modem (by Motorola) After functioning on my home WLAN for over a year...
  19. Windows 7 Windows cannot communicate with the device or resource (primary DNS server)

    My internet was fine when I went to sleep last night but when I got up today it was giving me the yellow exclamation error. According to my internet provider, Comcast, they can ping the modem and everything, it just won't connect to the internet. The diagnostic is telling me " Windows cannot...
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    Windows 7 Can connect to Wireless Router But Not

    I have a D-Link DIR-600 N Wireless Router, connected to a Comcast Cable Modem. 3 of 4 computers in our house connected just fine to the network and have internet access. The 4th computer has a D-Link DWA-525 wireless transceiver. It will hookup to the network but will not connect to the...