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    Windows 7 connect to smart TV

    I am supposed to be able to connect to my Sony bravia Smart TV by wifi to a win 7-win 8 PC but I cannot get windows or the TV to see each other. (Also the TV aint all that smart. It has a great 3D engine but the quality control must have gone off at Sony because the build quality sucks & online...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 connect 20 devices - fact or fraud ?

    Hi, I've just tried to replace an XP Pro computer used as a P2P server for a 10 workstation network with a Win7 64bit computer. XP's connection device limit is 10 and in Win7 EULA it states 20 devices. But that doesn't seem to be true !! I have one program on each workstations which accesses 3...
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    Windows 7 Hosted Network Access Point While Connected To Wi-Fi?

    My Wi-Fi router is located on the other end of our house. I can connect to it with my laptop but my wife can't with her iPhone. Since I leave my laptop in our bedroom, I thought I'd try to set it up as a Wi-Fi access point, then she can connect to the internet though my laptop. Currently I...
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    Windows 8 NEED HELP, certain programs have no access to internet!

    just bought windows 8 and im having problems already! IE working firefox working skype working chrome not working online games not working some other programs not working.. i already have firewall disabled but still these programs are not working tried some solutions posted online but nothing...
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    Windows 7 WiFi Repeater Profile won't save password / Router profile won't delete

    When I set up this computer I connected to my wifi router at the other end of the house, but due to the distance I got poor connectivity and performance. So I purchased a wifi repeater and positioned it nearer to this computer. I disconnected from the router and connected to the new repeater...
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    Windows 7 no Wifi internet access on one PC, no Key, no nothing

    hi! I am having Wifi connection issues: Reinstalled (!) Windows 7, disabled WIFI key (no panic, we have no neighbors), every device has internet but mine. It says "identifying... No internet access" and show that yellow -!- triangle I can access the router (Netgear 5770) and the internet when I...
  7. Windows 8 Can ONLY connect WIN 8 Dell XPS 13 at home

    I have a Dell XPS 13 running windows 8 - owned by me, not my employer - and it connects just fine to my home router. However, I cannot connect it anywhere else. It will see networks, I'll enter the security key, and it will tell me it cannot connect. This has happened at my office, at coffee...
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    Windows 7 Arduino - Com port - errors

    Hello all, I have been using an arduino ethernet for a few days and everything worked well. While uploading a sketch (arduino code) i received an error stating that the arduino was no longer connected to COM 4. I opened up the device manager, the arduino wasn't connected was there even though...
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    Windows 7 Help With Windows 7 Network Icon

    My W7 system tray network icon "normally" shows a terminal with a wired network symbol in the upper left corner of the terminal and nothing in the lower right corner. It has shown a yellow exclamation ! symbol in the lower right corner of the terminal, I know that means "no service". It has also...
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    Windows 7 Wireless "Unavailable"

    Helping a friend with a HP Pavilion G 6 laptop. Wireless is turned on and off with the F12 button which displays a red light when off and a white light when on. Wireless should toggle on and off by touching this button. It does not. With or without use of the FN key at the bottom of the...
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    Windows 7 Hitachi Touro USB 3 connection issues

    Hi, I brought a Hitachi USB 3.0 Touro Desk Pro external HDD a few months ago. It's never been smooth sailing with it, and I've finally given up and am asking for help. The drive I have is here: Touro Desk Pro | HGST, a Western Digital company The issue is that, when I connect it up, the...
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    Windows 7 Can I create second Local Area Connection like VMware Network Adapter

    Hi, I got probelm. Some server game banned my macaddress (NIC). So now I can't login this game with my lan card (Local Area Connection) in my windows but I sloved problem by play that game in VMWARE that have a virtual network adaptor with a new macaddress Question is if it possible to...
  14. FTP client does not establish a passive-mode FTP connection to an IPv4 FTP server in Windows 7 or in

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    Windows 7 "Limited Access" plaguing my laptop, help!

    Hi, so my laptop has been having some majors errors for the past few days. Essentially, I can start using my internet for a few minutes at a time, then I notice nothing will load, and I no longer have internet access. It still shows 5 bars in the bottom right corner for a few seconds, then...
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    Windows 7 ALFA USB wireless adapter

    AWUS036NH USB wireless Adapter used to work for me. After reinstalling Windows 7 64 bit awhile back.. then I lost the driver. I have gone to Ralink and installed the recommended chipset/driver RT3070 but I cannot get it to work. The adapter shows up in the device manager fine. The software from...
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    Windows 7 Lose internet connectivity when disconnecting half of network bridge.

    I have my xbox connected to my PC through Ethernet. The PC is connected to my router through a wireless adapter. I have my LAN adapter and Wireless adapter bridged so my xbox can connect to the internet. Everything Works as planned when both systems are on, but if I turn off my Xbox, the PC...
  18. Windows 7 Network Limited Connection

    I have a laptop with the network unable to connect to outside the LAN.I can ping anything on my network, my network can ping my laptop but laptop cannot ping 8.8.8.8 or anything outside. I have the same issue with the wireless and NIC, showing limited connection. I get all the proper info from...
  19. Windows 7 Local Area Connection doesn't have a valid IP Configuration

    Good morning. Somehow my internet came back on, so I'm typing quickly. I don't have any idea how to find or post the configuration data I presume would be needed to assess my problem. I have an internet modem with ethernet connected to my computer, and it's the only connection in the house. Is...
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    Windows 7 Drives added via expansion cards keep disappearing

    I'm not certain if this has anything to do with Windows, or my motherboard, or overloading my system, or whatever. But I could use some input. I built my current system in the summer of 2009. I tried to "futureproof" as much as I could by putting in a Corei7 processor (the low-end, 2.66 Ghz...