1. F

    Windows 7 Persisting BSOD errors

    I've been having BSOD crashes for weeks. I haven't made any hardware changes, although I did reinstall Windows 7 Home Professional a week ago to see if it made any difference, which it did not. Memtest didn't appear to collect any errors with RAM. The BSOD's being returned change all the time...
  2. J

    Windows 7 Internet on and off, no ipv6 connection, wireless network inconsistent..HELP!!

    I have no idea what's goin on. M wireless is flaky to say the least. Realtek 8185 adapter connects sometimes to the interwnt but is painfully slow. Drops connection all the time. My network name changes intermittently between "xxxxxx" and "xxxxxx 2", my network switches between home and...
  3. L

    Windows 7 Network keeps changing to Unidentified Public Network

    I had problems with my computer not connecting to the network sometimes after restarting my computer. That was usually fixed by simply unplugging and replugging into my outlet. I have a hard wire connection and my ethernet cable gets plugged into the wall and connects to the modem/router...
  4. H

    Seeking Laptop Recommendations for College and Professional Use: Home vs. Business Options

    I want to say what I'm looking for in a laptop and get input from the W7 community on what I should buy. I'm not that brand specific, but usually I buy from Dell. I already have a home laptop, and it's sure to stay home even though I know it's meant to be portable, but I want it to be...
  5. gardnerman

    Windows 7 Internet Explorer cache issue

    Hello everyone Please can anyone help, I updeated my website the other night (09/07/11) and published and although other browsers can see the latest update and IE at work, when I visit at home I only see upto my previous update which was 10/06/11. I've cleared my cache in internet options...
  6. D

    Windows 7 2 Networks...Intermittant Loss of Connectivity

    hello... just came over from XP Pro...had to get a 64-Bit machine; & went w/ an ASUS running Win7 Home...which I upgraded to Pro. I began to lose my internet connectivity, intermittantly...& noticed that, when it happened, the Network icon in the task bar showed TWO networks...(???)...
  7. P

    Windows 7 Help returning to Windows 7 Home after failed Ultimate upgrade

    I purchased a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate at an auction. I subsequently installed it on one of my computers and everything went well. Not knowing that I could only install it on one computer I then installed it on my other computer. Everything was running well for a few days and now I keep...
  8. News

    Windows 7 Microsoft Campus Tours - The Microsoft Home

    Steve Clayton and Flora Goldthwaite give us an exclusive tour of the Microsoft Home. Link Removed Link Removed
  9. Z

    Windows 7 Cant connect to wireless network

    as of today i am not able to connect to my home network it used to work perfectly before but now when i try to connect it says unidentified network no internet acces it does work on all the other laptops here i also can conect to my neighbours wireless internet fine and when i plug the cabel...
  10. R

    Windows 7 No access to network on boot

    [Solved] No access to network on boot I hope someone can help with this nagging problem. My wife is running Win7 home and about 4 or 5 times a week when she boots up windows won't recognize the built in network adapter. Device driver shows it's functioning properly, troubleshooter only comes...
  11. L

    Windows 7 wifi speakers needed?

    i'm on the hunt for some wifi speakers for our house which will play music from my computer (win7 etc). - wifi with a reasonably easy to connect USB dongle - aux in - and its a bonus if they or it has a built in battery have looked at the creative t20w and the veho mimi so far with the...
  12. O

    Windows 7 Default/Standard Gateway is not available

    The last couple of weeks I have had a consistent problem. My internet connection abruptly disappears. A yellow triangle appears over my internet connection. I then run the troubleshooter and it it finish quickly. It says that there was a problem with the Default/Standard Gateway. The exact...
  13. S

    Windows 7 Welcome Screen Appearance

    When first started, the welcome screen contained 3 icons representing 2 home users & 1 guest account. Now, the welcome screen only shows 2 icons..last user logged on & guest user. How can I revert to former view? Have read all help menus within Win 7, as well as system restore. Didn't...
  14. News

    Microsoft offers up festive Christmas Windows 7 themes

    With Thanksgiving come and gone it’s time to start dragging out all those Christmas lights and decorations at home and in the office. I bet at least a few of you guys are the sorts who decorate their home and their office cubicle or desk with all sorts of lights and other stuff to make [...]...
  15. sacoward

    Windows 7 Have to reset network adapter when changing networks

    This may have no solution, but everytime I move my laptop from my office network to my home network (without rebooting) I have to reset the network adapter (this applies to wifi and ethernet connections). This is a real pain. I don't have to do this with my phone or Kindle . . . and I can't...
  16. News

    Windows 7 Starter to Home Upgrade is only $19.99 with new Netbook Purchase

    Most netbooks ship with Windows 7 Starter. Microsoft came up with the idea of a limited Windows 7 version to protect its Windows 7 pricing and still offer a low cost license to netbook manufacturers... More...
  17. matley

    Windows 7 Windows was unable to connect to...

    All of a sudden, I've got a very annoying problem where Windows no longer wants to connect to my wireless router via WiFi - UNLESS I change the router's encryption setting after each reboot. I attempt to connect to my router's hotspot and an error message says "Windows was unable to connect...
  18. C

    Windows 7 Other than Windows 7 Enterprise 90 Days trial?

    I have tried Windows 7 Enterprise 90-days trial. Is there any other Windows 7 trial edition? Perhaps trial for Home or Ultimate?
  19. D

    Windows 7 How to Change Wi-Fi Settings from Home to Public for College Campus Access

    Could someone tell/show me how to change my network wifi from home to public? I have been having issues this week at my college campus. I asked an IT guy on campus the other day and his solution did not involve the 'regular' taskbar wireless settings. He told me that my settings were for home...
  20. Jimbo22

    Windows 7 wireless network questions

    Can a wireless home network become overloaded? If so, how? What are the differences between an open wireless network ie....hospital, coffee shop or airport and a home wireless network other than the security issues. Do those public wireless networks get overloaded? If not, how is that resolved?