internet connection

  1. Windows 7 Not Connected to Network (But I Am)

    I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 installed. I noticed the other day that while the Network Connection icon in my system tray looks fine, if I click on it I get a notification that I am not connected to a network. The issue is that I am connected to my network and the Internet. Link...
  2. Windows 7 Connecting VMs in Hyper-V

    I (had) put this in Tutorials but, then I noticed this section & it belongs here, too. Installed VMs in Hyper-V such as Win7, Vista or XP want to connect to the Net. After, installing a VM OS & setting up a Virtual Switch the VMs may see no internet connections. The Integration...
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    Windows 7 Multiple Unidentified Network problem...

    Hi there! I am using w7x64 with a dial-up network connection.My problem is that beside the fact that the LAN connection shows my network to be unknown that my pc is adding new public networks on his own naming them Network 2,Network 3 etc from thin air.They appear to be in use so i can't manualy...
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    Windows 8 New Laptop with W8

    I got a new Lenovo i5 laptop with W8 preinstalled (no accompanying dvd) I a few days I have been experiencing several problems. 1) I couldn't partition the 1Tgb disk to 150 GB (only OS), using automatic utilities coming with the laptop. All I achieved was to get two partitions of 500...
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    Windows 7 Strange Lock Up, no BSOD, not immediate

    So, since yesterday evening, I've been having these really strange lock ups. I will be playing/using the computer and then Windows Explorer will lock up- as in, I cannot right click on the Desktop, I cannot open new programs, I cannot close programs. However, for a short time afterwards (1-3...
  6. Windows 8 [SkyDrive]- Do you need the desktop version too? Why?

    Im not sure I really got the picture with how SkyDrive works and how its different than other storage and sharing services like Mediafire, DropBox etc. but one of thse days I was prompted to install skydrive even if the app from the startscreen was alrdeady there. And now I have a folder under...
  7. Windows 7 BSOD due to photon plus

    hello guys, i am facing this problem of bsod and the laptop restarts whenever i connect to photon plus (or i think so) the laptop restarts i have an acer aspire one AOD257 (win 7 starter). bsod doesn't appear until i connect tata photon plus the error it shows is worker returned bad...
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    Windows Vista Problem loading videos on few similar website.

    Hello, first of all im sorry if im gonna make Vocabulary/Grammar mistake, my English isnt the best. Here is my problem: about two months ago, i used to watch alot of videos and tv shows online, and everything went great, videos loaded good , buffring was great, etc.. now i wanted to watch an...
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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...
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    Windows 7 New Acer Predator with Windows 7 64-bit connects then not after install security software

    I just got an Acer Predator. I transferred settings from XP using Windows Easy Transfer. The Internet connection was working perfectly. I installed Comodo Firewall, Avira AntiVir and ThreatFire. Then it could not connect. I plug the Ethernet cable into the XP computer and it connects no...
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    Windows 7 [BSOD] Tata {hoton Connect causes BSOD

    Hi Guys, I am new here and am looking for some desperate assistance. I am using a Lenovo Y560 laptop with Windows 64 bit Home Premium, runiing Mcafee as the Antivir (Licensed). What happens is this, whenever I connect to the Internet through Tata Photon+, usually the first time, it...
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    Windows 7 Windows update now no Internet PC world said delete hard drive.

    Hello this being my first post so a BIG hello. A couple of weeks ago my laptop installed windows 7 up dates then shut down and restarted only to find there is no Internet connection. my laptop come with a warranty from PC world so after hours of trying to resolve the problem I took it to PC...
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    Windows 7 Local area connection doesn't have a valid ip configuration and dns servers not responding.

    My internet has been working fine for the last few years, but todat my internet as suddenly stopped working and i haven't changed anything. When i try to use a cord to get internet i get Local area connection doesn't have a valid Ip configuration and when i try to use wi-fi it says dns servers...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Installation; Internet Connected or Not To Be Connected?

    I have noticed a slight variance during the installation of Windows 8 while the PC is connected to the internet and while it is not. Not being connected seems to be a little faster as it does not ask to sign in with your Windows Live ID, nor does is ask if you want to sign in with a Microsoft...
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    Windows 7 Windows Uverse issues

    I have had U-Verse (AT&T) for about one year now. Most of the time it has been trouble-free. However one problem I've was having is that, when the modem lost power for any length of time, when it came back I would get multiple AT&T connection errors when trying to surf. Over a period of a day...
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    Windows 7 Problem Printing Wirelessly With Sony Vaio

    I have a Sony Vaio laptop, E-Series VPCEA24FM, running Windows 7, and I have trouble getting it to print wirelessly. I first tried it with a Lexmark Pro900 Inkjet printer, but when I sent a file, it would sit in the queue indefinitely, even though the print monitor indicates that the printer...
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    Windows 7 Home network with a separate internet connection

    Hi all I have recently gone from a satellite broadband connection which I had set up through a home network, to using a Sierra Wireless Aircard 753S on the Australian Telstra 3G network. Under my previous set up (Satellite internet through a Netgear Wireless G router - WGR614) I have a...
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    Windows 7 Can't get online; Windows 7 Pro set up a public network (?) & lost LAN

    This is a long story and I’m not sure where to start. I’ll start with the problem THEN explain what I’ve tried (for those who think they can help and want to keep reading). PROBLEM: I can’t get online. Icon in taskbar says I don’t have a network connection. Upon exploring, I find that Windows...
  19. Windows 8 Red Alerta - Warning!

    Please Be Advised: There are ads on TV for things to diagnose & fix computer woes. They spew a plethora of rubbish, say they will cure everything under the sun, all the many problems & infections everyone must, already, have (whether they know it or not), that they will speed up your slow...
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    Windows 7 "Local Area Connection" doesn't have a valid IP configuration

    Hello guys. Yesterday i went to the pub with a few friends, and my internet has been working perfectly for around a month now, after i just got my pc setup. I came home last night and suddently i had no connection. It showed this down at the internet connection: Link Removed I have tried to...