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I have been offering basic computer support for a friend of mine who is moving out of state. In order to continue support I have been looking into Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance with Easy Connect. We will both be running Windows 7 Home Premium x64. At this point I am confused as to which...

Hello All!! Im a new user on this forum. I heard that this was the best forum for windows 7. So to the point:- I have a LAN Ethernet Connection. Mainly Broadband. So the device states that the Internet is working. But in My laptop, its not even opening Google.com. When i troubleshoot it, it...

I have a small MS network set up with 3 WinXP SP3 systems connecting to a Win7 system. I set this up back in September and things have been working fine until yesterday afternoon. One of the XP systems lost sight of the shared folders on the Win7 system for some unknown reason. The computer...

Hi everyone, New to windows 7 and not sure if this is something you can help me with or not. I have been tring to setup my dvr to be able to access my security cameras from a remote location, but have not had much luck. My present problem is when I try to log into my DVR locally, using my lab...

Hello, I have been googling this issue for a while now and searching these forums but have not found a solution. I have 4 computers all running Windows 7 64bit Ultimate. They have all been part of the same Homegroup for a while now and have worked fine. They all run the same Avast Free...

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...

I have a dell XPS 14 model L501X with windows 7 home premium sp1 64 bit version. No harddrive partitions, only C.The problem is that nothing can be installed from anywhere other than C:/ or else it says failed to launch installer. I have only one user account which is administrator(obviously)...

Hi, I have two computer at home both are running on same network and with windows 7 OS and connected to same router can anybody help me the easiest way to share files and folders between this two computers your help in this is highly appreciated. Regards Trojan

I've tried to connect to multiple wireless routers that I usually would have access to and had no luck connecting to the internet unless I reboot into Safe Mode with networking. Here is the ipconfig /all log: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . .. . : Ty-PC Primary Dns...

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...

I've 2 PCs in my house both connected to a LAN switch (Encore ENH905-NWY). Both the PCs have Windows 7 Ultimate x64 installed. One has Realtek RTL8168B and another Realtek RTL8168C. I'm not a networking person and have less knowledge on networking, LAN, internet. When I switch on the LAN...

Hey guys. I am working at a small office firm, and we just got a brand new printer. Specifically the Kyocera KM-6030. I've connected the network cables to the Switch/Hub and tried to connect it, but it does not appear on the network/printer list. I've tried to configure the TCP/IP settings...

Fixes an issue that occurs when you run an application that calls the gethostbyaddr or getnameinfo function to obtain the names of computers within the local network. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Link Removed

I am having an intermittent problem with my network connection dropping out for no apparent reason. When it drops, I still see the lights blinking on the NIC card, but cannot pass packets even to the router. Windows does not report the connection or the cable as disconnected when this...

Hello all, I am trying to access my other win 7 PC from a win 7 PC. I have done this with a few PC's in same location as the one I am having problems with now. I have the IP address of the PC, computer name and set everything up to allow for remote connection. When I try to access the PC...

Windows 7 sharing is the most complex crap to deal with... Here is my problem... I have multiple computers on a local network, dealing with only Windows 7 Ultimate. One is acting as a file server, others are workstations. The server has a 2nd hard drive, totally dedicated to files that are...

I need help i were going to (open) some ports on my computer and i have done this befor. But reinstalled my computer and now i realized the option is gone. herei can show you that i hae Networking tab but i dont have the Sharing tab. Help plzLink Removed

Hello! I'm in trouble with three things. 1) I have to create shared folder where I can only put information and everyone else can just read it. Till this moment it's ok, but I have to configure this folder while there aren't connected other computer in network with this one, so is group...

In one of my tools (and in many other utilities out there) there is the option to specify a certain computer (in the local LAN) by computername. So I tell the tool: Connect to remote computer "maggie" on port 1521 in LAN and do something.... Unfortunately the tool is not able to find...

When you connect to a Web server using the Internet Protocol (IP) address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) on the local network, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Windows Internet Explorer connects through an assigned proxy server even if the option... Link Removed