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    Windows 7 Serial port "sort of" problem

    Not sure if this thread belongs here or in networks. I have a point of sales system that is Windows 7 based. Connected to serial port 3 is a customer pole display that shows the total for each item sold. My problem is that my point of sale software say that it cannot connect the pole display...
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    Windows 7 Windows Update very slow - unusable

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP 1 ASUS laptop K52F Windows update is extremely slow. Windows Update IS downloading updates but the download speed is so very slow - about 10 kbps - that Windows Update is unusable. I tested my download speed against other sites, for example updating...
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    Windows 7 Problem accessing IP address

    Wonder if someone can tell me what is going on here. As a result of out in house DNS server setup, I need to go to this site www.swpc.noaa.gov by way of its ip address 140.172.17.21. But when I try to do that, I get the following page...
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    Windows 7 windows 8 wifi 'unidentified network' 'no internet connection'

    hello i recently unsuccessfully tried to connect to a friend's wifi and now my 2 favourite wireless devices do not connect. I cannot test with a cable as I have only a phone and dongle hotspot, but other devices connect to them fine. I attach my IP config as I've seen previously someone on here...
  5. Packet loss occurs when MTU is below 576 and PMTU discovery is enabled in Windows

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  6. Windows 7 need help with wireless connection w/ netgear wireless usb n300 adapter

    we are connected to the router but its say it connected with "limited access" below is our ipconfig /all Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\XD450 User>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . ...
  7. Remote Assistance connection to a Windows 7 SP1-based Direct Access client computer fails

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  8. Event ID 5719 is logged when you start a Domain Member

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  9. Windows 7 Windows 7 doesn't see Domain computers but can map drives to them.

    I have a Dell OptiPlex 990 I purchased last May. I just restored it to factory settings because of a non-related issue, IE and a software DLL registration problems. Now that the system has been rebuilt and reattached to the Domain, I can't see networked computers. I am however, able to map a...
  10. Windows 7 Limited internet connectivity

    I have a computer running windows 7 that is having internet connectivity problems. AOL desktop is loading and connecting to the internet fine. Internet explorer will load the home page most of the time (Google) then not connect to any other site. Fire Fox (recently installed) will also connect...
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    Windows 7 Weird stuff happening with cookies/SSL

    Hi all, Recently my wife noticed that when using sites such as Amazon and eBay problems occur. On Amazon, when you click view cart, it will not let you and gives an error telling you to enable cookies on your browser. They are enabled and everything is right. I get the same error on Internet...
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    Windows 7 connected to unidentified network no internet access

    Hi All, I am getting above error when i am connected to Wi-Fi network. Although i am able to use internet using USB tethering option in my smartphone. I tried below in command prompt, but it also doesn't worked. Also there are no bonjour services. Kindly help me with this issue. Thanking You.
  13. Windows 7 Error opening zip file on a networked drive, but works fine when local

    I have an NAS (Network Attached Storage) but I recently set up. (It replaces the old NAS I left turned off for three years. The drive is unchanged from the old machine, it simply has a new machine around it.) There are a lot of zip files I have stored on it. Every one of them, if I dry to...
  14. Event ID 55 is logged on a Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based file server

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    Windows XP Win XP slow booting off network

    I cleaned out an old laptop and re-installed win xp. Put all the usual programs on it. I joined it to our office domain. Now something weird is happening. If the office's network cable is plugged in it boots up fine and quickly too. If you take the network cable out it displays the desktop...
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    Windows 7 Potential virus, then no internet connection

    The machine in question is a Dell 8300, core i7 chip, running Windows-7x64 and had Norton Internet Security on it. My internet IS working in my house. I have a number of wired and wireless connections, all working. 1 computer had an issue with an .exe that was taking about 50 % of CPU cycles...
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    Windows 8 Upgrade to 8.1, BSOD with wireless adapter: Driver_Power_State_failure

    Need some help with this recent BSOD that I have been having since I upgraded to 8.1 from 8. I have a Lenovo G500 laptop. This BSOD seems to be easily duplicated when I try to modify settings under the Advanced tab of my wireless card adapter, a Broadcom 802.11n wireless adapter. This is true...
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    Windows 8 After W8.1 upgrade, wired network sometimes says 'cable disconnected'

    Start on the first boot to the desktop after the upgrade to W8.1. It reported it could NOT connect to a network. Once I got to the desktop I opened the NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER and DISABLED and ENABLED my NIC. That made the connection. All was OK for a boot or two after that. However, on a...
  19. Problems with Kerberos authentication when a user belongs to many groups

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  20. Windows 7 Proxy Server

    I don't know what happened but today when I tried to enter IE I received this message: The proxy server isn't responding Check your proxy settings. Go to Tools > Internet Options > Connections. If you are on a LAN, click "LAN settings". Make sure your firewall settings aren't blocking your...