network settings

Hi, I have XP mode running well for several programs in Windows 7. Dreamweaver 8.02 installed fine but I cannot get a connection to the internet. Windows Explorer works fine and I can download files from within XP mode. I have the identical FTP settings that I had before on another...

Hi. My grandfather called me yesterday and said the other day - his Dell Desktop automatically downloaded Sp1 and Sp2 and once it restarted - he could no longer connect to the internet. *Note - he is connected via a cable to the router* The computer shows he's connected to the router but it...

I have 5 PCs all running Win7 Home Premium or better, on a router that is not connected to the internet. I am using a "regular" network to share files among all of them (in their public folders). Every computer can share files with the others, except one. The "bad" one can be seen be the...

Solved: see comments My computer info: Toshiba protege m750 S7212 Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHZ 2.40 GHz Ram: 4.00 GB (2.87 usable) 32-bit I can not get my Windows Media Center to connect to my xbox as an extender. I...

Hello, I purchased a new Dell XPS 17 and have previously been a long time user of XP. One big reason I am already not a fan of Windows 7 is because while some things have improved other things have gotten worse. By far this is the worst problem: In XP my Duration online can be 1-2 days and...

Hey there, bit of a problem here.. When i go "Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - Advanced Sharing Settings" and try to enable the "file and printer sharing" and click OK, it doens't save it.. If i go there again, the settings have just reverted back to disabled.. Anybody have an idea...

Hi Everyone I have a problem that I simply cant get around. Its quite hard to define the problem with catchphrases to google a solution, and the strings I have used hasnt given me any fruitful results yet. So I will try here and hopefully one of you can guide me in the right direction...

When I use Remote Desktop Connection on my Mac to connect to my Windows 7 box and I log in with the normal username and password, it connects me, but it opens another session. So if I go to the "Users" tab of Task Manager, there's two sessions of the same username listed (one from the console...

Had a quick sears before posting couldn't really find anything the same as mine... My girlfirends new PC has Windows 7 64-bit on it, now getting on the internet is a real headache! every time I click the network list at the bottom, and select the network I want, it will connect but if I make...

Hi all, I'm having a problem getting my laptop connected to some wireless networks. I can connect to the wireless connections at work and home without issues, but I'm currently house sitting for my parents and unable to connect to theirs. Apparently I have 'Limited Connectivity' on an...

So I've seen a couple threads about this already, but no solutions have worked for me or the person who started the thread had a slightly different problem. Basically, for a while now, maybe 3-5 months, every 5-10 hours, my internet fully shuts off, and I get the exclamation mark sign over my...

I have a desktop (windows 7) connected to the internet wired. I also have a laptop (also windows 7 ) connected to the desktop through wireless homegroup. Homegroup location is set to home. File transfer in homegroup works fine. I also have ICS enabled on the desktop, on the lan connection which...

I have windows xp and windows 7 here at home. in my windows xp I see a lot more networks. After compareing the two lists it dawned on me that windows 7 does not show unsecured networks. This is a problem because my network is unsecured. Is there a way to get unsecured networks to show up in...

Win 7 networking appears to me to be way less friendly than WinXP networking. I have been networking multiple WinXP computers for years so I have some experience. While not a total noob, in all honesty I would not classify myself as "expert" by any means. I recently converted my (3) desktop...

Hello everyone, I just bought a Sony VAIO VPCEA3S1E and I have a problem with my WIFI connection. It says it connects to the local network and internet, but in reality, internet doesn't work. When I try to 'resolve the problem', it indicates that "The default gateway is not available". I've...

A: Windows XP (32 bit) Computer service pack 3 with NIC card I: Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) NIC card Connected by a cat5 cable. Computers A can and I can ping each other, the sent and received are seen on the status panel of the appropriate machine I seems to send and receive more data than...

I recently got a Toshiba netbook 305 (windows 7 starter) and have had wireless connectivity problems. I have another Toshiba laptop (windows 7) and a desktop that work fine on same wireless system. The netbook says connected to wireless network but says no internet on IPV6 but internet on IPV4...

I am not sure if this has been answered elsewhere... I am only finding information about networking windows xp / vista / etc to 7 computers. I have 2 desktops and one laptop running 7. The desktops are running 7 Pro and the laptop is running 7 Home Premium. Originally I had a printer hooked to...

My home has four computers set up to share files & printers via a Windows 7 homegroup. Two computers are running Windows 7 Home Premium, and the other two are running XP Home. Everything works as expected with three of the computers. On the fourth, it is a one-sided conversation. The problem...

I have a very annoying a problem. Sometimes when I'm browsing my internet just stops working, and I can't use the web browsers, but programs such as torrent clients, skype and others work, just the web browsing doesn't work. The other computer that's connected not wireless to the internet...