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  1. Windows 8 Windows 8 (with windows 7 wifi driver) DNS server not responding

    My landlord upgraded to unlimited internet (through Rogers) and had to upgrade his modem as well. Since then, I have been unable to access the internet on my Lenovo Windows 8 computer (I have a Windows 7 wireless driver due to a previous problem-see Cisco incompatibility issue...
  2. Windows XP Hiding A System Tray Icon

    A problem I've not run into before on XP...I'm using a wireless adapter to connect to my router, therefore I don't need a hard-wired connection at this time. Therefore I have the ethernet network disabled in the Device Manager, and the Notification Icons set to always hide the one for LAN, but...
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    Windows 7 Hosted Network Access Point While Connected To Wi-Fi?

    My Wi-Fi router is located on the other end of our house. I can connect to it with my laptop but my wife can't with her iPhone. Since I leave my laptop in our bedroom, I thought I'd try to set it up as a Wi-Fi access point, then she can connect to the internet though my laptop. Currently I...
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    Windows 8 "Network discovery keeps turning ON (Also sharing options do the same) and odd networks

    Hi! I have a laptop with win8 (64bit) inside it. The problem is: 1) Network discovery keeps turning itself on 2) File and print sharing keeps turning itself on 3) After the network discovery is turned on, there are odd new networks on the list. 1-2) Everytime I open the computer (or reboot...
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    Windows 7 Unable to connect to another Win 7 machine

    I have a problem I have two win 7 machines one is a 32 bit and the other is a 64 bit. They are both connected to a network wirelessly. The machine that has the router is a XP machine. On the two win 7 machines i am trying to Wac into the other to have access to all the files on it so I do not...
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    Windows 7 Trouble using windows 7 to locally access DVR

    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...
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    Windows 8 Win8 internet speed

    I was wondering if anyone is experiencing the same problems as I do..I recently moved from Win7 to Win8 (recently would be yesterday :D ). I had no problems with internet speed on Win7 (download speed was constant around 650-700kbps) but when I moved to Win8, the download speed is max 150 kbps...
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    Windows 7 I would like to know more about VMWare Player, and other important info as well

    I would like to know about VMWare Player. First of all, I would like to know about the bios setup in VMWare. Now what I want to know is if the bios acts the same as the actual bios setup in my computer. And also, there is a Wake on Lan option in the VMWare player bios setup. Now does this really...
  9. Windows XP Connected but can't open anything in a browser

    So, when I try to connected to a public wireless network my computer starts "acquiring network address", and this is what the status says during connecting: Link Removed After that for a second it says Limited or no connectivity and then it says this: Link Removed When I try to open a page in a...
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    Windows 7 Problem with home wireless connection on Acer Aspire V3-771

    Hello, I`ve got Acer Aspire V3-771 as you see. I`ve got a massive problem because i get connection lost many times in a few minutes. It shows that I`m connected, but I cant access internet and after several losts I get limited access. What can I do about it? My wireless network adapter is...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 vpn connects sometimes, but nothing works

    Hi, I am trying to set up a vpn from my home computer to my laptop so I can access my network drives when I'm on the go. I am able to access my remote desktop using a dynamic dns hostname, but cannot access the vpn using the same hostname. I have to use my external ip, and port 1723 is...
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    Windows 7 Can only connect to internet with static ip

    I have been googling about this problem that I have been having for over 2 hours, but to no avail. Ever since I upgraded my previously windows vista computer up to windows 7, I have been having severe problems connecting to my home internet. Now, I cannot change any of my routers settings since...
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    Windows 7 Internet Connection Sharing: No Internet Access

    internet connection sharing: No internet access!?I am trying to setup internet connection sharing between my laptop (Connected to WiFi) and my pc which has no wireless connection. I've spent a day or two troubleshooting problems such as 'LAN' doesn't have valid configuration and such, i found a...
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    Windows 7 Horrible Problem Setting Up a PC With Reduced Functionality...

    I got a custom gaming rig from work with a test copy of Windows Vista on it. I'm having several extremely annoying problems that I was hoping someone could help me with. The test copy only allows me to access an Internet Explorer page but I need to install my wireless USB connection but it...
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    Windows 7 WLAN networks not visible

    Using windows 7 64bit home premium, have tried two different adapters - A-link WNU(M) USB adapter - ASUS PCE-N15 PCI-e adapter Both of them seem so install correctly, no errors during install. Device manager shows them working correctly, but... ...there are no networks visible to connect. At...
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    Windows 7 Unidentified Network-no access to local area connection

    Hey guys, todays been a frustrating day. i am running win 7 and my LAC says "unidentified connection" no internet access. i can still connect wireless to other connection. i've searched online tried all kinds of things but they don't work. i am running comcast broadband connection through a...
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    Windows 7 Windows Update error code 800b100

    I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a dell laptop ( which is wireless) About 95% of my automatic updates fail with the code "800B0100" tried the "fix it" from MS, no luck. I try to download the "system rediness update tool" from MS but keep getting a page not found prompt. I turned off the windows...
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    Windows 7 Media Streaming Options NOT saving.

    I’ve been trying to stream media from my computer to the PS3. So far my guess is that the reason it isn’t working is because when I go to, Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Media streaming options, the pull down menu ‘Show devices on:’ is on ‘Local network’ and...
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    Windows 7 " Limited Acces " home wireless connection

    Hello, a long time ago i had this limited access connection issue, but somehow it dissapeared. But since last week, it suddendly popped up. I have no idea how to fix this problem. I have a Linksys WRT120N wireless router connected to a modem, and a desktop connected to the router (not...
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    Windows 7 PCI wireless adapter unable to connect to a specific router

    I just bought a D-Link PCI card for wireless Internet (DWA 525 , Wireless N 150 Desktop PCI adapter). I installed the adapter and the driver on my PC, surfed the Internet for hours. But the next day , when i tried connecting to my Router , it wouldnt connect. ("Windows is unable to connect to...