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Have a problem with Win 7 not connecting to the internet

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After years of use my Win 7 is having problems :(

All of a sudden my web browser can't connect to the internet. After a long delay, the browser window will pop up & give a "Server not found" message". I've checked my widgets & they sometimes work e.g. the exchange rate info & weather info are updating. Tried to use a torrent application & it seems ok. Just having problems with the browser. Tried using different browsers: Firefox, IE & Google Chrome. They are all having problems.

Other than re-installing everything again. Anyone have any suggestions:confused:
 
Check the network (LAN) settings on your browser.
 
How many people here still find that using win 8 / win 8.1 is quite troublesome?
Takes some time to get use to the new interface.
 
Dark Knight said:
How many people here still find that using win 8 / win 8.1 is quite troublesome?
Takes some time to get use to the new interface.
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Win 8 and Win 8.1 are market flops... development for Win 9 is already underway. Beta (developer preview?) will be released next year.

You do not need to put up with a stupid interface. Install Classic Shell to restore sanity to the UI.


Classic Shell


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reset your routers, web browsers clear cookies delete cache check if got proxy set remove proxy.

restart your computer!!
 
Trouble is some older program don't work. has to spend money to upgrade or buy new ones..like those day when they come up with Vista

laksaboy said:
Win 8 and Win 8.1 are market flops... development for Win 9 is already underway. Beta (developer preview?) will be released next year.

You do not need to put up with a stupid interface. Install Classic Shell to restore sanity to the UI.
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Anyone know who are the developers of Win8 and Win8.1?
Is it outsourced to Ah Neh land?

Or is it Ms who actually set up Ms India to develop their operating system these days?
 
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sochi2014 said:
reset your routers, web browsers clear cookies delete cache check if got proxy set remove proxy.

restart your computer!!
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Have reset, delete,.. in Firefox without success.

Problem is probably with windows because I have tried with 3 browsers & they all have the same problems. If I remember a proxy server is no longer required in Spore.
 
Dark Knight said:
Anyone know who are the developers of Win8 and Win8.1?
Is it outsourced to Ah Neh land?

Or is it Ms who actually set up Ms India to develop their operating system these days?
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There is nothing wrong with Windows 8. It is the UI which Microsoft had fucked up.

Microsoft was quite desperate to grab some market share for phones and tablets instead of watching Apple earn all the money. Hence, it decided to leverage its desktop monopoly to get desktop users to be familiarized with the tiles. In Windows 8, forcing a touch-based UI onto desktop users who use a keyboard and mouse.

It was a stupid business decision, but Microsoft has a lot of money to burn.
 
johnny333 said:
Have reset, delete,.. in Firefox without success.

Problem is probably with windows because I have tried with 3 browsers & they all have the same problems. If I remember a proxy server is no longer required in Spore.
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Windows is an operating system... it will not give you connection problems.

Either your network settings are not configured properly, or there is a problem with the hardware (router, modem, network card, ethernet cable).

Occasionally it might be a problem on the ISP side: maintenance, servers are down, earthquake destroys underwater cables etc. Those incidents are rare.

It is highly unlikely that all three browsers have problems at the same time.
 
laksaboy said:
...It is highly unlikely that all three browsers have problems at the same time.
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That's why I think the problem is with windows 7.

Have verified that the network is OK, because the Macbook I am using has no problems with the same connection. The torrent application(Tixati) which is on the same PC is running fine because it is a non-windows application.

Looks like I'll have to reinstall everything. What a pain.
 
when you type cmd in the search panel, cmd.exe will appear on the top.. right click and select run as an administrator.. good luck

johnny333 said:
I've gotten into "command prompt" mode & have typed "netsh winsock reset catalog" but I'm geeting a message that I need to run it as an "administrator". How to get sign in as an administrator? Because I'm the only user & I am logging in already as an "administrator":eek:
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I am running on Windows 7. I hate Windows 8.
Windows 8 as usual full of bugs and waiting for users to solve their buggy problem.

Other than re-installing everything again. Anyone have any suggestions:confused:[/QUOTE]
 
johnny333 said:
That's why I think the problem is with windows 7.

Have verified that the network is OK, because the Macbook I am using has no problems with the same connection. The torrent application(Tixati) which is on the same PC is running fine because it is a non-windows application.

Looks like I'll have to reinstall everything. What a pain.
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before you reinstall maybe you can try one more thing. try to remove your antivirus, firewall or malware blocker may be causing the web browsers to be unusable.
 
revealer said:
when you type cmd in the search panel, cmd.exe will appear on the top.. right click and select run as an administrator.. good luck
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Thanks.
Got in as an administrator & did the reset to the winsock. Unfortunately it didn't fix the problem:(

Looks like I'll have to re-install windows. This will give me a chance to do some spring cleaning & get rid of the clutter.
 
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