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    Poof! Network capability gone!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by DR650SE, Feb 24, 2016.

  1. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Need some assistance with an issue guys.

    My laptop (signature) has been working wonderfully for the last month. I create an image backup each Thursday. My last good back up was 2/18/16.

    Issue: The other day when I went on a trip I turned on my laptop and it would not connect to the network. I fixed the issue by just re-imaging the C: drive back to the 2/18/16 version. However it seems that the network will quit working after a day or two. In fact I had to re-image the C: drive this evening because I was too lazy and couldn't think of what to check. I just now restarted my system and the network connection is showing up as not connected, and yet I am typing this on NBR right now.

    Is there anything I need to check? I just want to fix the problem for good. I hope it won't happen anymore but it may.

    I reformatted this evening because when I came home windows was saying it wasn't a genuine copy of Win 7, even though it is. It's activated on the image, and some how reverted to not genuine...

    Any ideas what to check net time this happens? Which may be soon, who knows :p Dekstop.jpg
     
    DR650SE, Feb 24, 2016
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  2. djembe

    djembe drum while you work

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    The only time I've seen Windows report that it wasn't genuine (when it was) happened after a periodic Windows Genuine Advantage update after I had moved a working hard drive from one system to a duplicate system after the first one died.

    If you copy of Windows is on a hard drive or SSD that was moved from another system, the best solution is look through all Windows updates to make sure you hide the ones that re-check activation.

    Also, you can check if Windows update is installing a different network driver, which could possibly cause your connection problems.
     
    djembe, Feb 25, 2016
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    That's odd, never moved the drive from any other computer.

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    DR650SE, Feb 25, 2016
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    I've seen it once or twice on a machine at work, which I know for a fact has a 100% legit license. On reboot, the warning is gone and windows reports being genuine. I'm not sure what causes that issue.


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    alexhawker, Feb 25, 2016
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  5. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    That's odd. I believe in my case it's because all network connectivity is gone. It only happens when I can't connect. And I'm not sure why my connectivity is down. I just reimaged to a much older image and so far so good. We'll see what happens.

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    DR650SE, Feb 25, 2016
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