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    Weird Vista Problem

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by osso002, Aug 2, 2007.

  1. osso002

    osso002 Notebook Evangelist

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    Okay, I'm running Windows Vista 64Bit and I was doing some random stuff. I decide to play some CS:S, so I get to steam but when I go to the server browser, all of a sudden I lose a DNS list (i can ping the internet in cmd, but cannot go to websites or join css servers)... so I open up the network manager and diagnose the problem. It does something weird and goes on and on until it tells me that it has encountered a critical problem and must restart. Okay, fine - I restart and now:
    Firefox and IE 32bit cannot use the internet. In fact I can't even use them to access the router.
    Steam and pretty much everything else cannot use the internet.
    IE64bit works without any probs (writing this on it right now).
    Ping in CMD works for google, yahoo, router address.
    The network center shows the computer connecting to the internet and cannot find any problems when I 'diagnose problems".

    So what gives? Anyway to fix this? I've tried restarting the connection, removing the device from device manager, restarting the router and modem, changing to different ports on the router but I can only use IE64Bit.
    This happens in safe mode as well (only ie64bit and cmd work).
     
    osso002, Aug 2, 2007
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