2/9/15

Fixing Network Connections

Windows 7 has it's good and it's bad and one thing that is fustrating is when you are already on a network and Window then refuses to recognize it. For those user's with this constant network connection problems were drivers are no longer accessible, try this.

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Fixed it. I fixed it by uninstalling the "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" on the network adaptor, reinstalling it and then restarting the computer. After the re-start things are now back to normal.
To uninstall the "File and Printer sharing for microsoft networks" in windows 7/Server 2008:
  1. Go to Network and Sharing Center from the control panel.
  2. Click change adaptor settings on the left hand side.
  3. Right click the network adaptor (if you have more than one you may need to do this on all of them).
  4. Select "Properties" from the list.
  5. In the "This connection uses the following items:" select "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks".
  6. Click the "Uninstall" button.
  7. Click "Yes" when the conformation box appears and wait for it to uninstall ("File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" will disappear from the "This connection uses the following items:" box once uninstalled).
  8. Click the "Install" button.
  9. Select "Service" from the "Click the type of network feature you want to install:" box.
  10. Select "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" from the "Network Service" box.
  11. Click "OK" and it should install in less than a few seconds ("File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" will reappear in the "This connection uses the following items:" box once installed).
  12. Restart the computer and the problem should be fixed.