Update Windows 8.0 --> 8.1 and now no internet !
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From: Oxford
Upgraded one of the (fairly new) machines on our primarily wireless network over the weekend.
Now unable to obtain internet access - wireless or wired - connects to network happily.
Have done same on other machines without a problem - fortunately doing one a weekend.
Any suggestions where to look gratefully received ?
God I hate this Windows 8.X c**p
Incidentally - have completely rebooted network and run all the 'repair' options I can find on the affected set - to no avail.
Now unable to obtain internet access - wireless or wired - connects to network happily.
Have done same on other machines without a problem - fortunately doing one a weekend.
Any suggestions where to look gratefully received ?
God I hate this Windows 8.X c**p
Incidentally - have completely rebooted network and run all the 'repair' options I can find on the affected set - to no avail.
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From: Oxford
Used this one ...
Google research (frightening) indicates this is a common problem and fixes vary by specific equipment (and what appears to be basically a driver upgrade issue is a bit of a buggah if you disconnected from internet as result -- what a dog's breakfast !!
- Press Windows key + X +A to run cmd as an administrator
- Type "netsh winsock reset", and then press enter
- Reboot your computer and try to reconnect the Internet
Google research (frightening) indicates this is a common problem and fixes vary by specific equipment (and what appears to be basically a driver upgrade issue is a bit of a buggah if you disconnected from internet as result -- what a dog's breakfast !!
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Just to say, W8.1, with Classic Shell, really made all the difference. For once, the procedure was seamless. Then I returned the darn laptop.
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Well come on Mixture, the Win 8 spurt! Help the poor fella out here!
I've been mulling over this one a little, off the top of my head it sound like one of those instances where Windows gets itself confused over what network you're on and puts you on unassigned (or whatever it's called) and cuts you off from the internet. Fixable but a pain and the range of fixes vary.
But I've also been a bit busy and haven't had a chance to play with 8.1 much, although it is on my to-do list.
