Vista - Windows cannot find any networks

01-06-2008

I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit on a Windows 2003 domain that has several
servers and a few client machines. While I can connect to computers on the
network, share files, connect to the Internet, etc. Vista does not recognize
that it is on a domain network, other than the fact that it allows me to use
my domain login/password to log in.

The network icon in the system tray says Not Connected and when I click on
connect to a network, it says it cannot find any. A laptop on the same
network does not have this problem. Also, this same machine used to run
Vista Ultimate 64bit and did not have this problem either. I've tried just
about every fix I can think of, research, etc. to no avail.

Since most things work, it is not a terrible problem, however, one area
where this is a big problem is media sharing. When I try to enable media
sharing in WMP 11, I am unable to and a message read "Sharing is disabled
because a network connection was not found. Check your network connection or
settings."

Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem?

01-06-2008

Any errors in the event viewer?

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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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"Sean Ford" <Sean Ford@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit on a Windows 2003 domain that has several
> servers and a few client machines. While I can connect to computers on
> the
> network, share files, connect to the Internet, etc. Vista does not
> recognize
> that it is on a domain network, other than the fact that it allows me to
> use
> my domain login/password to log in.
>
> The network icon in the system tray says Not Connected and when I click on
> connect to a network, it says it cannot find any. A laptop on the same
> network does not have this problem. Also, this same machine used to run
> Vista Ultimate 64bit and did not have this problem either. I've tried
> just
> about every fix I can think of, research, etc. to no avail.
>
> Since most things work, it is not a terrible problem, however, one area
> where this is a big problem is media sharing. When I try to enable media
> sharing in WMP 11, I am unable to and a message read "Sharing is disabled
> because a network connection was not found. Check your network connection
> or
> settings."
>
> Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem?

01-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
Sean Ford n/a posts	Windows cannot find any networks I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit on a Windows 2003 domain that has several servers and a few client machines. While I can connect to computers on the network, share files, connect to the Internet, etc. Vista does not recognize that it is on a domain network, other than the fact that it allows me to use my domain login/password to log in. The network icon in the system tray says Not Connected and when I click on connect to a network, it says it cannot find any. A laptop on the same network does not have this problem. Also, this same machine used to run Vista Ultimate 64bit and did not have this problem either. I've tried just about every fix I can think of, research, etc. to no avail. Since most things work, it is not a terrible problem, however, one area where this is a big problem is media sharing. When I try to enable media sharing in WMP 11, I am unable to and a message read "Sharing is disabled because a network connection was not found. Check your network connection or settings." Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem?
My System Specs

01-06-2008	#2 (permalink)
Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) n/a posts	Re: Windows cannot find any networks Any errors in the event viewer? -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Sean Ford" <Sean Ford@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FEBB8EB3-73E3-4BD5-8D47-60BD6FA2ACE4@xxxxxx Quote: >I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit on a Windows 2003 domain that has several > servers and a few client machines. While I can connect to computers on > the > network, share files, connect to the Internet, etc. Vista does not > recognize > that it is on a domain network, other than the fact that it allows me to > use > my domain login/password to log in. > > The network icon in the system tray says Not Connected and when I click on > connect to a network, it says it cannot find any. A laptop on the same > network does not have this problem. Also, this same machine used to run > Vista Ultimate 64bit and did not have this problem either. I've tried > just > about every fix I can think of, research, etc. to no avail. > > Since most things work, it is not a terrible problem, however, one area > where this is a big problem is media sharing. When I try to enable media > sharing in WMP 11, I am unable to and a message read "Sharing is disabled > because a network connection was not found. Check your network connection > or > settings." > > Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem?
My System Specs

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