I have formatted 5 times and reinstalled windows 7 everything starts working perfect but after some time windows internet explorer , desktop gadgets,action center , windows live messenger and all programs related to windows can't use the internet (only windows update works apparently) i tried installing different programs each time i formatted but eventually it happened all of a sudden windows programs lost connectivity i thought was a problem of compatibility with some of the programs i had i changed antivirus , checked after installing each program but i could find nothing last time i formatted after around 1 hour windows programs had no internet and i had installed only firefox my wife's laptop has the same programs i have installed and her laptop with windows 7 is working perfect i have internet and is working good in non windows programs like firefox and other programs i have tested any one is having problems with windows programs connectivity ? if so how to solve it ? any suggestions ?

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There could be several things affecting your connectivity. Anything from a failing NIC to a bad routing table in your router. However, there are some things you can do to isolate your issue. Load the original OS on your computer to see if you have the same problem. If you dont have access to your original media, download and install Ubuntu (just for a day or so) to see if it is really software related. Heck, you could even download the Windows Server 2008 R2 beta as an alternate OS. J http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2.aspx If you get the same results with an alternate operating system, then you have pretty much ruled out any software issues with Windows 7. Assuming you have the same issues, one of the things you can try is going into your routers setup and flushing its routing tableespecially the entries w/your MAC address. If you still have the same issue, then it is time to investigate your hardware. Being each situation is different, it is really hard to troubleshoot and isolate a problem like this over forums. Nonetheless, give those things a try and see what happens.

DarienHawk67 said: There could be several things affecting your connectivity. Anything from a failing NIC to a bad routing table in your router. However, there are some things you can do to isolate your issue. Load the original OS on your computer to see if you have the same problem. If you dont have access to your original media, download and install Ubuntu (just for a day or so) to see if it is really software related. Heck, you could even download the Windows Server 2008 R2 beta as an alternate OS. J http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2.aspx If you get the same results with an alternate operating system, then you have pretty much ruled out any software issues with Windows 7. Assuming you have the same issues, one of the things you can try is going into your routers setup and flushing its routing tableespecially the entries w/your MAC address. If you still have the same issue, then it is time to investigate your hardware. Being each situation is different, it is really hard to troubleshoot and isolate a problem like this over forums. Nonetheless, give those things a try and see what happens.I do have and alternative operating system "XP" before i got windows 7 i had 2 operating systems too windows vista and xp. is not and internet problem because my non windows programs work fine , right now im typing thisfrom firefox in my windows 7, i have used programs for VOip and other programs that require internet. even windows updateis working fine i formatted 5 times not cuz it really bugged me , i just wanted to know what was causing it , i thought may be was a problem with some software compatibility or something like that.but each time i formatted i tried to install different software, not to install the programs i thought could be causing the problembut this last time after less than one hour i got the connectivity problem in windows related software i had installed only firefox and flash player so i don't see what causes it, it seems to happen randomly the first time worked fine for 7 days then the problem came, second time worked around 3 days third time worked around 4 the next time worked fine for a few hours the last time less than 1 houri tried installing the same software to my wife in her laptop with windows 7 and for 2 weeks it has been working fine

DarienHawk67 said: There could be several things affecting your connectivity. Anything from a failing NIC to a bad routing table in your router. However, there are some things you can do to isolate your issue. Load the original OS on your computer to see if you have the same problem. If you dont have access to your original media, download and install Ubuntu (just for a day or so) to see if it is really software related. Heck, you could even download the Windows Server 2008 R2 beta as an alternate OS. J http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2.aspx If you get the same results with an alternate operating system, then you have pretty much ruled out any software issues with Windows 7. Assuming you have the same issues, one of the things you can try is going into your routers setup and flushing its routing tableespecially the entries w/your MAC address. If you still have the same issue, then it is time to investigate your hardware. Being each situation is different, it is really hard to troubleshoot and isolate a problem like this over forums. Nonetheless, give those things a try and see what happens.I do have and alternative operating system "XP" before i got windows 7 i had 2 operating systems too.windows vista and xp. is not and internet problem because my non windows programs work fine , right now im typing this from firefox in my windows 7, i have used programs for VOip and other programs that require internet and is fine, even windows update is working i formatted 5 times not cuz it really bugged me , i just wanted to know what was causing it , i thought may be was a problem with some software compatibility or something like that,but each time i formatted i installed different software, i thought a software could be causing the problem,but this last time after less than one hour i got the connectivity problem in windows related software, i had installed only firefox and flash player so i don't see what causes it, it seems to happen randomlyin my laptop.the first time worked fine for 7 days then the problem came, second time worked around 3 days third time worked around 4 the next time worked fine for a few hours the last time less than 1 houri tried installing the same software to my wife in her laptop with windows 7 and for 2 weeks it has been working fine so i don't know what is happening but i have searched in the internet and it has happened to many other people, i would like to know what were they doing or under which circumstances it happened, if any one has solved it and how thanks