Repair option for internet connection?

[Jeff]

Hi

In XP when I right clicked on the taskbar's internet connection icon
there was an option to "repair" the connection. This essentially
disconnected, flushed the various caches, and then reconnected.

This option is not available in my W 7 taskbar. Is there a way to bring
it back?

Thanks, Jeff

 

[Skipai Otter]

Hi

In XP when I right clicked on the taskbar's internet connection icon there
was an option to "repair" the connection. This essentially disconnected,
flushed the various caches, and then reconnected.

This option is not available in my W 7 taskbar. Is there a way to bring
it back?

Thanks, Jeff

Click the network icon on taskbar, then click open network and sharing
centre and then scroll down. Click on troubleshoot problems.

Win7 will then close and repair the connection and do it's various flush
cache etc before restarting it.

 

[Grenou]

Hi

In XP when I right clicked on the taskbar's internet connection icon there
was an option to "repair" the connection. This essentially disconnected,
flushed the various caches, and then reconnected.

This option is not available in my W 7 taskbar. Is there a way to bring
it back?

Thanks, Jeff

Right-click on the Connection icon>select Troubleshoot Problems.
The process takes much longer in Windows 7 than the equivalent Repair did in
XP. Not an improvement at all.

Grenou

 

[Jeff]

Right-click on the Connection icon>select Troubleshoot Problems.
The process takes much longer in Windows 7 than the equivalent Repair
did in XP. Not an improvement at all.

Grenou

Thank you both. I agree it seems a move backwards.

I suspect one of the experts could recreate the XP "Repair" option using
a desktop shortcut to a batch file that works faster.

Jeff

 

[Char Jackson]

Right-click on the Connection icon>select Troubleshoot Problems.
The process takes much longer in Windows 7 than the equivalent Repair did in
XP. Not an improvement at all.

It probably got buried because they figured it was rarely used. Case
in point, I've been using XP since it came out and have never needed
to use the Repair function. (All of the IP info is statically
configured throughout my home network.)

 

[Grenou]

It probably got buried because they figured it was rarely used. Case
in point, I've been using XP since it came out and have never needed
to use the Repair function. (All of the IP info is statically
configured throughout my home network.)

On my previous computer, I used it quite a bit.
So I am very familiar with it

Grenou

 

[Char Jackson]

On my previous computer, I used it quite a bit.
So I am very familiar with it

Just curious, what problem were you using it to solve? Did you have
some failing hardware, for example?

 

[Grenou]

Just curious, what problem were you using it to solve? Did you have
some failing hardware, for example?

My previous computer was a little temperamental. ..
The router is in my husband's office.
I mostly use the desktop computer and the laptop was next to it, ready to
use when the desktop decided not to work, but not switched on all the time,
thank goodness.
Both using XP.
The connection would fail on the desktop, but not on the laptop.
The desktop had a dongle attached (same one I use now) and the laptop has
everything built-in.

I am sure there is an explanation, but we never discovered what it was!

Grenou

 

[Char Jackson]

My previous computer was a little temperamental. ..
The router is in my husband's office.
I mostly use the desktop computer and the laptop was next to it, ready to
use when the desktop decided not to work, but not switched on all the time,
thank goodness.
Both using XP.
The connection would fail on the desktop, but not on the laptop.
The desktop had a dongle attached (same one I use now) and the laptop has
everything built-in.

I am sure there is an explanation, but we never discovered what it was!

Grenou

Ok, thanks for indulging me.

 

[JessicaD]

(e-mail address removed),
The "repair" feature you are referring to in Windows XP has simply been relabeled in Windows 7.
In the bottom right hand corner of the screen, next to the time, you should see your network connection icon (either for wired or wireless). Simply right click on this and choose to "Troubleshoot Problems."
Should you require additional assistance and feedback, Microsoft does have an official Windows 7 Support Forum located here http://tinyurl.com/9fhdl5 . It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams.
Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team