Network icon wrong when connected with Windows 7

Anonymous
2009-10-29T13:27:39+00:00

I installed Windows 7 64 bit yesterday.  The installation went well, but when I am connected to the internet, the network icon on the taskbar says that I am not connected (has a red X through it).  When I click on the icon, it shows the correct network and shows that I am connected.

I tried to delete the connection and then reconnect but it still reads incorrectly.

Can anyone help?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity

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Anonymous
2009-10-30T02:21:19+00:00

Hi,   

Welcome to Microsoft Windows 7 Answers Forum! 

You may try the steps as below and check if the issue gets fixed,

Now try to access the program in safe mode with networking.

Follow this below provided link to start your computer in safemode with networking.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

If not able to access the program in safemode with networking then you need to assign  permission because of incorrect Permission settings OR Windows WMI Control services is not functioning properly.

Inorder to troubleshoot this you need to follow the steps provided below.

1.      Right Click on Computer -> Manage

2.      Under the System Tools section, double click on Local Users and Groups

3.      Click Groups -> Right Click on Administrators -> Add to group -> Add -> Advanced -> Find now ->  

         Double Click on Local Service -> Click Ok

4.      Close all the windows reboot the computer and check the status

Note you need to disable the security software present on your computer and check for the issue.

 Because at times the security software might also cause these type of issues.

Also note you have to enable the security software on your computer after performing the troubleshooting steps.

If the above provided step doesn’t resolve the issue then you need to update your network adapter drivers on your computer and check for the issue.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-network-adapter-problems

Hope this information is helpful.

Thanks and Regards:

Suresh Kumar- Microsoft Support.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-12T12:38:26+00:00

    In my case, it was IPv6.

    Problem occurred after changing router. What I found out was, my router was supporting IPv6 and my Ethernet adapater had IPv6 enabled (it is enabled by default in Windows 7).

    IPv4 is connected, but IPv6 is showing no internet connection. Thus, network icon was showing red x.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-04-14T16:01:52+00:00

    I saw that you had the same problem as i had so i tried doing some research and fixing it myself. I then thought of going into my device manager and one by one updating the drivers to see if there was an actual update for them. And luckily throught one of the updates i saw that it had fixed my problem. But just to give you a little hint, it went back to normal when i arrived at "human interface devices". I checked to update the first one, it was ok. Then i went to do the second one that was ok, and that was when i saw that my network adapter has gone nack to normal. Meaning it had the status, strength and everything you would normally see. I hope this helps and hope your problem get's fixed.

    You can see in the picture below (click the link to go to it): http://www.mediafire.com/view/?ssxdug7pimoe2o4

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-13T02:31:19+00:00

    Disable the Local Area Connection then right click on it and choose Diagnose

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-01-01T10:45:23+00:00

    run

    regedit

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

    System

    CurrentControlSet

    Control

    Network

    Connections

    make new ClassManagers (REG_MULTI_SZ)

    Value Data :

    {B4C8DF59-D16F-4042-80B7-3557A254B7C5}

    {BA126AD3-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

    {BA126AD5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

    {BA126ADD-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

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