Red X on system tray connection icon even though I am connected to the Internet. OS is Win 7 64 bit, how do I correct this.

Anonymous
2009-11-07T20:25:13+00:00

Red X in system tray connection icon...have reset router, restarted computer...how to correct this problem

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Anonymous
2014-05-21T04:43:21+00:00

All you actually had to do and I know this is a late late reply but its just in the case of letting you know how easy it really was to fix this issue what you should have done was turn the internet system icon off and back on that's what fixed this issue for me....

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Anonymous
2009-11-10T22:08:07+00:00

Try this. It worked for me.

I finally removed the security from my network and the network status now shows me as connected. The red X is gone. It seems that Windows 7 does not support WPA2-PSK. I cannot imagine that is the case. Any ideas as to why, as installed on my PC, it does not have an option for WPA2-PSK? As I said, the hardware is supported and previously worked with XP.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-07-23T05:20:04+00:00

    Tnx it works to me

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-07-09T22:22:40+00:00

    Perfect guide and solution to this problem

    Kudos to you, Sir, with my thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-07T23:48:39+00:00

    If you have LogMeIn Hamachi Installed

    uninstall it then disconnect your internet and reconnect it

    or reboot the computer.

    if that doesn't work 

    goto Device Manager by click the windows Icon on the bottom left and type in "Device Manager"

    also going to the Control Panel and click "Device Manager" works

    once the window opens on the left side of the window there should be a category named "Network Adapters"

    click the arrow next to it your "Network Adapter" and "Wireless Network Adapter" should appear

    right click both of them and uninstall them a window should pop up

    "DO NOT DELETE THE DRIVER"

    just click "OK"

    reboot your computer once they reinstall go back into the "Device Manager" and right click both of them but this timer click "Update Device Driver" both of them

    select "Search automatically for updated driver software"

    you're done that should do it :)

    if you still can't get it to work try all of this in Safe Mode

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