Where is "Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool"?

Any updates?

Indeed! I found that link in more than a forum, all referencing the tool. With much disappointment I found myself redirected to the Windows 8 home page as if nothing else counted. Curious, I went to see how many of my archived favourites are now ready for the trashcan and, alas, the good old microsoft redirect ids no longer work.

I am not surprised after all. How many times have you followed a "find more details about the error" link from a windows error message only to get to a 404 or "Sorry, this is not the error you are looking for" MS web page?

Ball...mers

. . . these links do not locate the "Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool" @ Microsoft

Why is it that the simplest question always receives irrelevant answers and boiled waffles?

The link we are trying to reach is:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/using/tools/igd/default.mspx

The error message: HTTP 404

with default redirect to http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IE/windows/how-to#2TC=windows8

So you see my friend, some smart web designer removed the link to a very useful piece of software.

If you never saw that tool (very possible scenario, we cannot know it all), can you ask your NW techies, INFOSEC, Productivity Centre, et. al. to find it in a backup and restore the download link?

Much Obliged :)

Matt

Apparently the tool is only reliable with XP and Vista.  Totally unreliable with Windows 7.  You would at least think that Microsoft would give some warning when you click the link but it was removed without warning and without redirect information.