I lost my internet globe icon and although it says "Access: Local only", I do have internet.
Any idea what is doing this?
I have Vista 32 Business.
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Hey I get the same thing to it goes away and I still have internet I just think its Vista related. Nothing to worry about it.
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I know, is not a big big big deal, but still, is like getting in a plane and the emergency light is always on
The pilot says is just the light bulb switch is broken, but yet..................
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usually when i start surfing the globe comes back.
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My globe doesn't come back ever now
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Did you restart?
If that doesn't fix it try uninstalling the wireless card and reinstalling it. -
I've had mine do this but it normally comes back whenever I open an internet window. I think some jealous person put a curse on you since you are one of the best wireless people here (besides me of course jk).
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Restart Explorer.exe?
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im having the same problems now. never did before either it just started. see my other post ... maybe had to do with a update or something. not sure but its driving me crazy also i thought i was the only one
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The only way I can see them testing your internet connection for that icon is by a ping or http connection. Sometimes, you will see it take a while to show up even though you have an active internet connection.
What I would do is test that you can ping some random microsoft servers and that you can reach their website. Aside from that, give them a call. -
My globe is back, and although I have suffered a couple of "Windows explorer has stopped and it is restarting", I still have the globe.
The best explanation I have been able to find is associated with the "Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI)", which is a new Windows Vista feature, I'm quoting: "it would seems that it is designed to be responsive to network conditions, so it examines the connectivity of a network in a variety of ways. One test failed, NCSI may report a error, even if the networking actually can be accessed fully"
Now, with regards the "Windows explorer has stopped and it is restarting" issue, I got ready of it installing IE8 beta. But it has come back, and I have realized that it does it when I'm trying to work with windows, like opening the network, etc. So it must be a Windows Vista thing. -
Yes it seems .Vista has alot of issues! Hopefully Windows 7 will fix most of them.
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more info on this? is this something that was after a update or ?? i still have the issue and i cant get it to go away
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Not new update yet, but Last time I fixed it running explorer.exe.
Lost the internet globe icon!!!
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Wirelessman, Aug 19, 2008.