One Problem Down (actually 2), 2 To Go...

[ross m. greenberg]

So now, finally, I can run Windows Update successfully!

Things that are making no sense: when I click on Network, my Windows Vista Ultimate tells me that I am not connected to a network and that it cannot find a network to attach to.

However, I'm already attached to my network, called "RMGNET", and my Network, when opened does in fact show another workstation on the network! I am able to print on the workstation's attached printer and so forth, including opening and transferring files to the attached workstation. So then where is my icon for the actual network, and why does Windows Vista seem firmly convinced that I am not attached to a network on the one hand, but knows I am on the other?

My next problem is why does Notepad.exe not allow me to move and resize it like it used to, instead of the window allowing only for me to maximize it, although it is usable otherwise?

I can now run "SFC /scannow" successfully and it tells me that there are no problems.

So then where's my networking icon, and how common network.exe does not function properly (although WordPad.exe does function properly)?

Ross

 

[Greg]

So now, finally, I can run Windows Update successfully!

Things that are making no sense: when I click on Network, my Windows Vista
Ultimate tells me that I am not connected to a network and that it cannot
find a network to attach to.

However, I'm already attached to my network, called "RMGNET", and my
Network, when opened does in fact show another workstation on the network!
I am able to print on the workstation's attached printer and so forth,
including opening and transferring files to the attached workstation. So
then where is my icon for the actual network, and why does Windows Vista
seem firmly convinced that I am not attached to a network on the one hand,
but knows I am on the other?

My next problem is why does Notepad.exe not allow me to move and resize it
like it used to, instead of the window allowing only for me to maximize it,
although it is usable otherwise?

I can now run "SFC /scannow" successfully and it tells me that there are no
problems.

So then where's my networking icon, and how common network.exe does not
function properly (although WordPad.exe does function properly)?

Ross

 

[Chad Harris]

Hi Greg-

I'll let someone better versed in networking respond to your network
problem, and maybe you didn't know that there is a Vista networking group
you can post in called
microsoft.public.windowsvista.networking_sharing that you can easily
subscribe to by searching with the newsgroup icon on the Win Mail newsgroup
toolbar. You might get a fast response there.

On the notepad problem, try this:

Open up notepad>manually stretch the borders to the size that you
want>file>exit while holding down your control key after you set it to the
size you want. It also should move around unless you've perhaps
inadvertently clicked the "maximize" button at the upper right to make it
stationary.

CH

 

[Charlie Tame]

Check settings>Networking (Double click to open it fully) and see if all
the adaptors you have are disabled except the one you are using... have
seen a couple of anomalies when both wired and wireless are available
and if you have a wired connection that's not connected maybe that is
what it is seeing?

 

[ross m. greenberg]

I've attached a simple JPEG that shows how illogical the whole thing is:
no need one of these screenshots it shows no network connected, yet is
obvious that I connected to a network with two workstations, "Vista-PC"
and "Max". Further, even though I am obviously connected to "RMGnet"
the system shows that there are no networks available!

How do I get to "settings >network"?

Utterly confused!

Ross

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No solution at all?

Ross

 

[LarryCravetz]

Things that are making no sense: when I click on

Ross, the problem is that you are trying to get Windows to act
sensibly... like a Mac...
Good luck my friend, I, for one think Vista is a MAJOR step in the
wrong direction.