Comments on: Windows Vista Home Premium shows connection to Internet, but does not allow me to connect?

By: Ugo

Ugo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:50:59 +0000

If it came bundled with a firewall/anti-virus software then disable it all. My Vista PC came with McAfee and I got the same problem. I disabled it and everything was fine again. I could even re-enable McAfee after I got my connection back.
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By: Colinc

Colinc — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:14:59 +0000

Check the settings in IE tools/internet options/security. Default all settings. There does appear to be a bug currently showing on a few machines which makes IE6 so slow it times out, deleting some files from the user's profile in Application Data, also /local settings/application data has seemed to fix this for the cases I have seen, but you need to be very careful which files you remove. You could try downloading and saving the firefox installer onto one of your other machines, then transfer it over the network to his machine and install it.
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By: python09

python09 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:55:59 +0000

I have Vista Premium too! Does it show the liitle world beside the internet icon on the bottom left-handed corner?
If it does then it should be working.
If it shows a triangle warning sign that means thatlimited connectativity. (or what I say is that the internet is going in and out meaning you sometimes will get to a site)
if it shows a X then you need to right-click it and choose Connect To a Network.
if it shows nothing that means just about the same as it showing a triangle warning sign.

Hoped this helped!
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By: Rob J

Rob J — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:44:59 +0000

In Vista, Internet connections (wireless or otherwise) have to be ‘Private’ for them to work.

Worth Checking ?
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By: Trucky

Trucky — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:25:59 +0000

Call Bill Gate !
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By: daveyrules27

daveyrules27 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:51:59 +0000

I had a similar problem last week, and I followed the help and advice suggestions-even going as far as reflashing the BIOS, nothing worked. It turned out that my internal wifi connector had burnt itsself out, which is a common problem with HP notepads. Ii fixed it by spending £20 on an external aerial, it connected to the network instantly.
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By: silvermoonstar3

silvermoonstar3 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:01:59 +0000

Vista is evil and hates itself. It wants to make you waste your time figuring out why it won't work with itself. You should suggest to your friend that they pay a bit extra to switch to XP. Try Firefox? Oh, and if you have norton, switch to a different antivirus.
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By: •● Ryster ●•

•● Ryster ●• — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:47:59 +0000

You have tried all the right things. Try also to download FireFox and see if that still works. If it does still work, then it is a registry problem with IE. Perform a system restore to a date when it was working fine. This should fix your registry settings.
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