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Cannot turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing
My computer was infected with some trojans. I managed to clean it up with Microsoft Security Essentials and Spybot S&D. It's running much more smoothly now, but I'm still having one annoying problem. I can't turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing, and I no longer get the option to join my homegroup. When I click Network in my computer a pop up that says "Network Discovery and File Sharing are Turned Off. Network Computers and Devices are Not Visible. Click to change ..." as shown in the screenshot below. I click it, it goes away for second, then comes right back. I don't get the option to join my homegroup, and when I create one, and try to turn on media streaming options, I click the button shown below in the third screenshot, but nothing happens.
I tried going through the automated troubleshooting, but it couldn't fix the issue. I also tried restoring windows firewall to default settings but it didn't work. I did, however, get network discovery to work after I disabled my firewall completely, but I would like to be able to fix this problem without completely turning off my firewall. Unfortunately, I have no restore points from before this issue started happening, perhaps the virus got rid of them all. I'd like to avoid doing a full system restore if possible because it's working okay otherwise and I have a lot of stuff on this computer that will be difficult to back up and recover later.
Code:iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 579Q6 General Spec Brand iBUYPOWER Model Gamer Power 579Q6 Type Gaming Processor AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2GHz Processor Main Features 64 bit Six-Core Processor Cache Per Processor 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Memory 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Hard Drive 1.5TB SATA-II Optical Drive 1 DVD±RW Drive with Dual Layer media support Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6850 (1 GB) Audio Sound card - Integrated Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Power Supply 700W Keyboard iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard Mouse iBUYPOWER USB Mouse Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Special Features XION ECHO Gaming Tower CPU CPU Type Phenom II X6 Installed Qty 1 CPU Speed 1090T(3.2GHz) L2 Cache Per CPU 6 x 512KB L3 Cache Per CPU 6MB CPU Socket Type AM3 CPU Main Features 64 bit Six-Core Processor Graphics GPU/VPU Type AMD Radeon HD 6850 (1 GB) Graphics Interface PCI Express x16 Memory Memory Capacity 4GB DDR3 Memory Speed DDR3 1333 Form Factor DIMM 240-pin Memory Spec 2GB x 2 Memory Slot (Total) 2 Memory Slot (Available) 0 Maximum Memory Supported 8GB Hard Drive HDD Capacity 1.5TB HDD Interface SATA II Optical Drive Optical Drive Type DVD±RW Optical Drive Spec 24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive Audio Audio Chipset Integrated Audio Channels 8 channels Communications LAN Chipset Integrated LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps Front Panel Ports Front USB 2 x USB 2.0 Front Audio Ports 2 Back Panel Ports COM 1 PS/2 2 Video Ports 1 VGA Rear USB 4 x USB 2.0 RJ45 1 port Rear Audio Ports 3 ports Expansion External Bays 4 x external 5.25" drive bays Internal Bays 5 x internal 3.5" drive bay PCI Slots (Available/Total) 1 x PCI-Express x16 1 x PCI-Express x1 1 x PCI Mouse Mouse Type iBUYPOWER USB Mouse Keyboard Keyboard Type iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard Physical Spec Dimensions 19.4" x 7.9" x 16.9" Weight 28 lbs
Last edited by EmperorNortonI; 23 Jan 2013 at 14:04.
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