Network icon in status bar showing not connected?


  1. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #1

    Network icon in status bar showing not connected?


    Hello again, seven forums :)

    I have an annoying error

    If you look at the picture below, you will see that my network icon shows that I am not connected, even though I am??

    Network icon in status bar showing not connected?-icon.png

    Does anyone know a way to stop this? It has been happening for a couple of days, over loads of reboots
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Network icon in status bar showing not connected?-icon.png  
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  2. Posts : 1,814
    XP / Win7 x64 Pro
       #2

    Did you recently change/update/install anything on the computer around the time this started happening?
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  3. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    FliGi7 said:
    Did you recently change/update/install anything on the computer around the time this started happening?
    Yes. Virtualbox was uninstalled, along with some other things. I dont know which one it was, but I used to see the same picture I see when connected to a LAN, with a cross in the bottom left.
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  4. Posts : 1,814
    XP / Win7 x64 Pro
       #4

    Without knowing what "some other things" are, it sounds like something got corrupted with that uninstall of Virtual box (which loads virtual networking components that interface with your network hardware). I would try a System Restore to a time previous to this, when it worked, and try uninstalling again (and reboot after uninstallation).

    Or it could be an issue with those other things you uninstalled/changed. What were they?
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  5. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
       #5

    Try reseting the notification area icons.

    Notification Area Icons - Reset
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  6. Posts : 14,606
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
       #6

    i havent a solve but instead of reebooting try restarting explorer,

    easy way...

    Explorer - Add "Restart Explorer" to Desktop Context Menu
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