File sharing won't turn on

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  1. Darryl Licht
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    A double click should launch it!

    Have you tried creating a shared folder since you got Internet working again?
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  3. Jacee
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    Try the free 7 day trial of Network Magic Cisco - Network Magic Downloads
    See if this works before doing a repair install
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  4. SteveH
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    <<< SOLVED>>>
    The OS repair did the job! LAN and internet working. (and I quickly made a registry backup).
    Thanks for everyone's input and help!
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  6. chev65
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    SteveH said:
    <<< SOLVED>>>
    SteveH said:
    The OS repair did the job! LAN and internet working. (and I quickly made a registry backup).
    Thanks for everyone's input and help!
    chev65 said:

    I would also try a repair installation from the Windows CD at this point because you don't have much to lose. Repair installs fix problems just like the ones you seem to be having on a regular basis. Recent example > https://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/126588-win-7-pro-network-problem.html

    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html
    I'm glad the repair install worked for you Steve.

    The batch file is as easy as clicking on it then hit save and run.
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  7. SteveH
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    I forgot to say I tried the batch file first, it ran successfully but didn't fix the problem.
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  8. chev65
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    SteveH said:
    I forgot to say I tried the batch file first, it ran successfully but didn't fix the problem.
    Yes but the repair install did LOL. Either way I made the right call. :)
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  10. Darryl Licht
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    SteveH said:
    <<< SOLVED>>>
    The OS repair did the job! LAN and internet working. (and I quickly made a registry backup).
    Thanks for everyone's input and help!
    Happy to hear it... sometimes the best method is to just try the repair as you could end up wasting more time trying other things and failing!
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  11. SteveH
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    yeah, funny thing though, it told me to uninstall a couple programs first (Roxio and Adobe Encore). I uninstalled, got it working, now can't get Encore reinstalled! Always something.... (I'm on the Adobe site now).
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  12. Darryl Licht
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    SteveH said:
    yeah, funny thing though, it told me to uninstall a couple programs first (Roxio and Adobe Encore). I uninstalled, got it working, now can't get Encore reinstalled! Always something.... (I'm on the Adobe site now).
    Words I seldom live by:

    "If it aint broke, dont fix it!"
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  13. SteveH
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       New #30

    Yeah, I know. I usually do too. But it WAS broke....
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