NIC and Wifi Work, Win. 7 Network Icon Always Shows Red X

[ajc196]

Title says it all. It's on a Windows 7 laptop I just cleaned some rogues off of, and it gets online and browses fine over both ethernet and wireless. But the network icon in the system tray never shows anything but the red X, like it doesn't detect a connection.

So anyone know of a fix for that systray icon?

 

[Deleted member 13571]

Title says it all. It's on a Windows 7 laptop I just cleaned some rogues off of, and it gets online and browses fine over both ethernet and wireless. But the network icon in the system tray never shows anything but the red X, like it doesn't detect a connection.

So anyone know of a fix for that systray icon?

I assume it has an ethernet port and a wireless port. Go into network connections and make sure the ethernet port's preferences do not have "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity".

 

[ajc196]

This is 7, those boxes went to the wayside...

 

[Morrison5891]

I would try this ...

Clear all preferred wireless networks from your network configuration. Right click to manage, click wireless on the left, delete everything.

Ensure the network manager service is running.

Roll back the drivers for the wireless/nic card, or find updated ones. Also, if you boot into safe mode with networking, does this happen?

 

[ajc196]

I've checked services, it still happens in safe mode, and I've tried different versions of drivers for both networks adapters. Still nothing....

 

[Morrison5891]

If you are using the wireless, then disable the the network connection u are not using and see if that helps

 

[ajc196]

Still same thing with ethernet disabled and wireless enabled, and vice-versa.

I've tried the FixIt script for *missing* system tray icons, but it did nothing. I figured it would've reset whatever is messing it up, but nope

 

[ajc196]

Got it. Bloatware was the culprit. I removed HP Wireless Assistant and all is well now. Thanks for the suggestions, though!