Internet with Windows 7 used to work and now does not

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Hi there,

I've been looking around for fixes and can't seem to find any... hope this isn't a repeat thread.

I have Windows 7 64-bit installed via Bootcamp on my 13-inch MacBook Pro that I got this September.

I made sure to put the Leopard disk in and install all the drivers when I first set it up. Everything was fine, but recently I haven't been able to use the internet. Both wireless and ethernet connections show up in the Network & Sharing Centre as being connected, with internet, but firefox / IE can't display web pages. This is the same on networks at home and at school... Luckily the internet still works fine on the mac side.

Any help much appreciated!
 

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You mentioned a Leopard disk. Is this Leopard 10.5.8 or Snow Leopard 10.6.2? The reason I ask is that drivers for the 64 bit version of Windows 7 are not included with the Leopard disk. However, drivers for Vista are included and while some of them will work, not all do.

Updating drivers for Windows 7 x 64 bit may solve your problem.

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Ah, this may be the problem. I do have 10.5.8 with 64-bit Windows... Tried to update the drivers with the Vista update but still no luck.

Another bit to add to the story: Windows downloaded and installed itself some updates. The Network and Sharing Center tells me I have internet access but both IE and Firefox tell me I don't.
 

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