Huh, I don't think I've found a sound link, but I'm not currently using
Windows Live. It's really curious that it's misbehaving this way, when it
really is still functional. Makes networking a little more difficult, tho, as
it's sluggish about connecting. I hope other people start talking about it,
because it doesn't seem like there's much of a discussion yet.

"nathan" wrote:
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> mine is doing the same thing. i've also notices that it affects sound on my
> computer as in with windows live messenger. essentially i just randomally
> lose sound on different programs when i get the unknown server issue you
> explained
>
> "Jenny" wrote:
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> > I have a minor issue and I can't seem to find any other cases quite like it:
> > I'm using Vista on a new machine, and I have internet access. However, the
> > network notification icon in the taskbar indicates I am not connected.
> > Rolling over the icon, I get "Connection Status: unknown" and something about
> > the server connection failing. Right-clicking on the icon gets a sluggish
> > response, sometimes no hightlight on the menu that opens up. Even if I can
> > get it to respond, it takes forever to bring up Network and Sharing Center
> > window. Usually Network and Sharing Center will just crash, and that is what
> > really bothers me, if I were to have a networking problem, I couldn't do
> > anything about it. I wish I knew how to make it function properly--not even
> > restoring factory settings on the machine (wiping the harddrive, etc.) helps.
> > I did so two days ago, and today it reoccurred.[/color][/color]