Ethernet Doesn’t Have A Valid IP Configuration’ Notification in Windows 8.1

Ethernet Doesn’t Have A Valid IP Configuration’ Notification in Windows 8.1

Try Disconnecting the Ethernet Cable and positioning in a different Router or Switch Port.
This may release the IP Config and Renew.
Two Connections may have been assigned the same ipconfig if dual boot options exist on the same PC by the DHCP Server.

1. Log on to the Windows 8/Windows 8.1 computer with the administrator account.
   
2. From the Start screen, click the Desktop tile.
   
3. On the desktop window, press Windows + R keys simultaneously on the keyboard in order to open the Run command box.
   
   
4. In the available field in the Run command box, type NCPA.CPL command and press Enter.
   
5. On the opened Network Connections window, right-click the icon of the network interface card that is connected to the network and is facing issues.
   
6. From the context menu that appears, click Disable.
   
7. Wait till the NIC gets disabled, and once it does, right-click the icon again, and click Enable this time.
   
   
8. Wait till it successfully receives an IP address from the DHCP server.
   
9. If the issue persists, press Windows + X keys simultaneously on the keyboard. (Windows 8.1)

10. From the displayed menu, click Command Prompt (Admin).

Note: In Windows 8, go to the Charms bar > Search, type CMD in the field, right-click the Command Prompt from the list, and then click Run as administrator from the context menu.
11. On the displayed User Account Control confirmation box, click Yes to provide your consent to continue.
12. On the opened Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the IPCONFIG /RELEASE command and press Enter.

13. Once the command is executed successfully, and the cursor starts blinking, type the IPCONFIG /RENEW command and hit Enter.

14. If the problem still persists, check if the LAN cables are properly connected and they are not broken from anywhere (in case of wired network).
15. If everything is working fine at your end, you can check the DHCP server in case it is available within the local area network, or you can try contacting your ISP if the DHCP server is present at its end.

how to Release an IP Configuration

How to Release and Renew an IP Address

If you’re working in IT, there are a few things that you need to know no matter what. They are basically essential skills for any IT person. One of those skills is knowing how to renew and release IP addresses.
You’ll need to do this a lot during your IT career and it’s really useful for getting your computer reconnected to the Internet or to the local LAN network. Renewing an IP address can also help fix an IP address conflict.
In order to renew an IP address, go to Start, then Run and type in CMD to open a new command prompt window.
Now type in the following command:

ipconfig /renew

Whichever network adapters are currently connected on the computer will go out and have their addresses renewed with the DHCP server. If you are unable to renew an IP address, you can read my previous post on how to fix the Cannot renew IP address error.
To release an IP address, type in the following command:

ipconfig /release

This command will release the IP address for all connected adapters. Note that you can also refresh all DHCP leases and re-register DNS names using the registerdns command.

ipconfig /registerdns

If you’re having other issues, like being able to connect to your wireless router, but not to the Internet, read my previous post. Enjoy!

Create a Batch File to get Windows 10 Reserve Icon

If you don’t think any of these conditions apply to you, and you’re still not seeing the icon, you can also try running the solution below, which will verify your device meets all the prerequisites and then turn on the Get Windows 10 app:

1. Open Notepad
2. Copy the following text and paste it into Notepad:

REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\UpgradeExperienceIndicators" /v UpgEx | findstr UpgEx
if "%errorlevel%" == "0" GOTO RunGWX
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
:CompatCheckRunning
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" | findstr Ready
if NOT "%errorlevel%" == "0" ping localhost >nul &goto :CompatCheckRunning
:RunGWX
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx\refreshgwxconfig"

1. Click File, and then Save As
2. In the File name box, change the file name to ReserveWin10.cmd
3. Then click the dropdown next to Save as type, and select All files (*.*)
4. Select the folder you would like to save the file to.  For this example, let’s choose to save the file to the C:/Temp folder.  Then click Save. 
5. Open an elevated command prompt.  (From the Start screen or Start menu, type Command Prompt in the search box, and then in the list of results, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.)
6. Finally, run the file from the location you saved to in Step 6.  In this example, you would type the following in the Command Prompt window and hit Enter:
   C:/Temp/ReserveWin10.cmd

The Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser can take 10 – 30 minutes to run, during which the script will continuously provide status reports that it is running.  Please be patient.
If the script is failing in an infinite loop, then you don’t have the necessary prerequisite Windows Updates.  Besides requiring Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update, you must also have installed:
For Windows 7 SP1:
KB3035583
KB2952664
For Windows 8.1 Update:
KB3035583
KB2976978
You can manually check if you have these updates within your elevated command prompt by typing the command:
dism /online /get-packages | findstr 3035583    
(Replace the KB number with whichever update you are looking for.)  If you have the update installed, this command will show the package identity.  For example, Windows 8.1 users should see this:
C:\>dism /online /get-packages | findstr 3035583
Package Identity : Package_for_KB3035583~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.29
Thanks,
Yaqub Khan - Microsoft Support Engineer

To Create a Desktop URL in Windows 10

You cant seem to drag and drop a link to a webpage yet.
Find the Web Page
Copy the URL
Right Click on Desktop
New
Shortcut
Paste in URL and rename if necessary

Problem using Microsoft Money from a Dropbox Account

 Using Money from Dropbox

When opened from a shared directory such as Dropbox Microsoft Money creates .lrd files and renames as .tmp files.

            

In use Microsoft Money is constantly updating the file, and expects the file to be INSTANTLY available. Never try to open a file that is not on your hard drive. Any delay or caching of the data between your computer and the stored location will cause the file to become corrupt or will lose data. The fact that the server is making extra copies is an indication that Dropbox cannot keep up with the changes and is trying to make versions, in the hope that you have some way of merging the changes.
Money cannot merge data from different files. Stop accessing the file directly from a shared location. Copy the file locally, work on the file, close Money, wait for the file to be properly closed (wait for the *.lrd file to disappear - don't delete it yourself), then copy the newly edited file back up to Dropbox. This warning applies to any non-local storage, not just for Dropbox.
The Readme.htm file in Money's install directory clearly lists this, it is item #20 for Money Plus/Sunset.