Time capsule 4th gen firmware 7.6.1 and Windows 7 Home Premium

Hi I have a Time capsule 4th gen firmware 7.6.1 and Windows 7 Home Premium and every time I try to copy a large file from the TC to my Windows 7 laptop the TC crashes. The time capsule disk dissapears from the network and the wireless is still on but with limited connectivity for everyone including the macs connected to the same network. On the contrary, I can copy any files to the TC. No problem. I've tried all the suggestions. Lmcompatibilitylevel 1, disable 128-bit encryption, and disabled windows search. No luck! Any other suggestions?

My previous reply: red herring. The problem didn't occur again right away, but eventually it did. Completely repeatable: start copying a 100GB file off the Time Capsue to the ThinkPad, and the entire wi-fi network goes down; nothing to do but pull the plug on the TC and restart it.
I have tried several different versions of the Intel wi-fi driver under Windows 7 and 8 -- same problem in all cases.
At least one other thread describing these same symptoms points to the firmware as the culprit (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3582780?start=0&tstart=0). I have just downgraded the TC firmware from 7.6.1 to 7.5.2 as suggested; so far so good.

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My understanding is that the AE's connected to ethernet on the home network can extend the TC's range and make the movement of mobile wireless devices throughout the house seemless.
This is generally true if you are using Mac laptops, but PCs and mobile devices using the iOS systems like the iPhone and iPad will not usually automatically "switch" from one wireless access point to another as the device moves from one area to another.
That's a nature of the beast of the iOS system, I am afraid.
Usually, if you move the iOS device from one area to another, you willl need to turn off the WiFi on the device, then turn it back it on. Then, it will usually pick up the stronger signal from the closest wireless access point.
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1. Ethernet .. are you using ethernet?
2. Change the name of the TC to short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
3. In the file sharing page change the workgroup to WORKGROUP.
4. In the same area, change the guest access to on read and write.
5. If you setup homegroup on the PC get rid of it.. TC is not compatible with homegroup.
6. Turn off ipv6 in the network settings for ethernet. (since you are going to be using ethernet).
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Manually type the IP directly into windows explorer.. do not open via MyComputer.
\\10.0.1.1
Because the error message is important.

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That is quite a story.
The Gen4 up to recently I would say was clearly the best TC they made.. finally got out most of the bugs and it ran cool enough to survive at least the 3years they should. (You cannot hope for too much more in domestic grade routers now).
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I hope you have already got a replacement for your TC in terms of network. Anything you do here might remove the settings that work and you will be unable to put them back.. so don't start until you can know that a bypass is possible.
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The Factory Reset universal
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Release reset.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
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2. Set up my first time Machine from my iMac to Time Capsule
3. Set up my HP PC via ethernet cable to Time Capsule
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