Time Capsule download issues with Windows 7

Hello together
My problem is as follows: upload to Time Capsule with two PCs running on Windows 7 (both 32 and 64 bit) and a Mac Book Pro is working without any problems occuring. TC and the two PCs are in the same workgroup and PCs are connected via WIFI in private mode.
Download from TC to Mac Book Pro works without problems. But in contrast to that, when downloading with the two Windows7-based PCs the connecting is breaking off all the time and the message "Network error" will be displayed. In order to get a new connection to TC the power plug must be unplugged and replugged again. Do you have any advice what to do? Thanks very much in advance.

Are you using SMB compatible names for the TC and wireless.. short, no spaces.. pure alphanumeric.. If not do so?
I also recommend using fixed channels and maybe fixed mode. Lock up as much as possible as the PC does not deal as well as the Mac with the auto band, channel and mode switches.
I am not sure what you mean by this..
PCs are connected via WIFI in private mode.
Please explain a bit more.
Windows wireless drivers are often terrible.. many people have fixed issues by using a more recent driver direct from the wireless card manufacturer.. this is important.. not windows default driver,, not computer manufacturer supplied one.. eg intel card then get latest intel driver from intel.
Are you running bonjour for windows on the PC's??
Try using static IP address which also might help.. windows did have issues with dhcp in the past.

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The wifi router side will work fine.
The disk that came with the TC should have windows version of airport utility but you can download it.. that is important if you want to setup the TC or use the shared disk.

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Get a vpn router.. I have no idea where you are in the world but you can find reasonable stuff for not too much money or even a general router that takes third party firmware like dd-wrt can run openvpn.
Set up the vpn router in place of the TC, as the main router in the network. Simply bridge the TC and place it behind the router. It will be accessible as part of the network via the vpn.
This is the only safe way to do it via windows.
http://www.dyncommunity.com/questions/18132/accessing-time-capsule-from-windows- 7-over-the-int.html
If you google around I have seen posts about how to access TC by port forwarding SMB on the TC.. using a different port.. To me this is going to slow down the hackers by a day or two.. then they will discover the open port and access your network.. not just the TC.. they now have SMB access to everything. Don't do it. There is very little security on SMB.

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There are several sites posting solutions to this problem (example below).
Solution 1. - revert to older firmware of TC
Solution 2. - change local security policies
ONE PROBLEM THOUGH. I believe ONLY PROFESSIONAL versions of windows have the local policies acceptable. This means all of us using HOME editions are screwed.
*Thread from:*
*http://techsupport.foreverwarm.com/time-capsule-windows*
Windows Vista and Windows 7 cannot see Time Capsule drive
This might be your security settings. Open the Local Security Policy utility:
%windir%\system32\secpol.msc /s
Navigate to Local Policies folder, Security Options view. Find “Network security: LAN Manager authentication level”. If it is set to “Send NTLMv2 response only” change it to “Send LM & NTLM – use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated”.

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Home Edition users would have to perform a Registry edit as follows:
1. Open registry editor (ref: Start > Search > Enter: regedit)
2. Browse to HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
3. Create a new DWORD value with the following properties: NAME = LmCompatibilityLevel & VALUE = 1
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Because cable modems associate and "remember" the device with which they have established a connection, they need a complete reset whenever you change the device that is immediately connected to them.
Push the reset button, If present, on your modem
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Pull the battery if it is easily accessible
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Wait at least 15 minutes
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Welcome to the discussions!
+My question is when or is Apple going to update the firmware with a Windows 7 compatible version?+
We're all end users just like you and have no way of knowing in advance what Apple will do. Even if someone has "heard something", the terms and use agreement for the forum does not allow us to discuss future products or developments.
Have you contacted Apple directly regarding your concerns? There's no assurance that they even read these boards.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/timecapsule.html

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typically Windows wont work with afp:// addresses (which is appleshare) Windows natively uses SMB:// (samba/windows filesharing) you should be able to set up the smb sharing using timecapsule.
Looking at the time capsule setup, it looks like smb:// is automatically supported so you should type
smb://TCexternal_IPaddress
instead of afp://

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Ok, you need to ensure the TC is using SMB (windows share) names..
All names in the TC are short, no spaces pure alphanumeric.
Set the windows workgroup in file sharing page.
Set the guest account to on, read and write.
On the computer, load bonjour for windows.
The full airport utility is useful.
Open the TC in windows explorer..
\\TCname or \\TCIPaddress
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If the TC does not respond to pings it will not be able to accessed.

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Can the time capsule be used with a pc running Windows Vista , 7 or 8 as a backup drive.
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If so what software do I need to buy?
Genie Timeline Pro does a very nice job...and it is similar to Apple's Time Machine. It's not cheap though. Check with the Genie folks for more info and compatibility with Windows 8.
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Thanks for the helpful reply Dan
I ran the file, CTZAPXX.exe, like suggested, and it ran without a problem. It installed the files and even required me to reboot my computer!!
However, after a computer restart, I am still in the same boat. Codecs are installed, but the location of the device is "unknown". In Device manager, there are no unknown devices; it shows the codecs in the sound tab, but no actual hardware; as if my sound card does not exist.
I use my computer for music, and my buddy needs me tomorrow night to play some music stored on my computer. I really do appreciate the help I am offered. I do not mean to sound impatient, but I really need this device fixed, or I will have to have him buy me a sound card....

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I have set up Time Capsule to use with Time Machine but when I open Time Machine it 'cannot find' the Time Capsule and I have to 'Select the Disk' each time. In the Next Backup tab it always says "When disk is connected" even though the disk is already connected.

Your pro doesn't matter.. I presume it is happily working.
Your imac setup has got messed up because you changed from a local (my book being USB type I presume) to network drive. Did you do a clean install of Lion?
Did you use the backup from the Pro on the imac? Otherwise I don't see how the Pro shows up in use previous disk. Where is Pondini when you need him??
You cannot download Time Machine as an App and replace the current version. It is built into the OS.. the only way to do it is a clean install. Unfortunately that might be the only way around the issue.
There is a number of issues that Pondini has covered in the setup issues of troubleshooting.
This is the most relevant I think. http://pondini.org/TM/B6.html
But look at the whole section B setup problems.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
If it was me, I would store all the info you need.. not using TM but using a straight copy of files.
Then clean install Lion. I doubt any of these issues would exist if you had not installed Lion over existing setup or used a different backup.
See if you can get Pondini to respond.. !!

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