For the last 8 months I have been plagued with continuous internet disconnections. I took me FOREVER to discover that this issue only surfaces when I use the Opera Browser. I can be online for hours and hours but the minute I start up Opera it is inevitable that I will lose my internet connection.

Losing my internet connection does NOT occur when...

• Using Internet Explorer-
• Using Firefox
• Using my computers installed Outlook Express

The ONLY common denominator in losing my internet connection is the Opera Browser. About 5 minutes or less after I use it I lose me internet connection... but without using the Opera Browser I never lose my internet connection.

I have the latest release... so Opera is VERY up to date.

How do I fix this Opera Disconnection issue? Well I use the Windows Network/Internet trouble-shooting wizard. It will find and fix the issue and then I have my internet back. It claims that it has to reset the network connection device (my wireless internet stick) and then it works. Oh and... in case you feel like asking me... YES MY INTERNET CONNECTION STICK IS WORKING CORRECTLY... this issue only occurs when and ONLY when I use the Opera Browser.

Hoping to get some ideas or suggestions.

Thanks for reading......

Hey thanks... that sounds like a good idea to try. I'll install Chrome tomorrow as I'm busy ripping up a floor tonight. The wireless stick is about 5 years old but it doesn't matter cause if the driver is 7 tears old then that's getting pretty ancient in the tech world.

Thanks again for all of your suggestions. I'll let ya know how things work out.

So I just checked for drivers at the D-Link website and the latest driver update release for my internet stick is dated for 2008... so apparently I have the latest driver.

Thanks again for responding. When I say "Lost" I mean that I can't access the internet using my wireless computer. The connection gets "cut-off". Yet when this happens my wife can still access the internet using her wireless desktop computer. On top of that our Vizio Smart TV & our Galaxy Tablet still have internet access.

When this happens I receive no messages whatsoever... none... My internet connection just stops unexpectedly using Opera... or gets cut off... If I'm trying to access a web page it just won't load. Then I get that general system message saying that the page might not be available or may have changed addresses and also to check my internet connection.

When I have no internet access I always run the Microsoft Trouble shooter by "right-clicking" on my internet connection icon and choosing Troubleshoot Problems. It will repair it everytime and then provide me with a message when it's done that says it "Reset" the network adapter. When the trouble shooter runs I just watch it go through the steps it needs to figure out what is wrong... and each time it cuts the power to (resets) my wireless D-Link internet Stick. After that I have my internet connection back until it stops again... sometimes as soon as 30 seconds.

If I stop using Opera and use Firefox or IE I never lose my internet connection.

I just thought of something... maybe I should check for updates to my D-Link wireless network adapter.

Hey joshl thanks for responding.

I have ASUS desktop with windows 8.1 (64 Bit). I have a 25 Mb/s internet connection and I just upgraded to the latest Opera version 3 days ago. I upgraded opera to see if it would solve the issue of it cutting off my internet connection.

True to form... I was online today doing things with no problems until I started up Opera... the second I did that I lost my internet connection. This is just the way it is with Opera. I experience no issues UNTIL I start Opera.

Thanks so much for your reply.

For the last 8 months I have been plagued with continuous internet disconnections. I took me FOREVER to discover that this issue only surfaces when I use the Opera Browser. I can be online for hours and hours but the minute I start up Opera it is inevitable that I will lose my internet connection.

Losing my internet connection does NOT occur when...

• Using Internet Explorer-
• Using Firefox
• Using my computers installed Outlook Express

The ONLY common denominator in losing my internet connection is the Opera Browser. About 5 minutes or less after I use it I lose me internet connection... but without using the Opera Browser I never lose my internet connection.

I have the latest release... so Opera is VERY up to date.

How do I fix this Opera Disconnection issue? Well I use the Windows Network/Internet trouble-shooting wizard. It will find and fix the issue and then I have my internet back. It claims that it has to reset the network connection device (my wireless internet stick) and then it works. Oh and... in case you feel like asking me... YES MY INTERNET CONNECTION STICK IS WORKING CORRECTLY... this issue only occurs when and ONLY when I use the Opera Browser.

Hoping to get some ideas or suggestions.

Thanks for reading......

So where the heck would I find the update package for Opera 12.17... or any other update version?
Maybe I should "fake" a download of it and see it's file-name and then I could search my computer for it.

Try deleting your %temp% directory. I think it may erase the update too.

YOU NAILED IT BIGTIME......

Yup the update files in the %temp% folder were responsible for attempting to update Opera all the time. I didn't deleted the folder... I just renamed the 3 update files and inserted the word DISABLED ino their names.

Thank you for the suggestion... I would not have thought about that on my own!

Problem Solved..!

Ok I just searched my system for the update file-names for Opera 12.17 and Opera 20 and found nothing.

Not sure how to stop this but from what I've been reading in this forum I will most likely be terminating my use of Opera soon anyways... their bookmark bar SUCKS (among other things)......

So where the heck would I find the update package for Opera 12.17... or any other update version?

Maybe I should "fake" a download of it and see it's file-name and then I could search my computer for it.

Still using Opera 12.15 and loving it. I have disabled auto-update BUT each time I start Opera the "Check for updates" window asks me if I want to install the latest updates. Why is this happening? It's dosabled. I also changed the name of the auto-update file opera_autoupdate.exe to opera_autoupdateDISABLED.exe and it still wants to update. I've even DELETED that file (though NOT this time) and it still wants to update.

I also disabled the autoupdate_region.bat file by renaming it to autoupdate_regionDISABLED.bat in two separate folders in the following directories;

C:\Users\KK\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable AND C:\Users\KK\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera

It still wants to update.

How can I stop this from happening?