Tony,
Sorry was AFK for a while over lunch.
Can you upload your config file somewhere? I'll check it out. I'm running Win 7 64 bit as well. I've had no issues after creating a conf file on my VM.
No new wallet that I'm aware of.
EDIT: You can always jump into IRC. There are several of us in chat right now.
https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net?channel=##firecoinCheers,
- VR
Still no luck, the .conf file I made is .conf , I double checked in the appdata folder and it is listed as CONF file under the Type tab. Firecoin is selected as an exception in the firewall. I also deleted the peers.dat file. Rebooted and opened wallet with no activity in processes. I then downloaded a another qt and did it all again with the .conf file.
Thanks for your help but the only thing left is I'm running 64 bit windows 7. Is a new wallet coming out this week?