Windows 7: No wifi icon at a loss to connect by wifi

lister · 13 Dec 2010

Hi i recently upgraded from vista to Windows 7. The wifi icon that detects wifi is missing....

Using speccy it says that wifi has not been enabled....how do i enable it? Any Ideas?

I have visited the Packard Bell website to update drivers but the only info I have on the model is Notebook ZH7 but amazingly there is no refernece to this model on their site. I have downloaded and scanned and installed drivers from Device Doctor but still no joy...

How on earth can I connect to the internet? Any ideas? THANKS

brianzion · 13 Dec 2010

hi is there not a button the top of the keyboard that turns wireless on or off?

lister · 13 Dec 2010

there is a sliding button but that does nothing.....anything else I can do>??? Really at a loss here...

The Intel Drivers Scan from the intel site just said that the driver is "unknown"

brianzion · 13 Dec 2010

is this it?

lister · 13 Dec 2010

hey thanks v much for your help - actually its a different machine, its a notebook packard bell Model ZH7

THANKS again

brianzion · 13 Dec 2010

what one?

lister · 13 Dec 2010

Its the packard bell which is giving me a massive headache - cant connect via the wifi at all....

really at a loss thanks!

brianzion · 13 Dec 2010

look in device manager for the wireless card

brianzion · 13 Dec 2010

try press "FN" key and "F2" or Fn+F1 ?

lister · 13 Dec 2010

Thanks for that. The device manager > wireless card just has a question mark next to it and FN + F2 / F3 etc do nothing.

I am really at a loss here. What could it be?

I thought I could simply install a new wireless driver?

Can I?

Thanks

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