No wifi icon at a loss to connect by wifi

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    No wifi icon at a loss to connect by wifi


    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
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    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
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    hi is there not a button the top of the keyboard that turns wireless on or off?
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  3. Posts : 259
    Windows 7 Panasonic CF F9 (used to have CF F8)
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    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"
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    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
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    is this it?
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails No wifi icon at a loss to connect by wifi-snap_2010.12.13-21.09.09_001.png   No wifi icon at a loss to connect by wifi-snap_2010.12.13-21.11.22_002.png  
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  5. Posts : 259
    Windows 7 Panasonic CF F9 (used to have CF F8)
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    hey thanks v much for your help - actually its a different machine, its a notebook packard bell Model ZH7

    THANKS again
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    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
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    what one?
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  7. Posts : 259
    Windows 7 Panasonic CF F9 (used to have CF F8)
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    Its the packard bell which is giving me a massive headache - cant connect via the wifi at all....

    really at a loss thanks!
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  8. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
       #8

    look in device manager for the wireless card
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  9. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
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    try press "FN" key and "F2" or Fn+F1 ?
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  10. Posts : 259
    Windows 7 Panasonic CF F9 (used to have CF F8)
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    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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