| Windows 7: Unable to remove old wireless network |
30 Oct 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
Unable to remove old wireless network Hi
I've just changed providers and now have a new router. It's still appearing in "manage wireless networks". I've removed this network so that there is only one listed however when I log off & back on again, it re-appears. My account is an administrator account so I should be able to do this. Plus, the new router is set to manually connect. I change this to connect automatically but again when I log off & on again it's back to manual.
I'm fairly new to Windows 7 (home edition) so any help would be appreciated.
thanks | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
30 Oct 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Enterprise x64 no SP |
Hi and welcome to SevenForums!
You should be able to save your settings. When you set it to auto connect, search for some kind of save button | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built PC OS Windows 7 Enterprise x64 no SP CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz 36°C Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z68X-UD3-B3 (Socket 1155) 40°C Memory 4GB Hyperx 1600MHz stock XMP Graphics Card Asus GTS 450 stock or 900-1800, 1804 memory Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster SA350 (SMS24A350H) Screen Resolution 1920x1080 pixels, 32 bits, 60 Hz Keyboard Trust Isla Wired Keyboard Mouse Gigabyte ECO600 (with extended usb wireless adapter) PSU 500W Coolink Case Cooler Master Elite 335 Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus single fan Hard Drives 64GB Silicon Power E20 SSD (Intel SRT cache);
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5002AALX-00J37A0 38°C (cached);
733GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD753LJ 27°C; Internet Speed down: 27 Mbps, up: 12 Mbps Other Info Optical Drive: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F
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30 Oct 2011
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
There is no save button. In "manage wireless networks" the 2 networks are listed - the old one at the top and the newer one underneath it. I select the old one, right click and there is an option to remove - I click this and it disappears. However as soon as you log back in again it's back.
Similar for setting the new one to auto connect. Right click/properties and check the box "connect automatically when this network is in range" then click OK. It auto connects. But as soon as you log off & on again it's reset back to manual.
It just keeps defaulting back to the old settings & I can't figure out how to change this... | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
30 Oct 2011
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |
When you right-click the icon for the network you no longer use, does it give you an option to disable it?
A screenshot of your Network & Sharing Center layout showing your networks would be helpful. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1) Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse PSU 460W Case HP Elite Cooling Air cooled Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage Internet Speed 2Mb Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop |
30 Oct 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 Enterprise x64 no SP |
Aha.
So you are trying to set this in windows... If you have a router and you configure it like it has to be to work, then you don't need to connect to the network from your pc, just open up the browser and it should work. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built PC OS Windows 7 Enterprise x64 no SP CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz 36°C Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z68X-UD3-B3 (Socket 1155) 40°C Memory 4GB Hyperx 1600MHz stock XMP Graphics Card Asus GTS 450 stock or 900-1800, 1804 memory Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster SA350 (SMS24A350H) Screen Resolution 1920x1080 pixels, 32 bits, 60 Hz Keyboard Trust Isla Wired Keyboard Mouse Gigabyte ECO600 (with extended usb wireless adapter) PSU 500W Coolink Case Cooler Master Elite 335 Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus single fan Hard Drives 64GB Silicon Power E20 SSD (Intel SRT cache);
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5002AALX-00J37A0 38°C (cached);
733GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD753LJ 27°C; Internet Speed down: 27 Mbps, up: 12 Mbps Other Info Optical Drive: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F
Printer: HP Photosmart C5280 All-in-one
Genius G-Pen F610 (PenPad)
Genius 2.0 speakers, JBL speakers, Technics RPF880 Headphones
soft: Gdata, Zemana Antilogger, Nero, MSI Afterburner, Core Temp, CPUZ, Auslogics Disk Defrag |
30 Oct 2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
When I right click on the network I want to remove there are 4 options - properties, remove network, rename & move down. I've tried remove but whilst it keeps coming back the next time you log in. I've tried moving down the list so the new one is at the top and then remove it but again it keeps coming back. Here is a screenshot attached. The old one is the belkin and the new one is sky. thanks | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
30 Oct 2011
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#7 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
I've finally figured it out..... The old network driver was still installed. I uninstalled this then removed it from the network and it has not reappeared next time I logged in. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit |
20 Oct 2012
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#8 | | |
Thank you This has kept me wondering for the last few weeks, such a pain in the arse - thanks a lot. | My System Specs | | Unable to remove old wireless network problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:48 AM. | |