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Wireless dropout on Win 7 but not on XP - identical hardware.
Hello,
I have a Lenovo T60 which has been on XP for some time now and I decided to wipe it and put Windows 7 Ultimate on. However on Windows 7 the wireless just drops out when I take it into my living room, it didn’t do this on XP!
So I put the HDD back in with XP on, I set a ping going to the router with the laptop upstairs next to the router, I walked downstairs into the living room, which isn't that far away, and although the response time increased there were no ping time outs. I put the Windows 7 HDD back in and repeated the test when I got to the living room the ping timed out, then said general error and wouldn’t reconnect. I have repeated this and always get the same results. I am convinced that this is an issue in Windows 7 but does anyone have any ideas as I have run out of them.
I’ve tried the following
- Changed the wireless channel
- Drivers on XP and Windows 7 are up to date and correct (I even get the same result with the bog standard Microsoft driver)
- All driver settings are pretty much the same
- Disabled IP6 on Win 7
- Re-installed Win 7 and used the basic Microsoft driver - still the same
- All Windows updates are applied
- Bios updated
Any ideas appreciated.
Cheers