Hello again:

Right now I'm clicking on the existing icon at the lower right hand corner of my laptop's screen. It shows all the available networks.

If I put my pointer over anyone of them it displays all the pertinent information about these networks such as Signal Strength, encryption type, network name, etc..

I guess I'll do the adapter upgrade check and go from there. I'm not sure what else I can do at this point. If you think of anything that might be helpful, please don't hesitate to do let me know.

Thanks very much for your help. I really appreciate it.

HollowPoint