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No wireless
Howdy:
I bought a new machine for the old Ball & Chain. I've not used Windows since XP, so am basically lost. I think I'm doing this right. And I did RTFM -- all 7 pages of it. I have no idea why MSI didn't send more info.
Anyway:
Unboxed the machine, and installed all the drivers from the manufacturer's CD. I've fumbled my way into the Device Manager, and I see that the NIC(s) are installed correctly:
-802.11bgn 1T1R Mini Card Wireless Adapter
-Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
-Nvidia nForce Networking Controller
Correctly = no X icon or anything and in the properties it says it's working fine.
The 3rd one, the wired connection, now works, although it took a couple of reboots.
When I go to
Control Panel -> Network & Internet -> Network Connections
I see each of the three devices. The two wirless ones have the red X under the icon and say "Not connected". They are active though.
When I got to the Network & Sharing Center, and open Wireless Network Admin thingy on the left, I don't see my network broadcasting (although I've confirmed it is w/ other machines). I tried manually setting up, but that of course didn't work.
It's Sunday, so local support is conveniently not available.
Any help is appreciated
EDIT: To be sure, I disabled the Windows Firewall, and just about anything I could in Norton, which I absolutely despise but haven't figured out how to uninstall yet.