Unable to connect to wireless network


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Premium Home
       #1

    Unable to connect to wireless network


    Have a brand new pavailion quad cord windows 7 home premium 64bit. i also purchased a usb wireless adapter:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ss_T15_product

    this adapter was working fine for a few hours. the internet connection is cable, the adapter gets about two bars of connectivity, and now when i try to connect to network i get unable to connect to network. i have removed the wirless network, have added it back, entered the security key and nothing. i have a netgear wireless router. not sure what the deal is. i have made sure the power settings on the adapter are off, and this adapter doesnt seem to have the sleep mode option on it. windows 7 also found the drivers automatically. the machine is brand new, other machines/devices on in the house get to the internet just fine.
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  2. Posts : 28,845
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    duhaas said:
    Have a brand new pavailion quad cord windows 7 home premium 64bit. i also purchased a usb wireless adapter:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ss_T15_product

    this adapter was working fine for a few hours. the internet connection is cable, the adapter gets about two bars of connectivity, and now when i try to connect to network i get unable to connect to network. i have removed the wirless network, have added it back, entered the security key and nothing. i have a netgear wireless router. not sure what the deal is. i have made sure the power settings on the adapter are off, and this adapter doesnt seem to have the sleep mode option on it. windows 7 also found the drivers automatically. the machine is brand new, other machines/devices on in the house get to the internet just fine.
    Hi and welcome

    Im assuming you are using Homegroup for networking.

    Lets take a look at device manager by typing device manager in search. go to the wif tab and look to see if your card listed listed. Is it? does it have a yellow triangle on it?

    Are there any "unknown" devices with yellow on them?

    Let us know

    Ken J
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Premium Home
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I will check those things out, why do you assume homegroup for networking is turned on? sorry, im actually not in front of the machine, its a clients machine, have to stop yby his place on monday
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  4. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #4

    That sounds like symptoms of Manufacturer & Windows drivers conflicting. Try uninstall the Manufacturer Drivers and let the windows ones do the work, and see how that goes down.
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  5. Posts : 3
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    Uber Philf said:
    That sounds like symptoms of Manufacturer & Windows drivers conflicting. Try uninstall the Manufacturer Drivers and let the windows ones do the work, and see how that goes down.
    THANKS, that appeared to be the case, i uninstalled the driver that came with the card along with the wireless utility it installed and immediately the machine made a connection. Thanks again for that suggestion it made the difference.
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  6. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #6

    No worries, glad i could be of assistance.
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  7. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 - 32 bit Ultimate
       #7

    help with win7 32bit ultimate


    i have a lenovo r61 thinkpad with win7 32-bit ultimate os..earlier my laptop was able to detect a particular wifi network and i accessed internet too...now all of a sudden my laptop isnt able to detect this network..please help me out with this..
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