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Wifi router not recognised after reinstalling W7 (other devices fine)
Hi folks
I've recently had to reinstall W7 onto my Dell PC (W7 Professional, 32 bit) - it's an old PC & so I have a TP Link USB & software to connect to my Wifi (Talk Talk router). I know the router is working because I'm able to use wifi on my other devices, but my PC just will not recognise the router at all. Prior to me reinstalling W7, I had my PC in the room directly above my living room (where the router is) & it worked perfectly for over 3 years. I've checked the drivers for the TP Link USB & everything is up to date. I have my PC in my living room at the moment & attached to LAN cable, so I can use it for the time being, but the main use for my PC is making music, hence I ordinarily have it in the room above, where all my music stuff is. I'm pretty tech-savvy & have tried as many things as I can, but this one is baffling me!
Just to add, it was a completely clean W7 install (I deleted the old partitions etc) so I am unsure if that has anything to do with it & if there's some driver for the wifi which I now need? Oh yes, as I have LAN I've made sure I've run all relevant Windows updates (about 290+ in total!) so I don't think there's anything that side which I've missed! I just have a red 'X' over the wifi connection symbol & can't figure out what else to check! Any help is massively appreciated.
Thanks so much
Al