Windows 7 Wireless Issue

[TheAzzalleLion]

Okay so I got Windows 7 Professional for $30 for the main computer at my apartment. This computer was previously running Vista 32 Bit I believe. So I looked it up and found the thread to overcome THAT issue.

Created the ISO, burned it, installed Win7, and I thought that everything had gone smoothly.

HOWEVER after the initial setup I went to the bottom right to connect wirelessly to my Linksys router (WRT610N) and I chose to connect. It asked for the password of course and I put in what I thought was the right password. It said that it wasn't correct.

So I went into my file folders and looked it up to be doubly sure I was typing in the right words. And I was. Yet it still kept saying that it was "incorrect". I then plugged in an ethernet cable from the router to the back of the computer and of course the internet was flowing again.

However I don't want to use that cable. The wireless was working just fine with Vista and now it's not. There are 2 other laptops here (mine and my brothers right now) and both of them were able to disconnect and reconnect using the password we had created.

Just to make sure that it wasn't something to do with the router I logged into the router's homepage went into wireless security tab and changed the password. I then saved it.

Tried reconnecting with all 3 machines. The laptops had no issues but the Windows 7 machine is the one that refuses to connect wirelessly.

Am I doing something wrong? Or could something have gone wrong with the installation? I haven't entered a product key in yet and I have NOT activated Windows 7 yet? Could that be the issue?

Sorry for the long wall of text....I'm just really concerned and want to make sure I've given all the necessary info.

 

[kegobeer]

Please update your system specs.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/23726-how-system-specs.html

There have been a few threads about this - I'm certain if you look around on this board you'll find one or two that might help. Have you done any research on this forum yet? I recall posting a fix in one of them.

 

[zigzag3143]

Okay so I got Windows 7 Professional for $30 for the main computer at my apartment. This computer was previously running Vista 32 Bit I believe. So I looked it up and found the thread to overcome THAT issue.

Created the ISO, burned it, installed Win7, and I thought that everything had gone smoothly.

HOWEVER after the initial setup I went to the bottom right to connect wirelessly to my Linksys router (WRT610N) and I chose to connect. It asked for the password of course and I put in what I thought was the right password. It said that it wasn't correct.

So I went into my file folders and looked it up to be doubly sure I was typing in the right words. And I was. Yet it still kept saying that it was "incorrect". I then plugged in an ethernet cable from the router to the back of the computer and of course the internet was flowing again.

However I don't want to use that cable. The wireless was working just fine with Vista and now it's not. There are 2 other laptops here (mine and my brothers right now) and both of them were able to disconnect and reconnect using the password we had created.

Just to make sure that it wasn't something to do with the router I logged into the router's homepage went into wireless security tab and changed the password. I then saved it.

Tried reconnecting with all 3 machines. The laptops had no issues but the Windows 7 machine is the one that refuses to connect wirelessly.

Am I doing something wrong? Or could something have gone wrong with the installation? I haven't entered a product key in yet and I have NOT activated Windows 7 yet? Could that be the issue?

Sorry for the long wall of text....I'm just really concerned and want to make sure I've given all the necessary info.

what type of encryption are you using??

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

No I just came across this forum and registered asap....

The only thing I can think of is that I did a clean install on the C drive (I have an HP system so I kept the recovery partition).

The clean install would get rid of all drivers...basically everything right? So I may have to go to HP's website or use Windows Update to get all the latest drivers for the wireless adapter...

And then it might work properly?

 

[kegobeer]

No I just came across this forum and registered asap....

The only thing I can think of is that I did a clean install on the C drive (I have an HP system so I kept the recovery partition).

The clean install would get rid of all drivers...basically everything right? So I may have to go to HP's website or use Windows Update to get all the latest drivers for the wireless adapter...

And then it might work properly?

Spend some time looking around in this board. If you can't find anything, post again.

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

what type of encryption are you using??

Security Mode: WPA-Personal
Encryption: TKIP

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

No I just came across this forum and registered asap....

The only thing I can think of is that I did a clean install on the C drive (I have an HP system so I kept the recovery partition).

The clean install would get rid of all drivers...basically everything right? So I may have to go to HP's website or use Windows Update to get all the latest drivers for the wireless adapter...

And then it might work properly?

Spend some time looking around in this board. If you can't find anything, post again.

I've got classes in like an hour and half dude so if you know something could possibly help it'd be great if I could just skip that whole part....

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

Hewlett Packard Computer Information​

• Model: HP Pavilion a6460t Customizable Desktop PC
• Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium with SP 1 (32-bit)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4600 (2.4GHz)
• Memory: 2GB DDR2-800MHz dual channel SDRAM (2x1024)
• Hard Drive: 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA
• Video Card: Integrated Graphics Intel Media Accelerator 3100
• Wireless Network Card: Lite On 802.11 b/g USB Wireless LAN card
• Optical Drive: LightScribe SuperMulti 16X DVD (+/-) R/RW
• Sound: Integrated 7.1 channel sound w/front audio ports
• Monitor: HP w1907 19-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
• Keyboard & Mouse: HP Keyboard and HP Optical Mouse

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

I saw this in another thread and this is exactly what I'm going thru...and it's really starting to piss me off. I've got a lot of stuff to do today. I just want to get this fixed asap and move on....

"Hi folks, I am running Win 7 on my desktop and Vista Home Premium on my laptop, and am unable to connect to the wireless network at all on my Win 7 desktop. I can see the wireless network, but when I attempt to connect I am told that my security key is invalid instantly (it doesn't attempt to connect at all, just instantly says invalid security key). I have no trouble connecting on my Vista laptop, and when I was running Vista on this same desktop previously I had no trouble connecting.

Network security setting is WPA Personal, TKIP.

The only thing I can think of is that maybe Win7 wants a security key and I am entering a passphrase. Is there a difference between these two things? Any help is much appreciated!"

I'm glad this isn't only me. This has to be something wrong with Windows 7.

 

[BCXtreme]

If you also are entering the "passphrase" rather than the "security key," there is usually a difference between these two things, and I'm not sure whether Windows 7 can accept either/or for WPA Personal. Both should be visible in your router's settings screen, anyhow.

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

Where would I find the "security key"

With Vista the password we entered was our last name and then the year our parents got married.

I tried that and it didn't work.

I've tried like a total of 40 times and it will not work.

I once tried "admin" since that's what we use for logging into the routers webpage. That resulted in "limited connectivity"

Not srue where to find this security key and why the hell MS is asking for it all of sudden...Is there a way to change it back to the old system?

 

[BCXtreme]

Can you tell me the brand and model of the router?

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

Can you tell me the brand and model of the router?

Linksys WRT610N

Some other guy at another forum is telling me to reset which I really do not want to deal with. I mean I shouldn't have to reset it. It's working fine with the 2 other computers in the house!

And oh in regards to drivers I've tried downloading and installing every single driver off of HPs website for my computer and I get an error message saying that I do not have the software/hardware to install it.

Error Code 9998. I don't know if this is in retailation for doing a clean install (i formatted the c drive before I installed Win 7....) starting to regret that now.

 

[BCXtreme]

Try inputting your network name (SSID) and passphrase into this website. Make sure you note that the calculation can take as much as 20 seconds, so be patient. It should be able to return the 64-character security key; try then inputting this key into Windows 7.

BTW, this website does not actually send your information to the server, the calculation is done using JavaScript on your own computer, so no security/privacy issues.

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

Try inputting your network name (SSID) and passphrase into this website. Make sure you note that the calculation can take as much as 20 seconds, so be patient. It should be able to return the 64-character security key; try then inputting this key into Windows 7.

BTW, this website does not actually send your information to the server, the calculation is done using JavaScript on your own computer, so no security/privacy issues.

Well I Just tried it (i'm typing from a parent's laptop).

Still didn't work....At this point I give up. I've got so much work to do today. Hopefully they'll be some kinda fix by tonight...

 

[BCXtreme]

Try inputting your network name (SSID) and passphrase into this website. Make sure you note that the calculation can take as much as 20 seconds, so be patient. It should be able to return the 64-character security key; try then inputting this key into Windows 7.

BTW, this website does not actually send your information to the server, the calculation is done using JavaScript on your own computer, so no security/privacy issues.

Well I Just tried it (i'm typing from a parent's laptop).

Still didn't work....At this point I give up. I've got so much work to do today. Hopefully they'll be some kinda fix by tonight...

I would recommend that at some point you try rebooting the router. Don't reset it if you can help it ... just unplug it for like a second or two and plug it right back in. It should save your settings if you do this, I know my Linksys router does. I have fixed many of my own connection issues this way.

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

If reseting it didn't work why would rebooting do anything?

 

[BCXtreme]

If reseting it didn't work why would rebooting do anything?

I thought you said you hadn't reset it because you didn't want to deal with that?

 

[TheAzzalleLion]

If reseting it didn't work why would rebooting do anything?

I thought you said you hadn't reset it because you didn't want to deal with that?

I went ahead and reset it. I changed the passphrase.

I saved everything. Went to my mom's laptop. The wireless connection was dead since I changed the password/passphrase.

I disconnected. Had the laptop completely forget the network. Then I RESTARTED my mom's laptop. I looked for the wireless network (which I also gave a new SSID) and entered in the new passphrase. It took a few seconds and it connected. New passphrase worked perfectly on my mom's laptop.

I did the same thing with my laptop. Worked fine.

However I turned off the main desktop computer. Waited a few minutes and prayed about it. Turned it on and looked for the wireless network. Tried connecting, it asked for "network security key" which I'm assuming is the new passphrase for the router and I put that in.

It didn't work. I tried it 4 more times and gave up.

Ethernet works fine but the wireless for some reason is just not working. Next step is to call Microsoft unless someone on here knows of a fix. I will try reinstalling from the iso though before I do that.


Is it possible that the iso is corrupted somehow?

 

[BCXtreme]

I went ahead and reset it. I changed the passphrase.

I saved everything. Went to my mom's laptop. The wireless connection was dead since I changed the password/passphrase.

I disconnected. Had the laptop completely forget the network. Then I RESTARTED my mom's laptop. I looked for the wireless network (which I also gave a new SSID) and entered in the new passphrase. It took a few seconds and it connected. New passphrase worked perfectly on my mom's laptop.

I did the same thing with my laptop. Worked fine.

However I turned off the main desktop computer. Waited a few minutes and prayed about it. Turned it on and looked for the wireless network. Tried connecting, it asked for "network security key" which I'm assuming is the new passphrase for the router and I put that in.

It didn't work. I tried it 4 more times and gave up.

Ethernet works fine but the wireless for some reason is just not working. Next step is to call Microsoft unless someone on here knows of a fix. I will try reinstalling from the iso though before I do that.


Is it possible that the iso is corrupted somehow?

It's possible ... every once in a while, Windows installations just don't behave. Are you having any other problems with this installation at all?

Also, does the manufacturer of the computer have a Windows 7 driver available for you to download, or are you just relying on whatever driver Windows installed automatically?