For the PC literate - HELP!!!!!

[Azman]

Hi guys,


Right compuet in Q is a Toshiba Sat Pro L40. Been a good workhorse for me for a few years now and have just updated it to Windows 7 and a much bigger Hard drive.

Okay so this is when the problem started.

Windows 7 loads up fine and installs first time round not a problem. Then for some reason after the 2nd or 3rd startup the damn thing will not pick up the wireless and says the Atheros wifi card is not on (even though not turned off via the switch). Harware says item working fine and using most up to date drivers...

Any ideas????

Cheers

Az

[Le S2 Audi]

Does the driver for the Wifi support Windows 7?

Try uninstalling the driver software and reload it...

Also check you antivirus software isn't blocking it?

Switch off the router & Puter and hit the reset button on the router and then restart puter!

[Azman]

Cheers just gone sod it and doing a full reinstall of windows 7 to clear everything down to see if that helps and that Kaperski is not the problem.

The other 3 laptops in the house all pick up the wireless fine and this one used to, was a bit tempramental but this is a bit weird now..

Will report back in bit.


Cheers
Az

[Le S2 Audi]

Kaperski is not the problem.

Az

Are you sure... I use this software on all 10 of my puters, and I have had issues with it in the past...

Turn it off and try to connect and then restart it once it connects....

[93URS4Avant]

are the other working puters the same spec - you may have an I/O conflict....... Win 7 is rather 'bloat-like'

[Azman]

That what I was saying need to see if it is the problem or not half way through a new install anyway now Windows 7 is a damn site quicker to install than vista etc :0

[Azman]

Yup all just about same spec..... Funny not picked up or asked for wireless connection details on installation this time.... think the wireless is up the spout on it...... hmmmm cheapo external one needed

[93URS4Avant]

if the install goes through - and the wireless is still **** up - connect affected 'puter to router via CAT5 and test - if it works - then its the wireless on your laptop. If it still doesnt work - try installing the laptop under one of the wheels on your car and put the problem 'behind you'.

[Le S2 Audi]

If it still doesnt work - try installing the laptop under one of the wheels on your car and put the problem 'behind you'.

[Azman]

Works in all other ways on the net just not wireless .... ****!!!!

[Le S2 Audi]

Works in all other ways on the net just not wireless .... ****!!!!

Dumb one, but I'll ask anyway....

As I had this the other week and my cleaner turned off the wirless on one laptop via the switch at the front (I didn't even know there was one!).... Duh

Worth checking

[Azman]

Yup checked that one.
Cheers
Az

[FeaRThiS]

I know this probably isnt what you want to hear but I have installed windows 7 on 3 different pcs and it crippled all of them in 1 way or another best bet would be to reinstall vista again

[DeanG]

Driver support for Windows 7

Someone else mentioned it earlier, but you have got to make sure that your Atheros wifi card uses either Windows 7 or XP drivers. Have you gone to the Atheros web site and downloaded the latest drivers? Microsoft spent a lot effort making Windows 7 compliant with earlier applications running on XP and I have successfully used XP drivers on Windows 7 installations. It is worth persevering I reckon, as Vista is not highly regarded in the industry.

Good luck.

[FeaRThiS]

I know vista isnt a great OS which is why I use Ubuntu mostly but when I installed windows 7 beta on my pc (which I built myself) it ran like a dream then when it got released I installed the full retail and it made my i7 with 6gb ddr3 ram run like a 5 year old dell laptop within 3 days i had to remaster and called microsoft for a refund and apparently they have been giving out a lot of refunds due to it completly ruining ppl's machines.