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Brand New Sony Vaio (Faulty?)

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  • fakhan
    fakhan Posts: 4 Newbie
    it looks like it has developed a fault
  • PeteHerts
    PeteHerts Posts: 957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have a Vaio too and I believe there is an update for the WLAN via the Sony updates.
    If no success there then go to the forums via Sony updates and they are very helpful.
    Always looking for a bargain and to help
  • Gambler
    Gambler Posts: 3,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    PeteHerts wrote: »
    I have a Vaio too and I believe there is an update for the WLAN via the Sony updates.
    If no success there then go to the forums via Sony updates and they are very helpful.


    Cheers Pete, do you have a link by any chance pls?
  • Cappsy
    Cappsy Posts: 61 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/gb/en/forum/index

    What model Vaio is it?
  • Gambler
    Gambler Posts: 3,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Cappsy wrote: »
    http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/gb/en/forum/index

    What model Vaio is it?


    From memory it's the NR21M.

    I'm thinking maybe I should perform a system restore (if it lets me) and not do the windows update?

    All I want to do is set it up so when my Dad logs on he can just access the internet by just clicking explorer (as I have always done).
  • Gambler
    Gambler Posts: 3,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Have now installed some Vaio updates, didn't mention WLAn on any of them but I now have 3 icons at the top of my desktop with little squares above them.

    WLAN
    LAN
    Modem

    Clicked WLAN and hey presto the light is now on !!

    Got my Dad's laptop at home tonight, wouldn't let me connect to my secure network ebven after I put the password in but I am connected to an unsecured netwrok at another house on our estate!

    Do these icons ring a bell with anybody?
  • Gambler
    Gambler Posts: 3,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Ah Smart Network Update could that be the key?
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