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laptop wireless.vanished

photome
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I have been trying to set up a wireless network, things were going ok till yesterday and now when I turn on the Laptop, the wireless icon on the taskbar has gone, and if I look in control panel and network connections it isnt there either.
How can I find it/ get it back

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  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    Have you switched it off on the laptop switch/keyboard combination?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,726 Forumite
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    Which key/keys would it be, just had a look and nothing obvious
  • Mine disappeared earlier today and I spent about half hour re-booting the router etc before I noticed I'd accidentally switched wireless off instead of switching number lock off (yes, I feel stupid :D)

    Anyway, in case it helps, its Fn+F10 on mine so have a look on your F-keys for a wireless icon.
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,726 Forumite
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    Is not fn and f10 that mutes the sound and I have tried just about every other key and I dont know what a wireless icon looks like
  • Mine looks like a little boat lol

    Basically it looks a bit like this turned on its side (((-)
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,726 Forumite
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    I have looked in device manager and it is not listed, wouldnt it still be listed even if it was just turned off
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,726 Forumite
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    Mine looks like a little boat lol

    Basically it looks a bit like this turned on its side (((-)

    Thanks but I have nothing that looks like that, it is a packard bell laptop
  • i thought for a minute you'd lost the laptop
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,726 Forumite
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    Thanks to all. I have sorted it, it was Fn and F1. now still got to get router working with AOL
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