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Problem with wireless driver

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  • newnhak
    newnhak Posts: 485 Forumite
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    Hi Gunjack

    Not sure how to remove wifi card - can you elaborate?
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,926 Forumite
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    in device manager, right-click on wifi card, and pick uninstall..then reboot the lappy and let windows discover the card and re-install it.
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,926 Forumite
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    Electr0n wrote: »
    remove wireless drivers and then try http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/wlan/?page=downloads

    good link...looks like current version is 9.x, so 5.x may well not do it :o
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • Electr0n
    Electr0n Posts: 45 Forumite
    newnhak wrote: »
    Hi Gunjack

    Not sure how to remove wifi card - can you elaborate?

    Device manager / Network Adapters

    Then click on wireless device and "uninstall"

    Reboot and on startup will find wireless adapter and ask if you have drivers for it.

    Install the .exe file in the .zip file i posted
  • newnhak
    newnhak Posts: 485 Forumite
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    edited 1 February 2012 at 11:50PM
    Hi

    Tried the download - didn't work. Uninstalled again and rebooted to see if it find drivers but it hasn't prompted me to install a driver. Is there something else i need to do?

    Sorry - dont think i did the uninstall properly. Will do again.
  • newnhak
    newnhak Posts: 485 Forumite
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    wizard can't find software and download didnt work :-(
    Any more ideas??

    It is using the intel proset wireless connection utility? would this be causing a prob?
  • Electr0n
    Electr0n Posts: 45 Forumite
    which drivers did you download from the toshiba link that i posted ?

    and is it a Atheros or Intel wireless chip on laptop , as you mentioned both ?
  • newnhak
    newnhak Posts: 485 Forumite
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    edited 2 February 2012 at 12:05AM
    first Atheros one in list v 9.2.0.419.0

    sorry missed second q - trying to do two things at once. When I go into device manager it lists Atheros and realtek ethernet undet Network adaptors.

    On startbar if I hover over wireless icon it says driver not installed and if I cliick on it takes me to something called 'intel proset/wireless wifi connection utility'
  • Electr0n
    Electr0n Posts: 45 Forumite
    try installing the "intel PRO/Wireless" drivers for XP off the toshiba link , start with 1.2.4.41 and if that doesnt work , uninstall them and try the next one for XP ... 9.0.4.39 , and if that doesnt try ... 12.4.0.21.1 , but remember to uninstall after each failed attempt
  • newnhak
    newnhak Posts: 485 Forumite
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    ok - will try this tomorrow and let you know how i get on. Thanks Electron
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