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help!.laptop suddenly not connecting

sorry if this has been posted before..

have had two laptops running fine from my wireless router for the last 4 years..suddenly one of them will no longer connect to my wifi network..it will connect via wired connection and i can connect to other peoples networks but it will not connect to mine...

it just comes up with 'unable to connect' then
'you can try connecting again or connect to a different network' box

thanks for any help..

Comments

  • marmalize
    marmalize Posts: 159 Forumite
    edited 17 November 2012 at 11:34PM
    more info...after 'you cannot connect to router' it says
    'wireless network key is not correct'.....but it is!!
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    delete your network's settings from Control Panel > Network & Sharing Centre > Manage Wireless Networks, then run CCleaner, then try it again :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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