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I am unable to enable the WLAN on my HP Laptop
Optional Information: OS: Windows XP; Browser: IEAlready Tried: All the control points I am aware of
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It is Windows XP. The laptop is a Pavilion dv2050us. I have gone through the control panel settings
Hello,
Hope this helps,
Thanks,
Rita.
Experience: Network Administrator for large company, Microsoft certified system builder
My computer has wireless capability and a switch that allows me to turn it on and off. In addation, it says it is disabled. My question is where is it disabled suddenly and how do I enable it?
Ok, I apologize i misunderstood your original question.
If you look down by your clock do you see a picture of a little computer (this is your wireless connection) if so right click on it and click on show available wireless networks. Does it show any available networks?
Are there any other computers close by that can connect to the internet over wireless connection? So we can see if it is just your machine or if this is an issue with the wireless router?
Rita
The problem lies in the fact that my computer says the wlan is disabled and so it is not operating to access or allow me to turn the access on or off.
Ok,
When was the last time this was working correctly it is possibly the driver or a system file became corrupted.
Did you recently do any updates from Microsoft or add any new software on to this computer?
I am trying to narrow down what is causing this to have become disabled.
Worked properly two days ago. No new updates or software that I know of.
Lets try doing a system restore by following the steps below, you will not lose any files or data by doing this. It will just restore all the configuration files back to a previous state.
1.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore.
2.
On the Welcome screen, click Restore my computer to an earlier time, and then click Next.
3.
On the Select a Restore Point page, select the date from the calendar that shows the point you'd like to restore to
4.
On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, verify that the correct restore point is chosen, and then close any open programs.
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Click Next if you are ready to proceed or click Back to change the restore point.
6.
The computer will shut down automatically and reboot. On reboot, you'll see the Restoration Complete page, and then click OK.
Now lets see if your wireless is working again.