vbrad511 Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I've got a friend with a newer Toshiba laptop that's been having wireless connectivity issues. It'll work fine for a while, then the automatic updates kick in, and when it's done it won't let her connect. I've gone through it and restored it to earlier settings a couple of times, but every time it updates it geeks out again. The connection window at the bottom right shows there's a strong signal, but it won't connect. I've gone into tools and made sure "work offline" was set right, but I'm at the point I don't know what else to do with it. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 ive been having this same problem with windows xp and bluetooth. it worked for a while and then it doesnt. now i cant make it work for crap. comp. guru friend of mine says its a common problem and that its to do with the security patches associated with the updates. lately ive even found ive got a problem with running limewire on an old pc due to this same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbrad511 Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 joshmobile 02-17-2010 at 05:58:24 AM Show message - 0 + I have seen this issue numerous times on several different PC's. The issue is directly related to the NIC card not supporting Windows 7 going into sleep mode. Go into Control Panel, Select view by small icons, select power options, and then next to Balanced (recommended) select Change Plan settings. On the option to put computer to sleep select never gonna try this fix... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DryBear Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Sometimes, disabling the network card, waiting a few seconds, then re-enabling the card will work. If disabling sleep mode on the card doesn't work, try downloading the card manufacturers drivers, and use those instead of the (presumably) built in windows drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullzaflare Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Sometimes, disabling the network card, waiting a few seconds, then re-enabling the card will work. If disabling sleep mode on the card doesn't work, try downloading the card manufacturers drivers, and use those instead of the (presumably) built in windows drivers.i dont recall XP having but maybe 3 or 4 wireless drivers built in. yes there are some updates that kick parts off, depending what they are, if you read through them. other than that, i have Xp on my laptop and i dont have any bluetooth issues on mine. its probably a driver conflict, or failing hardware btw, she has a newer laptop, so she has either windows vista or windows 7. vista being a pain itself, and built in drivers in windows 7 suck. ask which she has and post back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi_curr72 Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 I've noticed with some 3rd party wireless "helpers" (dell, broadcom, that sort of thing), that they overtake wireless configuration and prevent connectivity... I usually disable these and use Windows Zero Configuration (WZC).. restart WZC, and that usually kicks things in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbrad511 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 I never updated this, sorry all. Turns out she was only having the problem at home. Ended up her router taking a dive. I had gone through something similar last year with an HP running Vista and couldn't beat it. Loaded 7 and the troubles all magically went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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