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You're still lucky at least your Wireless device is still supported.

"ML_S" <MLS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I supposed this is linked in to various posts including the 'Wireless
> Association due to an unkown error' query.
>
> Got an ADVENT 7109 laptop wit a REALTEK WLAN wifi driver built in. Wifi
> worked wonderfully under XP.
>
> Installed Vista Ultimate (boy is that exppensive)
>
> Suddenly NO WIFI....cam up with the above error. Downloaded REALTEK driver
> update....would not install driver. So finally went back and re-installed
> XP
> driver! WORKED A TREAT yeah! Instant wifi.
>
> Problem solved?? NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Every time.....YES EVERY TIME I reboot I have to re-install the old driver
> to get the wifi to work again. This is annoyng and pointless.
>
> How do I stop Vista Ultimate doing what ever it is doing and re-installing
> a
> 'more up to date' driver that DOESN't work at reboot so I don't keep
> having
> to do it every time.
>
> PLEASE HELP!!
>