Does the light by the wireless on/off switch on the front or side of your
laptop also indicate off when the computer says it is disabled?
"iceykitsune" <iceykitsune@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I posted this in the hardware forum but did not get any reply so i thought
>i
> would try here.
>
> shortly after i installed SP 1 for vista business my wireless card started
> to
> disable itself and stop all traffic. the only way i could get my network
> back
> was to reboot the laptop. i have looked in the network connections folder
> and
> saw the card was listed as disabled, after trying to enable it it still
> said
> it was disabled even tho the "enabling..." window poped up. i have tried
> to
> reinstall drivers, upgrade drivers, release and renew (only to be told it
> is
> disabled), run the diagnositcs and checked my router. my router was not
> causing the problems as others in my house were still connected.
>
> Recently tried to upgrade drivers again and then right after i completed
> that and tried to start loading my programs that connect to the internet
> the
> card went out again.
>
> any help with this problem is greatly appreciated. i am running vista
> business and a Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG.
>