Hello all,



I have been having an odd problem on my older laptop. It all started a few months ago that when I would be using the laptop, if I slipped and the powerplug came out of the computer it would start freezing/sound would muffle and I would have to turn the computer off/plug back in for it to work again.

Right after that started happening it would keep doing that along with kicking my wireless off(Now wireless does not work at all, must have it plugged in directly into the router).

I tried to make sure all drivers were updated and still does not seem to want to work, I may be missing something so any and all help would be appreciated!

The computer I am speaking of is a Dell Inspiron 1521

Hello ecowd03 and welcome to the forums

Sorry for the delay!

Firstly, I would like you to try doing a selective startup:

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

Then I would like you to try safe mode with networking:

Advanced Boot Options

Tom