Help with my wireless please :x

Swifty1303

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I can no longer use my wireless Utility, I have an Advent laptop with built in wireless using "Ralink Wireless LAN Card"

After installing the previous update for windows vista (10/09/2008) The icon for my Ralink card is now blacked out, if I hover my mouse over it I get the information "Ralink Wireless LAN Card" and underneath "Not Exist" thus I can no longer connect to wireless networks etc

My laptop is fairly new only bought it a month ago

Advent
Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit
Pentium Dual core CPU
2GB Ram

etc etc

Any help would be appreciated and if you could email it to me @ [email protected] I would be greatful, thanks (:
 

My Computer

First and foremost try a system restore to prior to that windows update and see if it works, if it does than there is something in that update that is locking out or disabling your wireless NiC. From your description it seems like after the update the OS is not seeing the card installed, or its seeing it but not recognizing the drivers for it.

So check your Ralink manufacturer website for driver updates, check often as with all these windows updates that happen there are bound to be conflicts now and then. Updating your drivers is the best way of keeping yourself from having any kind of issues.

Give this a shot and let us know how it goes. :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q
    Memory
    8 Gig's OCZ Reaper DDR2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GTX 275
    Sound Card
    OnBoard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 216BW 22" LCD Widescreen
    Hard Drives
    WD 250Gig
    PSU
    Corsair 850TX
    Case
    Antec Nine Hundred
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa
    Mouse
    Razer Death Adder
    Internet Speed
    7Meg Cable
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