The only time I ever experienced a problem like yours was when the wireless settings had not been configured correctly.

Does the laptop work with the cable?

Are you using more then one wireless configurator as in the built in windows one along with another third party one?

If you are using 2 disable one.

Can you see other computers on the network using your Laptop?

Trancendental said:

The only time I ever experienced a problem like yours was when the wireless settings had not been configured correctly.

Does the laptop work with the cable?

Are you using more then one wireless configurator as in the built in windows one along with another third party one?

If you are using 2 disable one.

Can you see other computers on the network using your Laptop?

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no the laptop doesn't work with the cable.

all other connection are disabled

and no not saure how to see other computers on the network with my laptop.

thanks again for the help am lost with this because it works with msn but not IE

It must be an IE problem. Have you tried a different browser or reinstalling IE or Windows?

yeh just tried firefox, wont work

just thinking of formatting it now, i've given up it's no use to me just sitting there

Oh dear, unplug all your stuff and uninstall all drivers and software relating to it.

Refit and install as per instructions, make sure your windows is fully updated.

Liam

Liam said:

Oh dear, unplug all your stuff and uninstall all drivers and software relating to it.

Refit and install as per instructions, make sure your windows is fully updated.

Liam

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done that, and AFAIK windows is up to date, it seemed to happen after i used the ethernet cable because i was near the router

thanks

woo problem solved fresh install of xp done the trick, didnt need to format the HD either thanks for your help with this everyone

omg i can't beleive it lol, it's broke again, this time msn wont even work, it comes on saying the wireless adaptor is connected, both lights are flashing, when i go to disable it, it freezes while the message is saying that it's disabling the adaptor, when i try to repair it, it sticks on disabling the adaptor.

if i restart the laptop after doing this the connection is disabled but when i try to connect it just comes up saying connection failed

i'ne been on an hour trying to sort it out

any ideas this time lol? thanks again~!

get a hard wired modem for both and check the net on lappy and pc, if they work ok it's a hardware issue then just bin the router and usb and rethink the setup.

Liam

i bought myself a new Linksys WRT54G and it works beautifully with all my hard wired networking and wireless, printers are easy to set up too.


get yourself a new router and maybe a wireles PCcard

grandeJ said:

i bought myself a new Linksys WRT54G and it works beautifully with all my hard wired networking and wireless, printers are easy to set up too.


get yourself a new router and maybe a wireles PCcard

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i think i might, i've used d-link for a couple of year and it's always loosing connection and broke beyond repair once

Liam: i'll give that a go with my old USB modem, thanks guys