"heidipups" <koprici***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My daughter logged on to an unsecured neighborhood wireless network.
> After she did, and shut down and re-booted the machine the next day,
> some pretty strange things have happened that I do not seem to be able
> to repair.  The sound was uninstalled as well as her wireless adapter.
> The sound is working again. The wireless adapter is not working
> properly now.  We are getting a message that the wireless adapter state
> is not found in the registry.  I have deleted the 3945ABG Intel Pro
> wireless software and reinstalled using Intel download software version
> and turned on (started) everything that I can find to start and yet the
> registry entry is not recreated.  I also suspect the missing file is
> the WLAN as it shows a dependency and that it is missing.  Can anyone
> advise us on this?  I've tried several things now and some of those
> have gotten us closer to being fixed but not completely.  Is there a
> programming floating around out there that would have done this and
> might still reside on the computer and that needs to be removed?
> Thanks......  Her machine is a Viso laptop Windows XP Professional.
>

> Well it is possible that she has picked up a virus. It's also possible that
> un-installing has left your registry in a mixed up state. Have you run a
> virus check on her computer? Have you run a registry cleaner? Have you tried
> downloading the driver from the maker of her machine? It sounds like you are
> installing a generic driver from Intel.
>
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> David Hettel
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> "heidipups" <koprici***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1167326512.964223.50670@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com...
> > My daughter logged on to an unsecured neighborhood wireless network.
> > After she did, and shut down and re-booted the machine the next day,
> > some pretty strange things have happened that I do not seem to be able
> > to repair.  The sound was uninstalled as well as her wireless adapter.
> > The sound is working again. The wireless adapter is not working
> > properly now.  We are getting a message that the wireless adapter state
> > is not found in the registry.  I have deleted the 3945ABG Intel Pro
> > wireless software and reinstalled using Intel download software version
> > and turned on (started) everything that I can find to start and yet the
> > registry entry is not recreated.  I also suspect the missing file is
> > the WLAN as it shows a dependency and that it is missing.  Can anyone
> > advise us on this?  I've tried several things now and some of those
> > have gotten us closer to being fixed but not completely.  Is there a
> > programming floating around out there that would have done this and
> > might still reside on the computer and that needs to be removed?
> > Thanks......  Her machine is a Viso laptop Windows XP Professional.
> >

"heidipups" <koprici***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Before I un-installed the wireless software I had the problem with the
> registry and the sound and the dependancy file being absent.
> She was running Norton Anti-virus when this occured.
> I've installed BHO Demon (fixed two issues) and ran that, NoADWARE
> (fixed several things) ran that, RegistryFix (found and fixed 500+
> issues).  The driver I installed from Intel was the driver that was
> installed prior to this is is 3945ABG.  What would you mean by generic?
> ... No I didn't install the Viso driver/adapter it wasn't being used
> if that one exists.  She is a Purdue student and normally uses the
> ethernet and some wireless.
>
>
> David Hettel wrote:
>> Well it is possible that she has picked up a virus. It's also possible
>> that
>> un-installing has left your registry in a mixed up state. Have you run a
>> virus check on her computer? Have you run a registry cleaner? Have you
>> tried
>> downloading the driver from the maker of her machine? It sounds like you
>> are
>> installing a generic driver from Intel.
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for
>> everyone
>> to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me
>> in
>> E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any
>> kind,
>> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability
>> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
>> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of,
>> or
>> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>>
>>
>>
>> "heidipups" <koprici***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1167326512.964223.50670@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com...
>> > My daughter logged on to an unsecured neighborhood wireless network.
>> > After she did, and shut down and re-booted the machine the next day,
>> > some pretty strange things have happened that I do not seem to be able
>> > to repair.  The sound was uninstalled as well as her wireless adapter.
>> > The sound is working again. The wireless adapter is not working
>> > properly now.  We are getting a message that the wireless adapter state
>> > is not found in the registry.  I have deleted the 3945ABG Intel Pro
>> > wireless software and reinstalled using Intel download software version
>> > and turned on (started) everything that I can find to start and yet the
>> > registry entry is not recreated.  I also suspect the missing file is
>> > the WLAN as it shows a dependency and that it is missing.  Can anyone
>> > advise us on this?  I've tried several things now and some of those
>> > have gotten us closer to being fixed but not completely.  Is there a
>> > programming floating around out there that would have done this and
>> > might still reside on the computer and that needs to be removed?
>> > Thanks......  Her machine is a Viso laptop Windows XP Professional.
>> >
>