"Graham Hotch" <Graham Ho***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80385DD5-15E3-434D-83A0-37CEAB5EFBFE@microsoft.com...
> My PC has been working quite happily on the wireless network I set up a
> couple of months ago then suddenly last week, it stopped recognising the
> network. When I go into Network Connections,as suggested in @Help', there
> is
> no Wireless Network Connection icon anywhere in the window. I'm sure I was
> able to view available wireless networks using this route before. What has
> happened to my Network?
> My laptop, incidentally, still uses the wireless network so there is
> nothing
> wrong from that end. In addition, I was able to view several other
> networks
> in the vicinity from the PC.
> Help!

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> Is your Router's SSID Broadcast is On?
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "Graham Hotch" <Graham Ho***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:80385DD5-15E3-434D-83A0-37CEAB5EFBFE@microsoft.com...
> > My PC has been working quite happily on the wireless network I set up a
> > couple of months ago then suddenly last week, it stopped recognising the
> > network. When I go into Network Connections,as suggested in @Help', there
> > is
> > no Wireless Network Connection icon anywhere in the window. I'm sure I was
> > able to view available wireless networks using this route before. What has
> > happened to my Network?
> > My laptop, incidentally, still uses the wireless network so there is
> > nothing
> > wrong from that end. In addition, I was able to view several other
> > networks
> > in the vicinity from the PC.
> > Help!
>
>

"Lem" wrote:

> Graham Hotch wrote:
> > My PC has been working quite happily on the wireless network I set up a
> > couple of months ago then suddenly last week, it stopped recognising the
> > network. When I go into Network Connections,as suggested in @Help', there is
> > no Wireless Network Connection icon anywhere in the window. I'm sure I was
> > able to view available wireless networks using this route before. What has
> > happened to my Network?
> > My laptop, incidentally, still uses the wireless network so there is nothing
> > wrong from that end. In addition, I was able to view several other networks
> > in the vicinity from the PC.
> > Help!
>
> What happened between the time it worked and the time it didn't?
>
> What is the malware status of the PC?
>
> Take a look in Device Manager. It sounds as if your wireless adapter has
> died, become disabled, or had its driver corrupted.  Are you using a PCI
> wireless adapter or a USB adapter? Make/model?
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
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