I run Vista, 32-bit w/ 2 GB RAM, on a TOSHIBA Satellite ... and, earlier today, my laptop lagged a fair bit just performing everyday functions and I had to give it a hard shutdown -- when I booted it back up, it was unable to find any networks wirelessly, though the switch was on and lit up. :" I got told that the "Windows Wireless Service" wouldn't start when I asked it to diagnose the problem. I assume that refers to these services named 'Wired Autoconfig' and 'WLAN Autoconfig' which are both unable to start; I wound up changing a hexidecimal somewhere in the registry and I got 'WLAN' to try and load but, then, the system declared that it took too long so it didn't manage to start. I used System Restore to set it back, like, a few days, but that didn't solve the problem. No other computers in the household are experiencing the problem, so I doubt it's a problem with the ISP; my laptop is the only one running Vista so it's also a bit hard to find help there. I think I've pretty much run the gamut of what Google can suggest to me but I'm no IT expert so, if anyone more knowledgeable could help me out, that would be great. Would like to avoid having to wipe the drive, if possible
Hmmm. I'd suggest backing up for files and installing windows 7 or a distribution of linux. I can't really say why your wireless isn't seeming to work though.
Look for you LANs WPA2 passcode. I think i had a similar problem. It is the WPA2 level encryption that i found was the problem. The passcodes for WPA2 is generally 27 characters long.
Wound up going back to the laptop's factory settings. All is well. :" Could've upgraded to 7 but I run a fair few 32-bit applications which are important to me.