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Wireless XP problem cropped up all of a sudden
I am running an IBM THinkpad R40 and never had a problem until
I went to a Holiday Inn and could not connect to the internet, and their "expert" came in and made some changes to XP that allowed me to finally connect to their network. I had not tried any wireless connections since then, until last weekend. Now I can't even access my wireless router or wireless access point, which I rarely use. Recently, when I try to access a wireless access point, and all the hardware and drivers have been updated and checked, I get the folloowing error message: "Find Wireless Networks" is disabled. Contact you Network Administrator. I am the Network Administrator, and have no idea where to go to enable this feature. I suspect it is one of the network parts in control panel, but I can find nothing which will do this. Can anyone advise this network novice where to look in XP? |
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Wireless XP problem cropped up all of a sudden
On Tue, 12 May 2009 20:18:57 -0500, Jim wrote:
I am running an IBM THinkpad R40 and never had a problem until I went to a Holiday Inn and could not connect to the internet, and their "expert" came in and made some changes to XP that allowed me to finally connect to their network. I had not tried any wireless connections since then, until last weekend. Now I can't even access my wireless router or wireless access point, which I rarely use. Recently, when I try to access a wireless access point, and all the hardware and drivers have been updated and checked, I get the folloowing error message: "Find Wireless Networks" is disabled. Contact you Network Administrator. I am the Network Administrator, and have no idea where to go to enable this feature. I suspect it is one of the network parts in control panel, but I can find nothing which will do this. Can anyone advise this network novice where to look in XP? I googled your error message. Try http://tinyurl.com/3mke6 - the first entry seems to give an answer. Try it, and let us know . . . . . _________________________ John _________________________ "God is dead" -- Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Nietzsche is dead" -- God |
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Wireless XP problem cropped up all of a sudden
On Tue, 12 May 2009 20:18:57 -0500, Jim wrote:
I am running an IBM THinkpad R40 and never had a problem until I went to a Holiday Inn and could not connect to the internet, and their "expert" came in and made some changes to XP that allowed me to finally connect to their network. I had not tried any wireless connections since then, until last weekend. Now I can't even access my wireless router or wireless access point, which I rarely use. Recently, when I try to access a wireless access point, and all the hardware and drivers have been updated and checked, I get the folloowing error message: "Find Wireless Networks" is disabled. Contact you Network Administrator. I am the Network Administrator, and have no idea where to go to enable this feature. I suspect it is one of the network parts in control panel, but I can find nothing which will do this. Can anyone advise this network novice where to look in XP? I googled your error message. Try http://tinyurl.com/3mke6 - the first entry seems to give an answer. Try it, and let us know . . . . . _________________________ John _________________________ "God is dead" -- Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Nietzsche is dead" -- God |
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Wireless XP problem cropped up all of a sudden
The TINYURL just gave me the Google front page.
I tried a search and found one that suggested I UNINSTALL and then REINSTALL the THINKVANTAGE application. Well, of all things, it worked just fine. Also, before I did this, I checked ALLOW WINDOWS TO HANDLE WIRELESS CONNECTIONS in the WIreless Networks Tab, and it allowed me to access using the built-in Windows XP wireless handler, and it worked OK. Thanks for the help. Jim On Tue, 12 May 2009 21:31:29 -0400, johnn wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2009 20:18:57 -0500, Jim wrote: I am running an IBM THinkpad R40 and never had a problem until I went to a Holiday Inn and could not connect to the internet, and their "expert" came in and made some changes to XP that allowed me to finally connect to their network. I had not tried any wireless connections since then, until last weekend. Now I can't even access my wireless router or wireless access point, which I rarely use. Recently, when I try to access a wireless access point, and all the hardware and drivers have been updated and checked, I get the folloowing error message: "Find Wireless Networks" is disabled. Contact you Network Administrator. I am the Network Administrator, and have no idea where to go to enable this feature. I suspect it is one of the network parts in control panel, but I can find nothing which will do this. Can anyone advise this network novice where to look in XP? I googled your error message. Try http://tinyurl.com/3mke6 - the first entry seems to give an answer. Try it, and let us know . . . . . _________________________ John _________________________ "God is dead" -- Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Nietzsche is dead" -- God |
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Wireless XP problem cropped up all of a sudden
The TINYURL just gave me the Google front page.
I tried a search and found one that suggested I UNINSTALL and then REINSTALL the THINKVANTAGE application. Well, of all things, it worked just fine. Also, before I did this, I checked ALLOW WINDOWS TO HANDLE WIRELESS CONNECTIONS in the WIreless Networks Tab, and it allowed me to access using the built-in Windows XP wireless handler, and it worked OK. Thanks for the help. Jim On Tue, 12 May 2009 21:31:29 -0400, johnn wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2009 20:18:57 -0500, Jim wrote: I am running an IBM THinkpad R40 and never had a problem until I went to a Holiday Inn and could not connect to the internet, and their "expert" came in and made some changes to XP that allowed me to finally connect to their network. I had not tried any wireless connections since then, until last weekend. Now I can't even access my wireless router or wireless access point, which I rarely use. Recently, when I try to access a wireless access point, and all the hardware and drivers have been updated and checked, I get the folloowing error message: "Find Wireless Networks" is disabled. Contact you Network Administrator. I am the Network Administrator, and have no idea where to go to enable this feature. I suspect it is one of the network parts in control panel, but I can find nothing which will do this. Can anyone advise this network novice where to look in XP? I googled your error message. Try http://tinyurl.com/3mke6 - the first entry seems to give an answer. Try it, and let us know . . . . . _________________________ John _________________________ "God is dead" -- Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Nietzsche is dead" -- God |
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Wireless XP problem cropped up all of a sudden
On Tue, 12 May 2009 22:36:23 -0500, Jim wrote:
The TINYURL just gave me the Google front page. You're right - I certainly screwed up there . . . . . Glad you've got it resolved! _________________________ John _________________________ "God is dead" -- Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Nietzsche is dead" -- God |
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Wireless XP problem cropped up all of a sudden
On Tue, 12 May 2009 22:36:23 -0500, Jim wrote:
The TINYURL just gave me the Google front page. You're right - I certainly screwed up there . . . . . Glad you've got it resolved! _________________________ John _________________________ "God is dead" -- Nietzsche (1844-1900) "Nietzsche is dead" -- God |
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