my laptop won't connect via wireless!

[Strix]

Well, my HP510 is back from HP........

.... but it can't see the wireless box

the little blue light isn't on, but prodding the button to enable the wireless isn't working - it just doesn't light up :cry:

any ideas guys? :geek:

[Tiger]

oooo - Strix is back!! At least soon by the sound of it....hopefully :unsure:

[Strix]

Only if somebody can help me get re-connected Tiger :(

[Tiger]

yeah...too bad I have no experience what so ever with wireless connections...:cry:

You have switched the wireless thingy on I suppose?

[Strix]

that's the problem - it won't switch on :cry:

I think I need to change my sig - looks like nobody reads the 'catch all' section :shifty:

[GE13579]

Do you have a wireless switch on the casing or do you need to use the "FN" + "1" keys? :huh:

It took me a trip to PC World to finally realise there wasn't an external wireless switch on mine...

[Strix]

I have a pretty illuminated button with a transmitter symbol on it that usually does the job, but it's adamant it's staying off :reallymad:

[Strix]

The HP wireless assistant won't open either - or doesn't exist - I'm not sure which :roll:

[GE13579]

Run it into a computer shop... unless it needs work doing they should have a look for free?... I'm afraid I have no more suggestions :(

[Tiger]

I meant the actual thing that transmitts the wireless signals....:oops:

I'll just back out - Strix sounds like she's about to start flayling those boots all over the place..*scurries off*

[Strix]

the wireless router must be working else I wouldn't be able to post from the old Evo :wink:

I've just rung HP - they're sending me an engineer :roll:

[Tiger]

oooo - hope he's goodlooking!! :P

[GE13579]

oooo - hope he's goodlooking!! :P

I think Strix would prefer that she's good looking :lol:

[Strix]

*watches thread with interest* :wink:

[Alan Cullen]

Strix, I only came here because I noticed Tiger had replied to a thread, so I decided to check it out.

I can't help you either, my set up is a transmitter/receiver at the phone, and a little dongle thingy that plugs into a USB port on the computer.

[Strix]

my wireless transmitter/receiver on the 510 is internal - or was

this Evo works on a slot in card

[zars]

It's not the router/modem, did you check you got the driver for you wireless card? if they reinstalled the OS or for some reason they changed the wireless card you might not have the driver.

I'd suggest you to take a look to the driver/support site of HP and look for your HP model.

How do you know if you don't have the driver? if you have Win Xp right click on My Pc icon and go to properties then go to the hardware tab next device manager, if you have yellow icons then you're missing some drivers.

[Alan Cullen]

And then, Strix, get on MSN and let us know. I'll leave mine on all day, just in case.

[Strix]

I think as it's in warranty, and they've ordered it a spare part, and they're coming to my house to fix it, I'll leave it alone :wink:

the last thing I need is for them to accuse me of naffing it up - you know what these electrical companies can be like!

[Tiger]

I think Strix would prefer that she's good looking :lol:


:lol: - nah mate, Strix is just as interested in goodlooking men as I am 8)

[GE13579]

:shock: ...now I'm watching the thread with interest... :lol:

[Alan Cullen]

Pick me, pick me, pulleeeaase pick me. :twisted:

[Strix]

GE - go look for my wedding dress pic :wink:

Alan - pick you for what?

... and before we get this thread pulled for chatting in the wrong section...

He's been - he's frightened of dogs, and the new wireless card made diddly squat difference :cry:

another call to HP then :roll:

[GE13579]

*Starting to realise that assumption really is, as they say, the mother of all **** up's* :oops:

[Tiger]

*Starting to realise that assumption really is, as they say, the mother of all **** up's* :oops:


:lol::P No worries mate, a lot of the members have done the same assumption regarding Strix!

..somehow I never had that problem...except with real newcomers :oops:

[GE13579]

..somehow I never had that problem...

I think that might have something to do with the Avatar? :P

[Alan Cullen]

C'mon, GE, don't tell me you thought our Strix was a man, as opposed to wo-man. Why do you think we treat her with kid gloves? She's part of that Viking gang. :twisted: :twisted: :P

[GE13579]

Hey as I mentioned earlier this week- I'm not on form right now... so I'm approaching this thread with extreme caution each time now... :unsure:

Sincerely Strix, my most humble apologies.. :oops:

[Strix]

don't worry about it GE - it's a reputation I'm happy with - and I rarely let people know they're wrong!

Now the number of people on another forum who thought I was male was funny - I was doling out advice on house renovation and DIY :D ... now you'd have to know what Yorkshire men are like to enjoy that as much as I did :lol:


oh, and Alan can laugh - he's the one who thought I was a male cross dresser when he saw the wedding dres pic - so convinced was he that I was male :roll:


oh, and the avatar is a photoshopped image of a Pandrol clip drawn in pastels on sugar paper :wink:

[GE13579]

... now you'd have to know what Yorkshire men are like to enjoy that as much as I did

Hehehe I know pretty much what they're like as I'm borderline Yorkshire myself (just lived on the northern edge) :)

Now... have I done this right...

oh, and Alan can laugh - he's the one who thought I was a male cross dresser when he saw the wedding dres pic - so convinced was he that I was male

:lol: Well that makes me feel a little better :roll:

[GE13579]

By the way... how's it going with your wireless?...:whistle: :shifty:

[Strix]

rubbish - thank you for asking :P

I suppose I could stick a lead in it and see if it'll connect to the internet that way for now

[GE13579]

It should do, just won't be able to walk around the house with it. :)

[Alan Cullen]

That's what I'm also thinking of doing at the moment. My wireless connection keeps dropping out lately.

GE, she only had me going for one post. The next post I exposed her, and she had to admit to the forum she was actually wo-man. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[Tiger]

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8969&page=9&highlight=picture

Check page 9 and forward GE :D

[Alan Cullen]

Wow, was that thread really that big? :huh:

[zars]

I think so. So Strix what's the problem of using the MSN in the computer you're currently using?

[GE13579]

Check page 9 and forward GE :D

Lol Thanks tiger, I'll keep that in mind!!! :lol:

[Tiger]

:thumbsup:

[Strix]

MSN messenger became Windows messenger, so now I need to update it to be able to run it at all (apparently) :(

judging by how slow this thing currently is, I'd not like to risk overloading it with anything more high tech than it's already running :(

[zars]

I see Strix but there are a lot of websites that allow you to connect to MSN via html, of course you won't have all of the options but you could give it a try.

[Strix]

:shock: do tell? :?

[zars]

problem sorted out!

[Strix]

thank you zars :)

now how do I explain to HP that a friend in Mexico sending me screenshots in Spanish was able to achieve what their flaming 3rd party engineers couldn't with the machine in front of them? :glare: :lol:

[Alan Cullen]

Good one Zars. You have to get up early in the morning to be a better computer systems engineer than our Zars. It's a bit like our Tiger, she's Swedish, but is always correcting our English on the FAQs. :twisted: :lol: o:)