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July 9, 2013 8:34:08 AM

My laptop cannot find wifi but others can connect without problem
Help:/:( 

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a b D Laptop
July 9, 2013 8:49:07 AM

try right clicking on my computer and hitting mange, hit device manager and scroll to network adapters and expand it and select your wifi card. from there hit uninstall but do not remove the driver. after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless.


warning this will remove all saved wireless passwords......

ive used this many times to fix this problem on peoples laptops and it usually works. if it doesnt help you will need a new wireless card installed most likely
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November 7, 2013 1:42:31 AM

Hi 06yfz450ridr~~

i'm very GRATEFUL for your answer, I finally can connect my wifi now without searching for expert to format my laptop.

THX a lot!!!!

:) 

Regards,
Soh frm Malaysia


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December 3, 2013 4:57:27 AM

What is wifi card?
06yfz450ridr said:
try right clicking on my computer and hitting mange, hit device manager and scroll to network adapters and expand it and select your wifi card. from there hit uninstall but do not remove the driver. after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless.


warning this will remove all saved wireless passwords......

ive used this many times to fix this problem on peoples laptops and it usually works. if it doesnt help you will need a new wireless card installed most likely


soh said:
Hi 06yfz450ridr~~

i'm very GRATEFUL for your answer, I finally can connect my wifi now without searching for expert to format my laptop.

THX a lot!!!!

:) 

Regards,
Soh frm Malaysia




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January 13, 2014 4:30:28 AM

06yfz450ridr said:
try right clicking on my computer and hitting mange, hit device manager and scroll to network adapters and expand it and select your wifi card. from there hit uninstall but do not remove the driver. after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless.


warning this will remove all saved wireless passwords......

ive used this many times to fix this problem on peoples laptops and it usually works. if it doesnt help you will need a new wireless card installed most likely



I tried your answer.but unfortunately it doesn't work.Is there any other option to do? Thank you
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a b D Laptop
January 13, 2014 8:03:09 AM

the only other option is to find go back under that wifi card andcopy the name of the wifi adapter into Google and find a new driver.

remember check to amke sure your secondary switch/button is on and not set to disabled or else you will nto see any wireless connections either.

the switch is usually on the front or side and the toggle will be the blue fn key and usually f5.
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January 15, 2014 5:57:37 PM

Your a life saver. Thanks for your help...it worked great!
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March 25, 2014 8:36:42 PM

06yfz450ridr said:
try right clicking on my computer and hitting mange, hit device manager and scroll to network adapters and expand it and select your wifi card. from there hit uninstall but do not remove the driver. after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless.


warning this will remove all saved wireless passwords......

ive used this many times to fix this problem on peoples laptops and it usually works. if it doesnt help you will need a new wireless card installed most likely


I try our answer but unfortunately my laptop doesn't have wifi card. It has only bluetooth Device. How could I fix it?
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March 26, 2014 4:27:52 AM

Csha said:

I try our answer but unfortunately my laptop doesn't have wifi card. It has only bluetooth Device. How could I fix it?

Buy a USB WiFi adapter.
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March 26, 2014 4:35:41 AM

Thanks, my laptop finally can detect my house wifi, but there is another problem. There is limited access on the wifi while my second laptop can connect the wifi smoothly. What can I do?
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March 26, 2014 11:29:10 PM

Theodore0303 said:
Thanks, my laptop finally can detect my house wifi, but there is another problem. There is limited access on the wifi while my second laptop can connect the wifi smoothly. What can I do?


Can you provide a little more detail? Does the laptop get a valid IP address?

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April 11, 2014 5:13:27 AM

06yfz450ridr said:
try right clicking on my computer and hitting mange, hit device manager and scroll to network adapters and expand it and select your wifi card. from there hit uninstall but do not remove the driver. after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless.


warning this will remove all saved wireless passwords......

ive used this many times to fix this problem on peoples laptops and it usually works. if it doesnt help you will need a new wireless card installed most likely


Hi there, I just got an Acer aspire V5-121
I have tried everything but it simply dosent work the wifi, it says to connect via cable. Do you have any idea what I can do?

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April 28, 2014 8:10:23 PM

06yfz450ridr said:
try right clicking on my computer and hitting mange, hit device manager and scroll to network adapters and expand it and select your wifi card. from there hit uninstall but do not remove the driver. after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless.


warning this will remove all saved wireless passwords......

ive used this many times to fix this problem on peoples laptops and it usually works. if it doesnt help you will need a new wireless card installed most likely




Hi I tried your answer and I finally can detect the unifi at my house. However, I tried to key in the password so many times but it still not connected. What can I do ?
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May 18, 2014 1:26:41 PM

This fix of uninstalling and reinstalling the wifi router driver worked for me as well! Thanks very much!
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July 16, 2014 1:46:18 AM

this worked great thank you very very much!!!!

06yfz450ridr said:
try right clicking on my computer and hitting mange, hit device manager and scroll to network adapters and expand it and select your wifi card. from there hit uninstall but do not remove the driver. after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless.


warning this will remove all saved wireless passwords......

ive used this many times to fix this problem on peoples laptops and it usually works. if it doesnt help you will need a new wireless card installed most likely


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July 20, 2014 9:13:32 AM

"after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless." I can't understand this part. can someone please explain to me.
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August 23, 2014 1:02:25 PM

Kanis Fatema said:
"after that look up top for a computer with a magnifying glass and it will scan for changes which will then reinstall your driver for your wireless." I can't understand this part. can someone please explain to me.


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August 23, 2014 1:03:46 PM

Its the last icon on top under computer management
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August 27, 2014 3:02:36 PM

How about my wifi card is gone?
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September 20, 2014 5:03:10 PM

06yfz450ridr: I had the same problem and followed your suggestion. It worked perfectly! Thanks very much!
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under computer management theres only system tools,storage and service and applications,what do u mean by magnifying glass..
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