- Aug 2, 2008
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Yesterday we were given an old HP running 8.1. I fired it up and began the process of making it ours. I installed Classic Shell, Malwarebytes, and CCleaner. I then started Windows Update and walked away as it installed 55 updates. Since the reboot, I have had Limited access to my wifi network.
Now, my Google-Fu is not weak. I have tried upgrading the wifi card's driver, downgrading the driver, uninstalling the card, a whole bunch of netsh cmd stuff that I didn't understand, resetting the router even though every other device in the house works and some other stuff that has been purged from mind by this cloud of pure hate that has consumed me.
Oh, and System Restore isn't an option because my dumb ass didn't create restore point before hitting Update. Please help.
EDIT: Also tried rebooting the modem, and starting in Safe Mode with Networking. Still no change. I cannot do if I set it to automatically get an IP address, it always defaults to a 169.254.x.x address. Forcing a static IP in the correct range also has no effect. This is driving me crazy!
Now, my Google-Fu is not weak. I have tried upgrading the wifi card's driver, downgrading the driver, uninstalling the card, a whole bunch of netsh cmd stuff that I didn't understand, resetting the router even though every other device in the house works and some other stuff that has been purged from mind by this cloud of pure hate that has consumed me.
Oh, and System Restore isn't an option because my dumb ass didn't create restore point before hitting Update. Please help.
EDIT: Also tried rebooting the modem, and starting in Safe Mode with Networking. Still no change. I cannot do if I set it to automatically get an IP address, it always defaults to a 169.254.x.x address. Forcing a static IP in the correct range also has no effect. This is driving me crazy!
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