Vista wireless connection problem

FlufanFlufan Posts: 2,544
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Got a freshly-rebuilt friend's Vista laptop with wireless problems. It connects to her router okay, but can't get out on to the Internet. A wired network connection works fine.

It's up to date with Windows updates, malware-free, I've tried it with the firewall off and with AV (Avast) disabled, rebooted plenty, reinstalled the wireless driver & software. Cleared out temporary files and temporary Internet files, and checked the hosts file.

Funny thing is that while it has the same behaviour at my house - won't conenct beyond my router - when I try it on our work's wifi access point, it works fine.

Something I've noticed is that in the registry, at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles, it leaves a key for the work WAP but the two home ones don't get an entry. Don't know if this matters, or how to fix if it does - she's clearly got rights to write to that part of the registry as the work SSID appears there.

It could be something to do with the TYPE of wireless network - Public, Private, Work, Home - but I can't figure out what.

Has anyone met this kind of thing before?

I'm thinking of wiping it and reinstalling it but with Windows 7 (have to use Vista drivers as HP haven't produced Win7 ones). Is it possible that that will improve things?

Thanks for all thoughts.

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  • cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    Can't help with anything else but Windows 7 should definitely improve things. It's what Vista should have been after all and from what I've seen it seems to be a good OS that not many Windows users complain about. *sits back and hopes no flame wars begin*
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 109
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    *sits back and hopes no flame wars begin*

    and here we go again. What you mean is *sits back and hopes I've started flame wars again*

    To the OP, when you say it connects to the router fine over wireless can you login to the router from the wireless PC?
  • cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    and here we go again. What you mean is *sits back and hopes I've started flame wars again*

    Actually no. I was just stating my opinion. I didn't want the flame wars to start again. *leaves thread*
  • FlufanFlufan Posts: 2,544
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    To the OP, when you say it connects to the router fine over wireless can you login to the router from the wireless PC?

    Good point: Vista informs me it's connected but I've just tried http-ing to the router and it can't see it. It won't even reply to pings. (Plug in the cable and it picks it up straight away.)
  • FlufanFlufan Posts: 2,544
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    Did a fresh install of Windows 7 (isn't that fast compared to previous versions!) and the laptop's picking up the WAPs just like it should.
  • cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    Flufan wrote: »
    Did a fresh install of Windows 7 (isn't that fast compared to previous versions!) and the laptop's picking up the WAPs just like it should.

    So that means Vista was the problem then! :p
  • DaedrothDaedroth Posts: 3,065
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    The only time I've seen this was on Windows 7 when it corrupted the profile for the wireless connection to the router. Deleting it and readding it worked.
    So that means Vista was the problem then! :p
    Or poor drivers from HP perhaps? Your constant anti-Vista or anti-MS drivel is getting boring now.
  • cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    Daedroth wrote: »
    Or poor drivers from HP perhaps? Your constant anti-Vista or anti-MS drivel is getting boring now.

    Could have been that too, but I prefer to blame Vista first :p It strangely worked ok with W7 though so was it Vista or the drivers?
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