LOST WIRELESS - BAD PROVIDED BY WINDOWS UPDATE ATHEROS DRIVER UPDATE

I've been having problems for 3 months with my laptop HP with Windows 7 not being not able to see all the networks any longer.

I HAVE THE ATHEROS DRIVER

FOUND THE PROBLEM!

HERE'S THE SOLUTION THAT WORKED FOR ME:

-UNINSTALL EVERYTHING and all WINDOWS UPDATES
-RESTART your computer
-UNINSTALL your WIFI software which you can do via the Device Manager
-WIFI adapter is located under the network adapters
-Restart your computer
-Allow to Windows to REINSTALL the software for your computer device
-Go to the Device Manager
Highlight the WIFI driver
-In the toolbar at the top of the device, under Action Manager, select Properties, and that there should be an option to ROLL BACK to THE PREVIOUS VERSION
THIS RESTORES YOUR DRIVER TO A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE *.
-RESTART your computer

It worked for me and I thought I'd share this find!

AFTER DOING THIS, YOU WILL NEED TO GO BACK AND UPDATE YOUR WINDOWS... THERE IS A CATCH!  READ MORE

- DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE ATHEROS SUPPLIED BY WINDOWS UPDATE UPDATE!

You'll need display the list for IMPORTANT UPDATES and UNCHECK the ATHEROS DRIVER UPDATE.

I hope this helps someone else!

This has been a huge relief for me to finally have my laptop back up and able to see wireless again!  I was unable to do anything about it during 3 months!

You should not need to uninstall updates. Roll back the previous driver should be all it takes.
Kerry Brown MS - MVP - Windows desktop experience

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