Suddenly can't connect to the wireless network: limited connectivity or none, I tried to bugs, no help!

I have a laptop with Windows Vista. Recently, I upgraded my home wireless internet connection, which meant the laptop could go online (previously I had just used online office). It worked very well without any problems, until I enabled him to download updates windows (don't know if it was a service pack or only some updated files). Now, I am no longer able to connect, I don't always get limited connectivity or none even if the wireless signal is "excellent". I tried 2 ' difficulty his "from microsoft, including TCP/IP, no effect. I tried to turn off my IPv6 setting, no effect.

I am considering currently switch to XP Pro, even though I grew to like the 'look' of Vista, so it would be a shame. But I have to be able to get the laptop online!

Any help gratefully received... I'm not very tech-savvy so I need the stupid version :)

Thank you

Hello

Try to clean the Wireless Manager so there is not more entries and try connection toyaspin

http://www.ezlan.NET/Vista/wireless_manager.jpg

If you have to connect to the wireless router, make a thread connetion disable wireless security on and try to connect again.

Jack-MVP Windows Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET

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