After Windows Update, PC will no longer connect to wireless networ

[Guest knight_tour]

My XP Home Edition PC has worked fine for over a year, but two days ago it

was running fine when it got the typical notification of automatic Windows

Updates needing to be installed. I let them install and the PC rebooted, but

once it came back up it would no longer connect to my wireless network. The

wireless card looks fine, and it can SEE the wireless network; it just won't

connect to it. I attempted System Restore to a couple of different dates,

but it failed each time. I also tried to use Add/Remove programs to remove

the updates, but each of the updates says it cannot be removed! Since the

updates were acting similar to a virus, I scanned for viruses, but there was

nothing.

 

Here are the details of my computer and IE:

 

O/S: 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111: Service Pack 3)

Br: 7.0.5730.11

[Guest Malke]

Re: After Windows Update, PC will no longer connect to wireless networ

 

knight_tour wrote:

> My XP Home Edition PC has worked fine for over a year, but two days ago it

> was running fine when it got the typical notification of automatic Windows

> Updates needing to be installed. I let them install and the PC rebooted,

> but

> once it came back up it would no longer connect to my wireless network.

> The wireless card looks fine, and it can SEE the wireless network; it just

> won't

> connect to it. I attempted System Restore to a couple of different dates,

> but it failed each time. I also tried to use Add/Remove programs to

> remove

> the updates, but each of the updates says it cannot be removed! Since the

> updates were acting similar to a virus, I scanned for viruses, but there

> was nothing.

>

> Here are the details of my computer and IE:

>

> O/S: 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111: Service Pack 3)

> Br: 7.0.5730.11

 

It sounds like you may have inadvertently installed the drivers for your

wireless card from Windows Update. Installing drivers from WU is not a good

idea. First, reinstall your drivers for the wireless network adapter. Get

them from either the card mftr.'s website (if a standalone card) or the

OEM's website if integrated as in a laptop (Dell, HP, etc.).

 

Then change your Windows Update settings from Automatic to "download updates

and let me know when they're ready". Use the Custom option so you can see

the updates before installing them and don't install driver updates.

 

Malke

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Re: After Windows Update, PC will no longer connect to wireless networ

 

Device Manager may not show any devices and Network Connections may not show

any network connections after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953979

 

A Windows XP SP3-based computer loses wireless connectivity when it resumes

from standby or from hibernation, or you receive an error message when you

try to put the computer in standby or in hibernation:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951447

 

Windows XP SP3-based client computers cannot access the network when some

DHCP information is unavailable

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953761

 

[[ How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249 ]]

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for

Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and

e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. Go to

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows

XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"

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knight_tour wrote:

> My XP Home Edition PC has worked fine for over a year, but two days ago it

> was running fine when it got the typical notification of automatic Windows

> Updates needing to be installed. I let them install and the PC rebooted,

> but once it came back up it would no longer connect to my wireless

> network.

> The wireless card looks fine, and it can SEE the wireless network; it just

> won't connect to it. I attempted System Restore to a couple of different

> dates, but it failed each time. I also tried to use Add/Remove programs

> to

> remove the updates, but each of the updates says it cannot be removed!

> Since the updates were acting similar to a virus, I scanned for viruses,

> but there was nothing.

>

> Here are the details of my computer and IE:

>

> O/S: 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111: Service Pack 3)

> Br: 7.0.5730.11