Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

[Guest ah]

I am running Windows XP SP2

 

My laptop integrated WiFi has stopped working again. I get WiFi if I insert

a WiFicard but without the card I cannot see any network in the network

window. The WiFi switch is on. I tried debugging using

http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html but the window when I click Properties

for Client for Microsoft Networks just shows RPC services and no General and

Alternate configuration as in the example.

 

In Device Manager, all 3 Network adapters are enabled. 1394 net adaptor was

disabled but I enabled it. The 2 others are intel ® pro/100 ve network

connection and intel ® pro/wireless 2200bg network connection.

 

Same for the BlueTooth. The BlueTooth radios are not on the device

manager and I have no BlueTooth connection on my laptop, unless I plug in my

USB

BlueTooth dongle (that came with a BlueTooth headset that I stopped using).

Each time I reboot, my PPC disappears from the Bluetooth devices and I have

to reconfigure it.

 

I hope that Paul G Tobey is still around as he already helped me so well

twice.

 

--

ah

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

ah wrote:

>I am running Windows XP SP2

>

>My laptop integrated WiFi has stopped working again. I get WiFi if I

>insert a WiFicard but without the card I cannot see any network in

>the network window. The WiFi switch is on. I tried debugging using

>http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html but the window when I click

>Properties for Client for Microsoft Networks just shows RPC services

>and no General and Alternate configuration as in the example.

>

>In Device Manager, all 3 Network adapters are enabled. 1394 net

>adaptor was disabled but I enabled it. The 2 others are intel ®

>pro/100 ve network connection and intel ® pro/wireless 2200bg

>network connection.

>

>Same for the BlueTooth. The BlueTooth radios are not on the device

>manager and I have no BlueTooth connection on my laptop, unless I

>plug in my USB BlueTooth dongle (that came with a BlueTooth headset

>that I stopped using). Each time I reboot, my PPC disappears from the

>Bluetooth devices and I have to reconfigure it.

>

>I hope that Paul G Tobey is still around as he already helped me so

>well twice.

 

Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS?

My dv8100cto uses a Phoenix BIOS, and if i turn them off in the BIOS,

Windows does not see them at all.

 

What is sytrange is that I have had the BIOS reset itself a couple of

times over the last 1.5 years. In each case, I did not figure out why

the reset occurred, but it changed my video setting in the BIOS which

was very annoying.

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

 

Web site: http://csdcs.itgo.com/

E-mail: cjoseph@csdcs.itgo.com

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

C.Joseph S. Drayton wrote:

> ah wrote:

>

>> I am running Windows XP SP2

>>

>> My laptop integrated WiFi has stopped working again. I get WiFi if I

>> insert a WiFicard but without the card I cannot see any network in

>> the network window. The WiFi switch is on. I tried debugging using

>> http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html but the window when I click

>> Properties for Client for Microsoft Networks just shows RPC services

>> and no General and Alternate configuration as in the example.

>>

>> In Device Manager, all 3 Network adapters are enabled. 1394 net

>> adaptor was disabled but I enabled it. The 2 others are intel ®

>> pro/100 ve network connection and intel ® pro/wireless 2200bg

>> network connection.

>>

>> Same for the BlueTooth. The BlueTooth radios are not on the device

>> manager and I have no BlueTooth connection on my laptop, unless I

>> plug in my USB BlueTooth dongle (that came with a BlueTooth headset

>> that I stopped using). Each time I reboot, my PPC disappears from the

>> Bluetooth devices and I have to reconfigure it.

>>

>> I hope that Paul G Tobey is still around as he already helped me so

>> well twice.

>

> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS?

> My dv8100cto uses a Phoenix BIOS, and if i turn them off in the BIOS,

> Windows does not see them at all.

>

> What is sytrange is that I have had the BIOS reset itself a couple of

> times over the last 1.5 years. In each case, I did not figure out why

> the reset occurred, but it changed my video setting in the BIOS which

> was very annoying.

>

And my Dell laptop has a Fn+F2 that turns it off. Of course is only

good till the next boot.

[Guest ah]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

>> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS? <<

 

I googled to find out how to access my BIOS and I found the following

article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245567 How to Obtain BIOS

Information by Using the System Information Tool . But unfortunately it only

explains how to access BIOS for old versions of Windows and I am running

Windows XP SP2 on a Sony Vaio laptop. All I found in System Information

was: BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD R0052G7, 6/9/2005.

 

Please could someone help?

 

--

ah

 

 

"C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote in message

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> ah wrote:

>

>>I am running Windows XP SP2

>>

>>My laptop integrated WiFi has stopped working again. I get WiFi if I

>>insert a WiFicard but without the card I cannot see any network in

>>the network window. The WiFi switch is on. I tried debugging using

>>http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html but the window when I click

>>Properties for Client for Microsoft Networks just shows RPC services

>>and no General and Alternate configuration as in the example.

>>

>>In Device Manager, all 3 Network adapters are enabled. 1394 net

>>adaptor was disabled but I enabled it. The 2 others are intel ®

>>pro/100 ve network connection and intel ® pro/wireless 2200bg

>>network connection.

>>

>>Same for the BlueTooth. The BlueTooth radios are not on the device

>>manager and I have no BlueTooth connection on my laptop, unless I

>>plug in my USB BlueTooth dongle (that came with a BlueTooth headset

>>that I stopped using). Each time I reboot, my PPC disappears from the

>>Bluetooth devices and I have to reconfigure it.

>>

>>I hope that Paul G Tobey is still around as he already helped me so

>>well twice.

>

> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS?

> My dv8100cto uses a Phoenix BIOS, and if i turn them off in the BIOS,

> Windows does not see them at all.

>

> What is sytrange is that I have had the BIOS reset itself a couple of

> times over the last 1.5 years. In each case, I did not figure out why

> the reset occurred, but it changed my video setting in the BIOS which

> was very annoying.

>

> --

>

> Sincerely,

> C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

>

> CSD Computer Services

>

> Web site: http://csdcs.itgo.com/

> E-mail: cjoseph@csdcs.itgo.com

[Guest PD43]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

"ah" <anonewsgr@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS? <<

>

>I googled to find out how to access my BIOS and I found the following

>article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245567 How to Obtain BIOS

>Information by Using the System Information Tool . But unfortunately it only

>explains how to access BIOS for old versions of Windows and I am running

>Windows XP SP2 on a Sony Vaio laptop. All I found in System Information

>was: BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD R0052G7, 6/9/2005.

>

>Please could someone help?

 

 

You DON'T access the BIOS from Windows. You do it on a start or a

restart by waiting for the black screen to start showing white text -

you may only see your manufacturer's logo - and then immediately start

tapping your F2 key.

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:34:21 +0100, "ah" <anonewsgr@hotmail.com> wrote:

> >> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS? <<

>

> I googled to find out how to access my BIOS and I found the following

> article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245567 How to Obtain BIOS

> Information by Using the System Information Tool . But unfortunately it only

> explains how to access BIOS for old versions of Windows and I am running

> Windows XP SP2 on a Sony Vaio laptop. All I found in System Information

> was: BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD R0052G7, 6/9/2005.

>

> Please could someone help?

>

 

How to get into your BIOS depends, not on Windows, but on what

motherboard/BIOS you have. As a matter of fact, you have to access the

BIOS before Windows even starts to boot. One common way is to press

the Del key when you first power on, but that's not necessarily right

for your computer. Watch the screen carefully when you first boot;

there's often a message there telling you what to do. If not, check

your system documentation or check with your vendor.

 

Also look here: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Or just try the Del key. There's a good chance that's correct for you.

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

Please Reply to the Newsgroup

[Guest ah]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

F2 worked and I was able to access the BIOS. I tried all the tabs: main,

advanced, security, boot and exit but couldn't find anywhere data related to

WiFi or BlueTooth. I am ashamed of being so dumb.

 

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ah

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "ah" <anonewsgr@hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>>>> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS?

>>>> <<

>>

>>I googled to find out how to access my BIOS and I found the following

>>article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245567 How to Obtain BIOS

>>Information by Using the System Information Tool . But unfortunately it

>>only

>>explains how to access BIOS for old versions of Windows and I am running

>>Windows XP SP2 on a Sony Vaio laptop. All I found in System Information

>>was: BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD R0052G7, 6/9/2005.

>>

>>Please could someone help?

>

>

> You DON'T access the BIOS from Windows. You do it on a start or a

> restart by waiting for the black screen to start showing white text -

> you may only see your manufacturer's logo - and then immediately start

> tapping your F2 key.

[Guest ah]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

The link you kindly provided indicated F2, and F2 works but I couldn't go

further. Please see my reply to the previous posting.

 

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ah

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

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> On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:34:21 +0100, "ah" <anonewsgr@hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>> >> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS?

>> >> <<

>>

>> I googled to find out how to access my BIOS and I found the following

>> article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245567 How to Obtain BIOS

>> Information by Using the System Information Tool . But unfortunately it

>> only

>> explains how to access BIOS for old versions of Windows and I am running

>> Windows XP SP2 on a Sony Vaio laptop. All I found in System Information

>> was: BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD R0052G7, 6/9/2005.

>>

>> Please could someone help?

>>

>

> How to get into your BIOS depends, not on Windows, but on what

> motherboard/BIOS you have. As a matter of fact, you have to access the

> BIOS before Windows even starts to boot. One common way is to press

> the Del key when you first power on, but that's not necessarily right

> for your computer. Watch the screen carefully when you first boot;

> there's often a message there telling you what to do. If not, check

> your system documentation or check with your vendor.

>

> Also look here: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

> Or just try the Del key. There's a good chance that's correct for you.

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

[Guest Plato]

Re: Integrated WiFi and BlueTooth have stopped functioning

 

ah wrote:

>

> >> Did you check to make sure that the devices are turned on in the BIOS? <<

>

> I googled to find out how to access my BIOS and I found the following

> article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245567 How to Obtain BIOS

> Information by Using the System Information Tool . But unfortunately it only

 

One cannot get proper access to the bios within windows. Use DOS or the

access bios key when booting up.

 

 

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