FYI traveling with a laptop and Vista

Silound · 07-30-2009, 09:57 AM

The reason this problem happens is because Vista was designed to use a third party connection software rather than a driver based authentication.

For example, my laptop came with Vista, I loaded XP onto it, and the wireless worked fine anywhere. When I reloaded Vista, I encountered the same problem. Some research showed that Vista is looking for a third party software to actually do the connections and authentication (in my case, the Intel Wireless Package software that was originally pre-installed on my laptop).

Installing the XP drivers is one workaround, or you can use the connection software provided by your wireless card/chipset manufacturer.

07-30-2009, 09:57 AM	#13
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: FYI traveling with a laptop and Vista The reason this problem happens is because Vista was designed to use a third party connection software rather than a driver based authentication. For example, my laptop came with Vista, I loaded XP onto it, and the wireless worked fine anywhere. When I reloaded Vista, I encountered the same problem. Some research showed that Vista is looking for a third party software to actually do the connections and authentication (in my case, the Intel Wireless Package software that was originally pre-installed on my laptop). Installing the XP drivers is one workaround, or you can use the connection software provided by your wireless card/chipset manufacturer. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!