Is it showing in Device Manager? The actual part may have failed. If the
notebook is under guarantee, take it to a Compaq/HP Service Center. If it's
not, probably your best option is to get a PCMCIA Wireless card.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
[url]http://www.coribright.com/windows[/url]

"Fab" <Fab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:65C20D7E-DAE0-4DB6-B187-A70FA0721609@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> The wireless card on my Compaq laptop (Vista) has been working decently
> until
> today. Suddenly, it shows the card as being off. Theres a switch at the
> front
> of the laptop which is the "on/off" button for the wireless card and it is
> definitely on "on." Is there another way I might have accidentally
> disabled
> my card? Or any ideas why suddenly it won't work???[/color]