Go to device Manager and check the properties (advanced, I think) of the
wireless card. Usually there's a software On/Off switch.It may or may not
help. I have similar problems as do others with Thinkpads randomly turning
off the radio. Sometimes a cold restart solves the problem. Also check your
power management settings as they can go crazy and turn off the radio.

"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]