Shawn,

Have you looked around to see if there might be
some type of interference? Around your wireless
router or laptop? 2.4GHz cordless phones can
cause interference with wireless signals. Try using
5.8GHz or 900mhz cordless phones. I've even had
a microwave oven cause problems with my wireless
network when it was in use. You could try changing
the channel- if it's on 6 try 11 instead.

Here's a link to two help sites that are run by
the same MVP, the sites have some of the best info
on wireless issues;
[url]http://www.wifimvp.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.chicagotech.net/[/url]

Let us know how things work out.


Take care,

Michael

"SKeene" <SKeene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:160CBD58-D641-4096-B3D5-4E328CA38C5B@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Your first update (to "...improve the compatibility, reliability, and
> stability of Windows Vista") listed many great reasons for getting that
> update... but when I downloaded and tried to install it, I received a dialog
> which said "the update does not apply to your system". I probably already
> got it as an automatic update, because the versions of some files i sampled
> to check match the versions and dates provided in that KB article.
>
> Your second link listed five wifi issues, but none seem to describe my
> particular problem, and the disclaimer to "not use unless you have these
> exact problems or your puppies will be kicked" made me not want to install it.
>
> Thanks for your assistance though. The first link, especially, with all
> those listed benefits, seems like something everyone should make sure they
> have. If you find any other info about making the WiFi more reliable, please
> do share.
>
> - Shawn
>
>
>
> "MICHAEL" wrote:
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>> "SKeene" <SKeene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:71FD1752-2D06-4CDC-9DFE-B8B6BDECC603@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > I've experienced #1, I finally gave up and told my router to broadcast the
>> > SSID.
>> >
>> > I've also experienced #3, usually twice or three times a day it just quits
>> > detecting any networks, and loses connectivity to the original one I was
>> > using. My only option is to reboot, because like you, any step I take to try
>> > to resolve results in a hang.
>> >
>> > I've not found any solution yet: I've tried updating my drivers to the
>> > newest ones available, and installing all Windows Updates.
>> >
>> > I have an Intel Wireless card as well. I'm not on my laptop now so I don't
>> > know the model number.[/color]
>>
>> Have you tried this update?
>> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649/en-us[/url]
>>
>> One of the improvements:
>> It improves the stability of wireless network services.
>>
>> There's also a hotfix available for some
>> wireless problems;
>> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/932063/en-us[/url]
>> Several problems occur on a Windows Vista-based computer
>> when you work in a wireless network environment.
>>
>>
>> -Michael
>>
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