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???

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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"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]

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]