The post whore thread.

[buffalobo]

Post a pic of your laptop keyboard.

Already left the house.

Maybe the wife can later this morning.

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[buffalobo]

My win7 HP has the F12 key as the on/off for wireless. IF the light is white / blue (color blindish) it's on, if not (darker color) off.

IF the Light is illuminated for ON and still nothing take a look at your router. My router has a on/off and WPS buttins on the side. Those must be on and the wireless icon illuminated on the router to function.


This is for vista.
Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only)
A wireless device can be turned on or off using the Wireless Assistant software. If a wireless device is
disabled by Computer Setup, it must be reenabled by Computer Setup before it can be turned on or off
using Wireless Assistant.
NOTE:
Enabling or turning on a wireless device does not automatically connect the computer
to a network or a Bluetooth-enabled device.
To view the state of the wireless devices, click the Wireless Assistant icon
in the Windows® Mobility
Center.
For more information, refer to the Wireless Assistant online Help:
1.
Open Wireless Assistant by clicking the icon in the Windows Mobility Center.
2.
Click the
Help
button.

Win7 also and I vaguely remember talking to the tech back when and we resolved with function keys, but all I tried this morning failed.

Am thinking update package(16 items) that was loading conflicts with set up(happened once before) or wireless "card" toast.

Don't think any issues with router as both cell phones cruised right on and Windows diagnosis was to turn on wireless with switch (this machine does not have, previous machine had switch) or function keys.

Am sure 30 seconds into phone conversation with tech, facepalm will occur as I remember solution from last time.

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[waxthis]

"My win7 HP has the F12 key as the on/off for wireless. IF the light is white / blue (color blindish) it's on, if not (darker color) off. "


This is the direction I was heading, obviously different manufactures use different key combinations to turn Wi-Fi on and off. Guess that's not the ticket, man that's a tough one...Maybe the card is toast?

[waxthis]

Holy ShiT..."18,032"............Jimbo be on a role!

[Great-Kazoo]

"My win7 HP has the F12 key as the on/off for wireless. IF the light is white / blue (color blindish) it's on, if not (darker color) off. "


This is the direction I was heading, obviously different manufactures use different key combinations to turn Wi-Fi on and off. Guess that's not the ticket, man that's a tough one...Maybe the card is toast?

I was told something similar by "tech". Turns out the WPS switch was off on the router.

[buffalobo]

Spoke to my tech a little while ago. FN+hot key. Seems familiar, will try it out when hit homestead.

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[brutal]

Car trouble eh? My clutch shit out on me today two stop lights from work. Had to muscle it into every gear and felt like I nearly didn't make. Lovely wife drove all the way down to my job and we took a trip to the parts store for some brake fluid, as I had discovered that the reservoir was dry. After filling, clutch pedal was still very light, and clutch still engaged differently, but shifting was clear enough to get me home. HOWEVER, clutch again shit out with two traffic lights till I got home and locked up the shifting again. Checked the reservoir when I got home and it was still full. Perhaps it's the heat. Who knows.

Many years ago, I had to drive my wife's old Suby GL10 wagon with a busted clutch cable. Cold starts in 2nd gear at the lights, rev-matched shifting without a clutch. Fortunately, she was only about 10 miles from home and I only had to work a half dozen or so lights I just couldn't time.

[brutal]

If it matters the machine is a refurbished Compaq 8510.

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8510P manual shows what looks like a touch sensitive switch just above the F4/F5 keys. Should be a little antenna ({!}) like icon there.

Touch-sensitive controls for HP Info Centre, HP QuickLook, wireless on/off, HP Presentation button, volume up, volume down,

and mute

Looking for the Hp Wireless Assistant "hotkey" as well. HP is as as bad as IBM finding simple instruction/info.

[stoner01]

Passé the finals. Now all I have to do is ace the POST test

[brutal]

Passé the finals. Now all I have to do is ace the POST test