Im not going mad. XP SP3 affects wireless capabilities
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Im not going mad. XP SP3 affects wireless capabilities
04-11-2008 3:14 PM
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been doing some research
Looks like the new SP3 affects wireless adapters
Here is a quote from a forum and the solution....
Hi
After installing SP3 onto an Acer Aspire 1360 (XP Home SP2) it will no
longer connect to my wireless network. It simply sits there trying to
acquire an IP address but doesn't succeed. It also says the signal
strength is low where it is usually excellent and is trying to connect at
1Mbps. Trying to find networks in range results in the claim there are no
networks in range. Uninstalling SP3 restores normality. The wireless
router is a Belkin with hardware version F5D7231-4 2000. Any ideas?
Here is someones solution
I had the same problem.
Use WEP instead of WPA.
This is the problem i have been experiencing over the last few days
Re: Im not going mad. XP SP3 affects wireless capabilities
04-11-2008 3:14 PM
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Thanks
Re: Im not going mad. XP SP3 affects wireless capabilities
04-11-2008 3:25 PM
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04-11-2008 4:31 PM
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I will give WEP a whirl
Hopefully this will sort out all the problems i have been getting and then i can shut up and go away lol
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04-11-2008 4:46 PM
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Quote from: nseaman Also anyone know how i can get rid of SP3 easily?
Er, uninstall it via Control Panel, like you would any program?
(it's worked for me before now)
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04-11-2008 6:26 PM
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test done today
QED
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04-11-2008 6:29 PM
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04-11-2008 6:45 PM
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This evening i pushed the reset button the back of my router and uninstalled my wireless dongle
Set the modem up wired to my laptop... no problems.. getting over 6 meg broadband
then i went into the wireless settings and selected the WEP option and popped it on channel 2
Disconnected from the ethernet. Then installed the wirless adapter software... Selected the router from a list and then popped in the WEP key
Its now connected fine... No issues
Hopefully when i restart the computer it will work again...
If not its back to the drawing board lol
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04-11-2008 10:51 PM
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A lot seam to be 3rd party software if you use windows its self for wireless it doesnt seem as bad but most need the OEM software to work so it not an option
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04-11-2008 11:51 PM
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It's only been bad over the last week or so. Has there been another update recently, that could have caused it?
John
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04-11-2008 11:59 PM
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With WPA everytime i turned my laptop off with the wireless dongle it wouldnt connect again unless i ran through the router set-up everytime
Change your security to WEP and see what happens
Or uninstall SP3 but i havent tried that
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05-11-2008 2:10 PM
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John
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05-11-2008 3:08 PM
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Try ditching SP3 and still use WPA.
I might try this but i dont want to risk losing my connection again... I will probably stick with WEP
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07-11-2008 9:30 AM
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WEP is very unsure and can be hacked in seconds with a few clicks, even novice users can crack WEP by downloading certain programs.
WPA Is much harder to crack. You need to move back to WPA
Mike
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07-11-2008 10:03 AM
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I can connect to 3 peoples routers near by with no security set up lol
I would like to use WPA... i will try getting rid of SP3
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