From: Brian Cryer on
<jw(a)eldorado.com> wrote in message
news:c53b46h2g2al26j94psfa3h45chfota63k(a)4ax.com...
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:04:16 -0400, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote:
>
>>Brian Cryer wrote:
>>
>>The drivers on the HP site (in the Vista section, but looks to contain
>>WinXP support too), should be showing something like this in Device
>>Manager,
>>if the low level drivers have been installed.
>
> Network Controller is flagged yellow. When I disconnect CAT5. I lose
> the internet. I will not have the portability of the laptop if I
> can't use wireless.

I *think* (so not entirely sure about this) that that may indicate that you
don't have the right driver installed. I'd follow Paul's suggestion of
downloading the drivers from the HP site and seeing what happens when you
try to install them.
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Brian Cryer
http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian