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my wifi.

th3thirdmanth3thirdman Registered User regular
edited January 2011 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
Ok, so my laptop is running windows XP. I have had it running smooth for 8 months. I got it from a yard sale for fifty bucks but it seems to be in fine running shape. Last week I was tethering it to my samsung captivate using pdanet. After this I got home and I could not see or connect to my home wifi that has a wep key. I have tried to restore back to when it was working. I have tried to delete and reset it up. for a while I could see the network but when I tried to connect to it, it would do the acquiring address thing but the Icon in the system tray would not move. any ideas one where to go from here?

Sorry for the poor grammar I am posting this from my captivate.its a hp 2510p

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    FalkenFalken Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    i like that the fact you bought it for $50 is more important than the make, model or spec.

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    corky842corky842 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    If it's WEP, go here and enter the hex key and not the passphrase.

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    alexhollizalexholliz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    ^^

    Correct answer.

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    th3thirdmanth3thirdman Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Would you be so kind as to explane how I would do this as I can not find it on google

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    ShortForeskinShortForeskin Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm sorry if this is considered trolling, or spam, and I know it's irrelevant to the subject at hand, but I read your title as "My Wife."

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    What do you mean by saying you "reset" it? Format/reinstall XP? If that didn't fix the wireless issue, then it's probably something messed up badly elsewhere...

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    th3thirdmanth3thirdman Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Sorry, by reset I meant restore.

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    corky842corky842 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Ok, to change the key:
    Double-click on the network icon in the taskbar.
    Click "Properties"
    Go to the "Wireless networks" tab
    Make sure "Use windows to configure my wireless network settings" is selected.
    In the "preferred networks" list, select your home network.
    Click "Properties"
    Paste the 128-bit key the site generated for you in the "network key" field.

    If that doesn't work try it again with the 64-bit key.

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    th3thirdmanth3thirdman Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Thank you for you help but that did not seem to do it

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Uninstall the wifi adapter and reinstall drivers for it from the HP site?

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