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Wireless laptop will not connect

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by angel.cuevas

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Hard drive crash so I had to re-install Windows Xp pro after doing so i wanted to see if the sp2 patch would work on my system since I had no data to recover or to loose I figuere it would be ok. After doing so I could not get my internet to work. So I uninstalled sp2 off my system and now I can get my desktop to go on the internet by way of Broadban. But now my wireless laptop will not longer connect. Everytime I run the network wizard it will not complete and it tells me that I need to put my desktop on the network. What does this mean and why can i connect my wireless laptop to my network. Network on laptop is active and all my bars are green showing connectivity with router. Please Help !!!!

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by tksolway

SP2 brings with it a new firewall software. You may have to configure it first. I'm afraid I haven't played with it enough yet to tell you exactly how. But if I had to guess I would say that is the problem. You can disable it outright in the properties page of your network connection.

by endtask

i think you need to leave sp2 out of the equation. if it's not working it's not that you need sp2(it brings with it the fires of hell)
Firstly check that all your drivers are correct.
Next make sure you are using the right access key.
Do you have any other laptops connecting to the router? If you do maybe admin access and reset the access key so you can use it on your laptop's config.

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