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    HP wireless driver

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Thumper, Dec 14, 2007.

  1. Thumper

    Thumper Newbie

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    Does anybody know why a wireless driver would uninstall after a reboot, hibernate, or shutdown? I have a HP dv9010us, and every time I shut down my computer, my wireless driver uninstalls and I have to reinstall it. It is not even recognized under the device manager or when I run the "Add Hardware" app. from the control panel. I have to manually install the driver, then run the "Windows Experience Index" to get it working again, just to have it uninstalled when I shut my laptop down. I tried completely reformatting my computer, reinstalling windows, and starting fresh, but same problem. I don't think it is a hardware issue because I can install the wireless device and use it just fine until I restart my computer. So if anybody has any ideas, let me know. Thanks
     
    Thumper, Dec 14, 2007
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    hder207 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had a similar problem, still do but I believe it's a hardware problem. something loose.I have to tap on the case before I start the laptop to get the wireless working. I updated the bios with the new flash version then it worked for 4 days but it's doing the same again.
    anyway, you might check if hp has an new bios flash update for yours.
    maybe that solves the problem.

    go to hp:
    http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=drivers
    Go to Networking then type in your Product number. goto the next steps.
    updating the bios is simple, once you got the correct file just install it then restart.

    you might also read this:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a1-4e44-427c-89b6-9e2d83d67d25&displayLang=en

    hope this helps you.
     
    hder207, Dec 14, 2007
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