How to get HP desktop to behave...?

I switched out the wireless router on my home network, and right now there's an HP PC and a mac laptop on the network, and the mac connects to the right network, but the HP refuses to connect to the new router and keeps connecting to the old one. How do I get the HP to connect to the new router? I keep deleting the old router, but it keeps showing up, without fail. By the way the old router IS completely disconnected and powered off.

It's driving me crazy!!! anyway uh yeah, well short of reinstalling windows.

 

I had this happen a couple times, Once with a Desktop with wireless card, and a Laptop with built in wireless. Coincidently, they were both HP.

For the desktop, when the router was changed out, the old router still showed with "automatic" being grayed out. I did the same, delete the settings, search for wireless network, and it still showed. Found out there was an adware on the computer. Removed it, then the network setting finally got deleted. So, you can check if there is a virus, adware, or spyware on the machine.

Next instances, on a laptop, same thing, removed router, new router but old router settings still there. But this time it said connected. So by chance, I used my PDA, and the network showed also. Come to realize, somebody used the same SSID as the one that was previously installed. So check if there is another person with a wireless connection also.

Couple other things to try. If you are using windows wireless connection to connect, try using the programs that came with your card/usb device, and vice versa. If not, try connecting a different way, if you are using USB, install a PC/PCI card and see if that works.

Hope this helps

 

That's probably it....I can see the next door neighbor's connection on my macbook pro, but it seems to be working now. I should delete that adware stuff!!! God windows is SO hard, no wonder companies keep those IT departments around even if they DO cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

 

On the PC you have a manager that controls the wireless connections. If you select the wireless port and get properties. You will get a window, select wireless network tab. This is were all of your connections info is stored. If you check the advanced properties, you have an option to connect to any network. Change this to AP only, and un check automatically connect to non prefered networks. Close. Now delete your old network from the list. It should not come back.

This is a problem with every one running default subnet and SSID. I always change subnets and ssid. I setup WPA first with the SSID broadcasted, once working I hide the SSID.

YES, Apple makes things easier. Tech support for MS requires 10x+ time. If every one switched to apple a lot of people would loose their job.