Wireless problems with EasyNote.

Hi,

I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. For some reason,
when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
network option has disappeared.

I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).

I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.

This is what I downloaded from Intel:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...

I have no idea what to do. I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
Manager but that doesn’t help.

One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.

If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
in Devices that there is a problem.

Any ideas? Thanks – your help is much appreciated.

On Apr 20, 7:06*pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. *For some reason,
> when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
> network option has disappeared.
>
> I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
> 2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).
>
> I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
> from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.
>
> This is what I downloaded from Intel:http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...
>
> I have no idea what to do. *I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
> Manager but that doesn’t help.
>
> One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
> drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
> drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.
>
> If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
> wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
> in Devices that there is a problem.
>
> Any ideas? *Thanks – your help is much appreciated.

You used this driver from PB
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/it...ppn=PB47Q03001

Did you do any updates or anything before it stopped working

"Richy" <> wrote in message
news:95c7b7f8-0f14-409c-844e-...
Hi,

I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. For some reason,
when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
network option has disappeared.

I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).

I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.

This is what I downloaded from Intel:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...

I have no idea what to do. I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
Manager but that doesn’t help.

One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.

If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
in Devices that there is a problem.

Any ideas? Thanks – your help is much appreciated.


Are you connecting through a wireless router? I have found with my Linksys
router with the Security feature that sometimes when I try to log on I get
an error message. I have found that all that is needed is to unplug the
router and then wait a few minutes and plug back in. My lap top then finds
the connection all on its own.

That would be a first step.

I hope I helped?

Elector

On Apr 21, 12:45 pm, "Elector" <elec...@mydeja.com> wrote:
> "Richy" <pump...@cotse.net> wrote in message
>
> news:95c7b7f8-0f14-409c-844e-...
> Hi,
>
> I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. For some reason,
> when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
> network option has disappeared.
>
> I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
> 2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).
>
> I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
> from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.
>
> This is what I downloaded from Intel:http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...
>
> I have no idea what to do. I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
> Manager but that doesn’t help.
>
> One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
> drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
> drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.
>
> If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
> wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
> in Devices that there is a problem.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks – your help is much appreciated.
>
> Are you connecting through a wireless router? I have found with my Linksys
> router with the Security feature that sometimes when I try to log on I get
> an error message. I have found that all that is needed is to unplug the
> router and then wait a few minutes and plug back in. My lap top then finds
> the connection all on its own.
>
> That would be a first step.
>
> I hope I helped?
>
> Elector

No. There is no router. All I am doing is making sure the wireless
button is on on the laptop. That used to work. But I don't think
that is the issue since it would not affect the drivers.

On Apr 21, 1:32 am, metronid <metro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 20, 7:06 pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. For some reason,
> > when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
> > network option has disappeared.
>
> > I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
> > 2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).
>
> > I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
> > from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.
>
> > This is what I downloaded from Intel:http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...
>
> > I have no idea what to do. I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
> > Manager but that doesn’t help.
>
> > One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
> > drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
> > drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.
>
> > If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
> > wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
> > in Devices that there is a problem.
>
> > Any ideas? Thanks – your help is much appreciated.
>
> You used this driver from PBhttp://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index..php?i=7044170200&ppn=PB4...
>
> Did you do any updates or anything before it stopped working

Yes, that driver. No, I did not change anything. It just disappeared
from Networks.

On Apr 21, 7:17*pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
> On Apr 21, 1:32 am, metronid <metro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 20, 7:06 pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. *For some reason,
> > > when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
> > > network option has disappeared.
>
> > > I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
> > > 2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).
>
> > > I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
> > > from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.
>
> > > This is what I downloaded from Intel:http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...
>
> > > I have no idea what to do. *I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
> > > Manager but that doesn’t help.
>
> > > One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
> > > drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
> > > drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.
>
> > > If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
> > > wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
> > > in Devices that there is a problem.
>
> > > Any ideas? *Thanks – your help is much appreciated.
>
> > * You used this driver from PBhttp://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=7044170200&ppn=PB4...
>
> > Did you do any updates or anything before it stopped working
>
> Yes, that driver. *No, I did not change anything. *It just disappeared
> from Networks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Look
Something did change.
It worked then it did not work


It is either hardware or software related.
If it is hardware then you are out of luck

If it is software than this group may be able to help

When you see it under device manager
Right click properties
Then details --what does it say
Do it again again and pick driver driver details-what does it say


Driver again try rolling back driver


If all else fails then you can do a complete reinstall
of OS
If this failes I can almost guarantee it is a hardware problem

On Apr 22, 2:20 pm, metronid <metro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 21, 7:17 pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 21, 1:32 am, metronid <metro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 20, 7:06 pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. For some reason,
> > > > when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
> > > > network option has disappeared.
>
> > > > I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
> > > > 2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).
>
> > > > I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
> > > > from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.
>
> > > > This is what I downloaded from Intel:http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...
>
> > > > I have no idea what to do. I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
> > > > Manager but that doesn’t help.
>
> > > > One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
> > > > drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
> > > > drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.
>
> > > > If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
> > > > wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
> > > > in Devices that there is a problem.
>
> > > > Any ideas? Thanks – your help is much appreciated.
>
> > > You used this driver from PBhttp://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=7044170200&ppn=PB4...
>
> > > Did you do any updates or anything before it stopped working
>
> > Yes, that driver. No, I did not change anything. It just disappeared
> > from Networks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Look
> Something did change.
> It worked then it did not work
>
> It is either hardware or software related.
> If it is hardware then you are out of luck
>
> If it is software than this group may be able to help
>
> When you see it under device manager
> Right click properties
> Then details --what does it say
> Do it again again and pick driver driver details-what does it say
>
> Driver again try rolling back driver
>
> If all else fails then you can do a complete reinstall
> of OS
> If this failes I can almost guarantee it is a hardware problem

This device cannot start. (Code 10)

Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device.



It also shows the MAC address as 00-00-00-00-00-00

I roll it back but it says there are no driver files that have been
backed up for this device.

On Apr 22, 6:10*pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
> On Apr 22, 2:20 pm, metronid <metro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 21, 7:17 pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 21, 1:32 am, metronid <metro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Apr 20, 7:06 pm, Richy <pump...@cotse.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > I am using a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop with XP. *For some reason,
> > > > > when I checked my Network connections (in Control Panel), the wireless
> > > > > network option has disappeared.
>
> > > > > I then checked Device Manager and it is listed as Intel Pro Wireless
> > > > > 2200 BG but there is a problem: This device cannot start. (Code 10).
>
> > > > > I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers both from Windows and
> > > > > from the Intel website and re-booted to no avail.
>
> > > > > This is what I downloaded from Intel:http://downloadcenter.intel.com/down...4/eng/10.5.3.0...
>
> > > > > I have no idea what to do. *I used the Troubleshooting tag in Device
> > > > > Manager but that doesn’t help.
>
> > > > > One suggestion was to disable wireless in the BIOS then uninstall the
> > > > > drivers in Control Panel, then re-enable the BIOS and install the
> > > > > drivers in Control Panel; however BIOS does not give me this option.
>
> > > > > If I uinstall the drivers then reboot, XP automatically installs the
> > > > > wireless drivers again, but you get the "exclaimation mark" indicator
> > > > > in Devices that there is a problem.
>
> > > > > Any ideas? *Thanks – your help is much appreciated.
>
> > > > * You used this driver from PBhttp://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=7044170200&ppn=PB4...
>
> > > > Did you do any updates or anything before it stopped working
>
> > > Yes, that driver. *No, I did not change anything. *It just disappeared
> > > from Networks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > Look
> > Something did change.
> > It worked then it did not work
>
> > It is either hardware or software related.
> > If it is hardware *then you are out of luck
>
> > If it is software than this group may be able to help
>
> > When you see it under device manager
> > Right click properties
> > Then details --what does it say
> > Do it again again and pick driver driver details-what does it say
>
> > Driver again try rolling back driver
>
> > If all else fails then you can *do a complete reinstall
> > of OS
> > If this failes I can almost guarantee it is a hardware problem
>
> This device cannot start. (Code 10)
>
> Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device.
>
> It also shows the MAC address as 00-00-00-00-00-00
>
> I roll it back but it says there are no driver files that have been
> backed up for this device.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

What were the drivers


When you see it under device manager
Right click properties
Then details --what does it say
Do it again again and pick driver driver details-what does it say


I think the device is kaput
as you already used this link from PB

You used this driver from PB
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/it...170200&ppn=PB4...

???

Or to be sure reinstall windows
Or buy a cheap dongle