Thread: Hidden wireless networks windows 7.

Had this plomlem once before and was able to remedy it!

Got home from golf yesterday and TOT had installed a fibre connection.
PC and other devices working.
My friggin' laptop wont connect.

How to Connect to Hidden Wireless Networks in Windows 7

Gone through the above link but, to no avail.

Any thoughts?

Cheers in anticipation.

log into your TOT wifi AP and unhide the SSID - and check the wifi is enabled

Balders...You're going to have to be a bit more specific!

Where does one find aforementioned, AP?

Are you sure that your new fibre router has wifi?

All the other devices are working through, WIFI.

For some reason, unbeknown to me (probably pressed a button in the distant past) my laptop has
a hidden wireless connection!

1st you could check out the Buttfly registry hack, otherwise known as checking to see if your laptop has a wifi on/off on the outside of the case.

can you see the wifi access point ( AP ) in the list on your laptop ?

Plug it into the router by wire. Make sure you have interweb.

Go to Device Manager, remove the Wifi driver and uninstall it at the same time.

Reboot, let it pick up a new driver.

Try again.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Plug it into the router by wire. Make sure you have interweb.

Go to Device Manager, remove the Wifi driver and uninstall it at the same time.

Reboot, let it pick up a new driver.

Try again.

This should work,my friend a few months back had the same problem and when I did a Harry has told you to do it worked .

^I'd like to do that but when I go the device manager, there is no mention of WiFi driver.

Are any of you in the Cha-Am area?

in device manager, scroll down and click on network adaptors and you should see the wi fi adaptor.

right click on it and it give you various options such as uninstall etc.

Microsoft Virtual WiFi miniport adapter properties

^^Is that the one?

it could be, depends what brand of adaptor was fitted by the computer manufacturer.

right click it , it should say update, disable uninstall, and then follow harry the fishs instructions

Well...What can I say. I followed the instructions in the video. uninstalled the driver, lo and behold...It didn't ask me if I wanted to install a new driver?

Now I've got...No connections available!

Next step please.

use the update driver software option.

if you have no connection, use one of your other devices to download "Microsoft Virtual WiFi miniport adapter" drivers ( find them on google) onto a usb stick and then install them on to your pc from the usb stick.

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Well...What can I say. I followed the instructions in the video. uninstalled the driver, lo and behold...It didn't ask me if I wanted to install a new driver?

Now I've got...No connections available!

Next step please.

Just reboot your computer and it will find the driver automatically

next

Yep,you're correct!

I'd like to thank each and everyone of you for the assistance.

Chazzer's a happy chappy.

Five and a bit hours without goat porn, it must have been hell.

^Got the wrong man!

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Yep,you're correct!

I'd like to thank each and everyone of you for the assistance.

Chazzer's a happy chappy.

I do love a happy ending