Oops!
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:36 pm
This morning my T60 wouldn't connect to my wireless network. I tried all kinds of things including reboots and uninstalling the wireless adapter. I found that I couldn't restart Windows and went in in Safe Mode. I figured something was screwy in Windows and I did a Restore from Rescue and Recovery, and it was back to a version that is missing a lot of features, including my AV.
Something finally alerted me to the fact that the switch on the front that turns off the wireless adapter had somehow been slid to the off position. I should have thought of that because it happened to me once before. Now I'm busy uninstalling the original Symantec stuff, reconfiguring, installing utilities and Windows Update wants to install over 70 updates. I wish there'd been something to alert me to the fact that the switch was in the off position but I found nothing until it was way too late.
Something finally alerted me to the fact that the switch on the front that turns off the wireless adapter had somehow been slid to the off position. I should have thought of that because it happened to me once before. Now I'm busy uninstalling the original Symantec stuff, reconfiguring, installing utilities and Windows Update wants to install over 70 updates. I wish there'd been something to alert me to the fact that the switch was in the off position but I found nothing until it was way too late.
I hope I remember next time. I really should have hesitated before doing a restore. I've never restored any of my Thinkpads before but I just dove in relatively unconcerned. Of course, I opted to save all my applications and data but still... I had to update dozens of things including AV and Superantispyware and I suspect there's a bunch of stuff yet to do. It would be so much better to do as Harryc said and just check with Fn+F5 or even glance at the switch!