Access Connections problem after Vista to XP downgrade
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:37 am
Hi,
I have recently downgraded from Vista to XP and I have ThinkVantage loaded along with Access Connections. The problem I have is if I try to use it to control my wireless through Access Connections it complains that my wireless radio is not on and asks if I would like to turn it on. I select yes and nothing happens.
If I go to Access Connections>Tools>Find Wireless networks, the Find Wireless Networks is greyed out. So then I go to ThinkVantage resource center, select "wireless" > "power on/off wireless radios" and there is no WiFi radio option.
The driver is up to date (4965 AGN 11.5.0.36 11/27/2007), the wireless radio "is" on and obviously working because I'm connected when MSFT is controlling the adapter, I have all of the prerequisites installed (power management driver v1.44 and hotkey 2.07.1003). I can see my bluetooth wireless through Access Connections, but nothing else.
I am hoping someone else has experienced this and knows a solution. I have seen posts on the web that say to "reinstall" the OS. I would love to use Access Connections as it is very valuable, however I don't know that I have the time to reinstall the OS and take care of everything that goes along with doing that. BTW: The OS was just installed a few weeks ago. I have even gone as far as uninstalling the wireless driver and rebooting. MSFT just replaces the driver upon reboot.
Any help you can give would be appreciated.
Warny
I have recently downgraded from Vista to XP and I have ThinkVantage loaded along with Access Connections. The problem I have is if I try to use it to control my wireless through Access Connections it complains that my wireless radio is not on and asks if I would like to turn it on. I select yes and nothing happens.
If I go to Access Connections>Tools>Find Wireless networks, the Find Wireless Networks is greyed out. So then I go to ThinkVantage resource center, select "wireless" > "power on/off wireless radios" and there is no WiFi radio option.
The driver is up to date (4965 AGN 11.5.0.36 11/27/2007), the wireless radio "is" on and obviously working because I'm connected when MSFT is controlling the adapter, I have all of the prerequisites installed (power management driver v1.44 and hotkey 2.07.1003). I can see my bluetooth wireless through Access Connections, but nothing else.
I am hoping someone else has experienced this and knows a solution. I have seen posts on the web that say to "reinstall" the OS. I would love to use Access Connections as it is very valuable, however I don't know that I have the time to reinstall the OS and take care of everything that goes along with doing that. BTW: The OS was just installed a few weeks ago. I have even gone as far as uninstalling the wireless driver and rebooting. MSFT just replaces the driver upon reboot.
Any help you can give would be appreciated.
Warny