Lost icons in bottom of screen

[Guest]

Hi, I hope you can help me! I have lost the wireless icons that used to
appear in the bottom right of the screen, next to the clock! I had some
malware that I have now got rid of but no matter how much I search around to
try and restore them they have gone missing. Also, on the start menu I used
to have a 'connect to' option that would let me choose what wireless to
connect to. This has also disappeared! Please help!

 

[Galen]

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Hi, I hope you can help me! I have lost the wireless icons that used
to appear in the bottom right of the screen, next to the clock! I had
some malware that I have now got rid of but no matter how much I
search around to try and restore them they have gone missing. Also,
on the start menu I used to have a 'connect to' option that would let
me choose what wireless to connect to. This has also disappeared!
Please help!

Is your Wi-Fi card still listed under Device Manager? (Rational place to
start as any I suppose...)

WinKey + Pause Break (you may need to hit the F Lock key on some keyboards
first)
Hardware tab
Device Manager button
Look under Network Adapters

It MAY be that you've killed your WinSock? If so then take a peek here:

Malware Cleaning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

Just to be sure - under your network settings for that device - do you have
it set to show the device if it's connected AND to notify you when it has
limited or no connectivity?

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
existence." - Sherlock Holmes