Wireless Connection Lost after Vista Upgrade

[Guest]

Greetings. I have a Comcast cable modem attached to Linksys Router. Two
computers, an HP Media Center with Vista and a Thinkpad with XP and Wireless
G. The laptop used to be able to access the internet through the router, but
now that I've installed Windows Vista on the Media Center, my Laptop cannot
connect to the home network. (Note: I had to reformat the HD during the
Vista installation).

I'm able to access the internet from the Vista computer just fine. Nothing
has changed on the laptop or the router--I don't understand why installing
Vista would prevent me from accessing the Internet. Maybe someone can
suggest a course of action. I'm a beginner, but not a novice, and thanks in
advance.

 

[Beck]

Greetings. I have a Comcast cable modem attached to Linksys Router. Two
computers, an HP Media Center with Vista and a Thinkpad with XP and
Wireless
G. The laptop used to be able to access the internet through the router,
but
now that I've installed Windows Vista on the Media Center, my Laptop
cannot
connect to the home network. (Note: I had to reformat the HD during the
Vista installation).

I'm able to access the internet from the Vista computer just fine.
Nothing
has changed on the laptop or the router--I don't understand why installing
Vista would prevent me from accessing the Internet. Maybe someone can
suggest a course of action. I'm a beginner, but not a novice, and thanks
in
advance.

The only thing I can think of is to check the website of your wireless card
manufacturer and see if there are any updated wireless drivers.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Beck. I checked the Linksys website and apparently there's
firmware I need to download. Thanks for your suggestion. If that doesn't
work, I'll post another message.

 

[BigJim]

the drivers you need are for your laptop.