My laptop is having troubles with my network drivers, and it does not let me install them new. Any help I can get is appriciated.
Note: My computer is clean as far as virus/malware goes as I just finished up over at S&D forums, here is a link in case it needs to be read over. http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=59440
I read through your thread on SpyBot but nowhere did I see mention of the make or model number of your computer nor whether it's a Laptop(most likely) or a Desktop. Can you provide that information please?
I see you're running Vista. Let's try deleting the Wireless Device from Device Manager then reboot the system. Vista will rediscover the Wireless Device and reinstall the necessary driver. This often fixes a problem like this (though not always).
Press Winkey+R (next to the Ctrl key on the left side of the keyboard) to open the Run dialog
Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter
Expand Network Adapters
Right click on the Wireless device and select Uninstall
If you are asked if you want to also delete the drivers, respond No.
Reboot and let Vista do it's thing to find and reinstall the Wireless device. This can take several minutes so be patient.
Sorry for the delayed reply, I have had trouble getting to a compter with internet access.
As for my laptop, it is Compaq Presario CQ60
And for the reboot phase, it says the system cannot find the file specified
Can you explain the last line of your post please?
Do you get an error message at boot time after you uninstalled the Wireless device or for some other reason.
You can download and install the latest driver for your wireless from the Compaq web site, but the model number you gave is incomplete. It should be something like CQ60-419WM.
Sorry, I will get the full model number when I get home.
As for the last line.
Wehn I rebooted, it asked if I wanted to install the wireless driver and after I clicked yes that message came up.
Strange, I've never seen that happen before. You definitely need to download the driver from the Compaq web site once you vae the right model number. Post back if you need help locating the right driver.
So you downloaded the Atheros driver and installed it, correct?
Then when you reboot you are getting the "system cannot find the file specified" error message, right? Is what you provided the exact error? Does it specify what file it can't find? I'm wondering if it's not an Atheros Wireless card, but actually a Broadcom which is the other one listed at the Compaq site.
