Hi everyone, another problem:
I have recently got my new computer (well second hand but formatted) about a month ago (27th Dec i think). Anyway, i have been using the internet since i got it using a NETGEAR WPN111 Wireless USB dongle, and it has been working perfectly. But just now, i wake the PC up from sleep and there is no NETGEAR Smart Wizard thing (which it needs to run) in the corner of my desktop (and the windows connection shows a cross). So i was left internet-less. I try running the NEGEAR Smart Wizard from programs and it flashes up on the screen for about half a second and then disappears (although it then showed up in the task manager). Still no internet.
I tried restarting the pc (actual restart button not turn off then on again) which had absolutely no effect and the same things happened again. So I shut the pc down and turned it on again and this time it works. So I start browsing GBAtemp news and the internet cut off. Just randomly, and the NETGEAR wizard icon in the corner had gone again – back to square one. I do another restart – no affect. I do another switch-off-switch-on-again and it works, exactly the same as before.
So I decided to install the latest drivers for it (which they were already updated but I did it anyway) and I started the installation. But after I click ‘Finish’ it just disappeared with no icon in the corner (as though it weren’t running) but it was there in task manager. Also, if I ran the smart wizard it just popped up again briefly, the same as before. Also, windows said I was connected and the internet worked now… weird.
So I continue on the internet when it stops again, so I try to open the smart wizard again (btw if I did that yesterday it would normally have just come up with all the settings etc.) and it goes to the installation thing again. I go through it with the same result as before – internet works but no program is running (seemingly).
Anyway, this is really annoying me having to reinstall every time it crashes every 5 mins so does anyone know of any solution?
Thanks,
Wizzerzak
BTW: I have tried unplugging and plugging it back in and that used to work but now doesn’t.
It also seems that the time during intervals where it crashes decrease every time.
Edit:
OS: Vista Home Premium x32 bit
Firewall: AVG Free
I have recently got my new computer (well second hand but formatted) about a month ago (27th Dec i think). Anyway, i have been using the internet since i got it using a NETGEAR WPN111 Wireless USB dongle, and it has been working perfectly. But just now, i wake the PC up from sleep and there is no NETGEAR Smart Wizard thing (which it needs to run) in the corner of my desktop (and the windows connection shows a cross). So i was left internet-less. I try running the NEGEAR Smart Wizard from programs and it flashes up on the screen for about half a second and then disappears (although it then showed up in the task manager). Still no internet.
I tried restarting the pc (actual restart button not turn off then on again) which had absolutely no effect and the same things happened again. So I shut the pc down and turned it on again and this time it works. So I start browsing GBAtemp news and the internet cut off. Just randomly, and the NETGEAR wizard icon in the corner had gone again – back to square one. I do another restart – no affect. I do another switch-off-switch-on-again and it works, exactly the same as before.
So I decided to install the latest drivers for it (which they were already updated but I did it anyway) and I started the installation. But after I click ‘Finish’ it just disappeared with no icon in the corner (as though it weren’t running) but it was there in task manager. Also, if I ran the smart wizard it just popped up again briefly, the same as before. Also, windows said I was connected and the internet worked now… weird.
So I continue on the internet when it stops again, so I try to open the smart wizard again (btw if I did that yesterday it would normally have just come up with all the settings etc.) and it goes to the installation thing again. I go through it with the same result as before – internet works but no program is running (seemingly).
Anyway, this is really annoying me having to reinstall every time it crashes every 5 mins so does anyone know of any solution?
Thanks,
Wizzerzak
BTW: I have tried unplugging and plugging it back in and that used to work but now doesn’t.
It also seems that the time during intervals where it crashes decrease every time.
Edit:
OS: Vista Home Premium x32 bit
Firewall: AVG Free