Sarnie Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I need some proper IT help before I smash my laptops up the wall!!!!! I have two laptops, One Sony one (mine) and one Dell one (The Mrs') The sony one is running XP and the Dell, Vista. I have a wireless internet connection via a Netgear router. The dell laptop runs fine, smoothly and quickly and very rarely drops the internet connection. The sony laptop that I use to work on, drops the connection at least once every 5 minutes meaning I have to manually right click on the connections icon and manually choose my connection and reconnect. The majority of the time when this happens the screens lock up which is soooooooo frustrating. I used to think it was either the laptop or the router but the fact that the dell runs fines proves to my mind that the connection is ok so it must either be the Sony laptop is either dying a slow death or its not set up correctly. Any IT guru's care to help me find out what the problem is? Pwetty pweeeeeeeeeeease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Try this mate http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/w ... 6205.htm#i or 1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network Connections. 3. Right-click the wireless connection and click Properties. 4. Click Configure. 5. Click the Advanced tab. 6. Select the Power Management setting, uncheck Default / Auto and move the slider to Highest / Maximum Performance. Note: If the slider is already at Highest / Maximum Performance, move the slider to another setting and then back to Highest / Maximum Performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Looks like the 'worm' worked Ian, absolutely no response!! You may have made certain mods Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Looks like the 'worm' worked Ian, absolutely no response!! You may have made certain mods Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 that god rid of him then! or he's busy surfing those dodgy sites he likes so much............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 YOU'LL NEVER GET RID OF ME !!!! MWAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmJak Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Did it work? I hate trying to sort out problems with computers, esp internet stuff. Like it to just work, or at least work after I've followed the instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Bizarrle it did for an hour or so, will report back tommorow after a days work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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