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Top Solutions to “Computer Can’t Connect to WiFi” Issue

Symptom:

I have a Lenovo Ideapad with Windows 8. I connected to the WiFi and it worked fine last night, but now it says it cant connect and the other people with me can connect. I have the password correct so I cant figure out whats wrong. I tried rebooting it. It didnt work.

Laptop or desktop cant connect to WiFi problem exists here and there. Fixes are different for different users. Below I will list what I know that help to fix WiFi connection problem. Please add your fix if it is not in the list. Thanks.

I have Windows 7 in my hand, so the demonstrations are based on Windows 7.

Fix 1: Disable Wireless Adapter and Enable It Again

• Click Start menu.

• Open Control Panel.

• Find Network and Sharing Center.

• Click Change Adapter Settings from the left bar.

• Locate your wireless adapter and right click on it.

• Choose Disable.

• Then click Enable.

Disable Wireless Network Adapter

Fix 2: Renew Your IP Address

Renewing IP address will prevent IP conflicts when your computer and another on the network have the same IP address.

• Open Windows command prompt: Start > Input cmd to search program.
• Release IP address: ipconfig/release > Enter.
• Renew IP address: ipconfig/renew >Enter.
• Exit the command prompt box.

Fix 3: Restart Your Computer and Wireless Router

Fix 4: Update Wireless Card Driver

You have 3 ways to update wireless driver. Smart driver updater Driver Talent is recommended because of its easy steps and quick speed.

In order to have a clean reinstall of the wireless adapter driver, you need to remove/uninstall the original wireless driver. Launch Driver Talent and go to Uninstall section. After this, scan your hardware drivers with Driver Talent. It will detect the missing wireless adapter driver and install it with one click.

Fix 5: Clear Computer Glitches and Change a Wireless Network Card

Due to overheating or old age, computers network adapter might suffer a sudden failure which results to the network connection interruption. Viruses and worms also may disable or block a computers network interfaces from functioning properly.

So if there is no way after you contact your internet service provider, try to replace the old wireless network card.

Fix 6: Reset the Winsock Catalog

If you cant connect to the internet and got the message "Limited Connectivity" and "IP4V - No internet access" IPV6 - No internet access", maybe you need to reset the winsock catalog. Do as follows:

1. Run cmd as administrator

• Start >Search cmd >Right Click "Run as administrator" (Ctrl +Shift + Enter)

or

• Start > All Programs >Accessories > Command Prompt >Run as administrator 

Note that if the User Account Control dialog box appears, click "Yes" to allow the change.

2. Input netsh winsock reset, press enter, you will get this dialog box ?shown in the below?


3. Restart your computer.

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Last updated on 13th May, 2015

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Solutions to Cant Connect to Internet after Computer Reformatted

"My laptop, HP Probook 4440s, had spyware and after multiple attempts to remove it through 2 different anti-virus software, I reformatted the hard drive, and reinstalled Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit from the Windows CD.

Now my laptop cant see any available networks regardless of whether I plug in or try wirelessly. I am stuck on the situation of no drivers and no internet. The network and sharing center shows nothing to enable when I go in to the adapter settings. Can you help please?"
                                                         --- Question asked from HP Community

Network is Not Available after Reinstalling Windows

After a Windows system reformat, if you dont have the driver disk came with your computer or you didnt download needed drivers before format, the case is so embarrassing that you have no drivers and no internet access to download the drivers. If you are stuck on that a suck situation, how to get out?

Solutions to No Drivers and No Internet Access after System Format

To get out of "no drivers and no internet access" situation, you have 2 workarounds.
Note: Another internet-available PC is needed to download the drivers or the automatic software in order to solve your problem.

Solution 1. Use Automatic Driver Finder to Download and Install Needed Driver

A quick and easy way is to use an automatic driver finder to find and install network drivers automatically. You may wonder that all driver finder software need internet connection in order to find the proper driver to install. But it is different for DriveTheLife for Network Card, a free tool specially designed to solve various network driver problems, stands out with the outstanding feature of downloading and installing network card driver without internet connection.

Download it from anther computer and transfer it to your computer. After the installation, you would find that the wired and wireless network drivers are installed. The drivers are installed when installing DriveTheLife from the in-built driver pool.

Obviously, after the network drivers are installed, you will have normal internet access. Launch DriveTheLife for Network Card, it will find all needed drivers and install them with one click.  

Solution 2. Download Drivers from Another Computer then Install It Manually

It has never been that easy to download drivers for a specific hardware device. You need to look into the details of the device, search the "specific device name + driver" on google then choose an reliable result to download driver or search it on manufactures website.

After that, download the driver file and save it on a USB stick or removable media, transfer it to your computer. Then click the .exe file to install.

If nothing unexpected happened and the driver is the correct, your computer internet should be good to go.

How to Prevent "No Drivers and No Internet Access" Situation?

To avoid the "no drivers, no internet" accident happening, you are advised to backup all your drivers before reformatting the system, or keep firmly of the driver disk came with your computer and system.

If you are upgrading your system and no backup drivers, no disks, DriveTheLife for Network Card can help you in all events.

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