===== Wi-Fi Troubleshooting =====

Follow these steps if your wifi no longer works. 

  * disable firewalls that may block software and/or the wireless interface
  * Find the keyboard shortcut. Occasionally this is FN + F#. The F key usually has a picture of a antenna, or a series of semi circles inside one another
  * click start - settings - network connections and look for your wireless network connection. Right click and select "enable" (if not enabled)
  * click start - settings - control panel - administrative tools - computer management - system tools - device manager. Look under network adapters - is there a wireless card there? right click - select enable
  * Restart the computer and enter the bios - look for a section called devices and make sure "wireless lan" is enabled. (Some bios' don't have a devices section)
  * boot a linux live CD and find out if wireless works
  * upgrade wifi software to latest release
  * download drivers from the manufacturers website, and reinstall
  * If you had just upgraded (before the problem appeared), go onto manufacturers site and revert back to old drivers. You may need to uninstall the other drivers and restart first.
  * reinstall windows
  * purchase an external usb wifi card.

(remember if one of these steps has been implemented, you should follow the list from the start again)