 |
|
|
|
||||||||
| Crash Computers Chat Let's talk computers! Got a problem with your computer? Need some advice? Got any great tips? |
|
Welcome to Accrington Web! We are a discussion forum dedicated to the towns of Accrington, Oswaldtwistle and the surrounding areas, sometimes referred to as Hyndburn! We are a friendly bunch please feel free to browse or read on for more info. You are currently viewing our site as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, photos, play in the community arcade and use our blog section. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free, so please, join our community today! |
3Likes |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools |
24-09-2015, 20:25
|
#1 |
|
Full Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 174
Liked: 245 times
Rep Power: 2120
|
Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Evening all
My mum needs some help with her laptop. From what she's described, the Wi-Fi has been turned off and she can't find how to turn it back on. She says that the little slider on/off switch won't move when she goes into settings. Anyone had a similar problem and found a solution? Thanks |
|
|
| Accrington Web | |
|
|
|
|
24-09-2015, 20:30
|
#2 |
|
Senior Member+
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Back in Church again.
Posts: 2,972
Liked: 4083 times
Rep Power: 56670
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
What laptop model is it?
|
|
|
|
|
25-09-2015, 16:36
|
#3 |
|
Senior Member+
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Accrington area
Posts: 2,593
Liked: 1795 times
Rep Power: 313226
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Has she tried just resetting the hub?
__________________
Taking pics of some of the places you see is DANGEROUS . I do not condone or encourage breaking the law or unsafe behavior. My photobucket account http://s28.photobucket.com/user/Accy...?sort=2&page=1 password--Accyweb |
|
|
|
|
25-09-2015, 20:03
|
#4 | |
|
Full Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 174
Liked: 245 times
Rep Power: 2120
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Quote:
Anyone around Clayton who'd be prepared to have a look? |
|
|
|
|
|
25-09-2015, 21:31
|
#5 |
|
Beacon of light
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clayton-le-moors
Posts: 27,184
Blog Entries: 1657
Liked: 10940 times
Rep Power: 1808809
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Has she tried turning off the hub for five minutes and then switching it back on?
Sometimes I lose the wifi connection, but if I do this the laptop picks it up again when I switch the hub back on. My desktop is a wired connection...so I have internet even when the wifi drops out....but my Ipad will show no connection. Switching off the hub and pressing the reset button has always worked for me. Forget contacting BT as their call centre is in India and it is difficult to understand the instruction they give over the phone. Can she get any other wifi signal...like BT openzone?
__________________
The world will not be destroyed by evil people... It will be destroyed by those who stand by and do Nothing. (a paraphrase on a quote by Albert Einstein) |
|
|
|
|
25-09-2015, 22:00
|
#6 |
|
Senior Member+
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Back in Church again.
Posts: 2,972
Liked: 4083 times
Rep Power: 56670
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Packard bell is the maker of the laptop, the model will be on the laptop somewhere.
Some laptops have a switch on the edge that's easy to catch accidentally and switch off. |
|
|
|
|
26-09-2015, 20:19
|
#7 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Great Harwood
Posts: 941
Liked: 153 times
Rep Power: 13074
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
...and models without the switch are even easier to accidentally disable wifi. It's a keyboard button combination.
At the bottom of the keyboard there's a button marked Fn - probably to the left of the spacebar. On the function keys, there is one with a wifi icon on it (usually F3). All she needs to do is hold down Fn then press F3 or whatever key has the picture. She should do it once and then wait for a bit - it won't yield an immediate reaction. |
|
|
|
|
27-09-2015, 13:57
|
#8 |
|
Full Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 174
Liked: 245 times
Rep Power: 2120
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Done it! It was a function key. Many thanks to those who replied, really appreciate your time.
Phil |
|
|
|
|
27-09-2015, 14:08
|
#9 |
|
Senior Member+
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: .-/-.-./-.-./-.--////
Posts: 3,371
Blog Entries: 22
Liked: 981 times
Rep Power: 81378
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
nicely done! all the suggestions I would've made... even resetting the router... I have had wireless freezes myself lately with the sky router
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
27-09-2015, 14:18
|
#10 | |
|
Beacon of light
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clayton-le-moors
Posts: 27,184
Blog Entries: 1657
Liked: 10940 times
Rep Power: 1808809
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Quote:
When anything is wrong with my gadgets it does my head in.....I think about it even in my sleep.
__________________
The world will not be destroyed by evil people... It will be destroyed by those who stand by and do Nothing. (a paraphrase on a quote by Albert Einstein) |
|
|
|
|
|
05-12-2015, 13:56
|
#11 | |
|
God Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 7,359
Liked: 1351 times
Rep Power: 47222
|
Re: Wi-fi settings on laptop - help needed
Quote:
__________________
All comments above are everything to do with here and therefore the resposibility of the Accrington Web website owners admins and mods. ive just started a relationship with a blind woman !Its quite rewarding but quite challenging ! it took me ages to get her husbands voice right |
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 04:19.
© 2003-2013 AccringtonWeb.com
