Kinkos Lapnet disabled my wireless network card and I can not enable it?

Question

I used my ibm laptop to access the internet in Kinkos. They have a software named Lapnet that disables your wireless network card. It is supposed to enable the settings when you log out. However, it did not. Now I can not access my internet from home. I checked the remove programs and it is not there. I turned my routers off and on. Tried to trick the laptop to use windows to find a signal rather then ibm connections. Plug in the Ethernet cable and the internet still could not be picked up. The kinkos people told me to come back to store and click restore exit when the wizard comes up. Did not work. The wireless network shows enabled. However the signal is 0%. If I plug in the cable it just states low connectivity. I don't know what else to do.

Answer 1

If plugging an Ethernet cable directly up to the laptop doesn't bring back Internet connectivity then it's the Windows Networking that the Kinkos software buggered up. The first thing to try is a little program called winsockfix.exe (you can find it with a Google search) download it on a computer that can connect to the Internet and sneaker net it to the laptop. If that fails then re-install or update the drivers for both the hardwired Ethernet and the WiFi adapters in the laptop.

Answer 2

Since you didn't say what operating system you are using, I'll try and suggest a 'general' fix. By your message, you were on the right path but I suggest taking it a bit further. Uninstall ALL programs (system and otherwise) that have anything to do with your wireless card and/or internet connectivity. Uninstall is very, very important! Once you have done that, shut your PC down for at least 15 seconds. Restart, then before you do anything else, run a full system virus check (not saying you have one, just being careful) then use some utility to do a defrag on your hard drive. Once that is done, shut down your PC again, for 15 seconds and while off, try to remove and re-seat your wireless card (if you can't do it, just proceed!) Once you restart again, install one program at a time. Check operation, if ok, proceed. If not, stop and troubleshoot that program.
Once you have done the uninstall correctly, the cleanup correctly (defrag), and if possible, the removal and replacement of the wireless card your programs should operate normally.

Answer 3

relatively, you shouldnt could coach it on and stale so it must be using fact of a decrease priced card. although, it doesnt unavoidably harm it using fact I could do this too (I even have an extremely decrease priced card) and function had mine for about 2 and a a million/2 years without needing to replace it. so which you are going to be ok while you're prepared to stay with it.

Answer 4

O nthe front of your laptop, on the left, there is a hardware switch to manually disable the wirelesss card. Even though in windows it is enabled, thei switch needs to be on to use the hardware...

Answer 5

Kinkos is messing with you. Just do what I did, SEND A NINJA AFTER THEM TO KILL THEM ALL!