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CENLALSUFAN LSU Fan Prairieville...hometown is Colfax!! Member since Mar 2009 3205 posts Online	tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 2:58 pm) my sister has an acer small laptop/netbook and she said she defraged it and now it doesnt pick up wifi..dont know if she somehow deleted it or what..anyway to recover this..(i know nothing about computers so if recovering requires numerous steps, please list them)... no pics..dont ask...
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epbart LSU Fan new york city Member since Mar 2005 1554 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 3:02 pm to CENLALSUFAN) 1) try to do a system restore to yesterday or last available option. this is the easiest option. If not... 2) look up the hardware / card in her laptop. Go online, search for drivers. Download & install.
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MrSmith LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Sep 2009 2218 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 3:20 pm to CENLALSUFAN) Oh. My. God. ETA: defragging should not ever effect ur wifi. Unless ur doing it wrong. Re-install ur network adapter drivers if system restore doesn't work. This post was edited on 2/9 at 3:22 pm
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Spankum LSU Fan Miss-sippi Member since Jan 2007 26594 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 3:21 pm to CENLALSUFAN) really makes no sense....sure she didn't just accidentally turn a switch off or something like that?.... ETA: can she pick up her wifi using another device?... This post was edited on 2/9 at 3:23 pm
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iliveinabox New Orleans Saints Fan Member since Aug 2011 9255 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 3:25 pm to CENLALSUFAN)
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3xlsugrad North Carolina Fan Atlanta area Member since Feb 2012 8044 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 3:27 pm to CENLALSUFAN) Defrag should have no effect on wifi.
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Honkus Providence Fan S County Member since Aug 2005 30213 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 3:30 pm to CENLALSUFAN) Shoulda gotta Mac. They "just work"
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MrSmith LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Sep 2009 2218 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 4:04 pm to Honkus) Get out of here with that bull shit, wifi is not an area you want brag about macs in. Unless you're trolling
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MrSmith LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Sep 2009 2218 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 4:05 pm to Honkus) Get out of here with that bull shit, wifi is not an area you want brag about macs in. Unless you're trolling
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CENLALSUFAN LSU Fan Prairieville...hometown is Colfax!! Member since Mar 2009 3205 posts Online	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 4:28 pm to 3xlsugrad) quote: Defrag should have no effect on wifi. thats what i thought..dont know what she did actually..told her some steps as far as restoring it also to trouble shoot it by right clicking and see if that works..she said it just has a computer w/ an x over it..she says it doesn't show any networks in the area when she knows there are?? oh well..
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MrSmith LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Sep 2009 2218 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 4:30 pm to CENLALSUFAN) It's either missing the wireless driver or she turned the switch off
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horndog LA-Monroe Fan Member since Apr 2007 10028 posts	re: tech board question concerning wi-fi and defraging?? (Posted on 2/9/13 at 4:44 pm to MrSmith) she turned the switch off.
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