Problem with wireless adapter and drivers!

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Hi All!  So here's my problem that I've been trying to resolve for two days now.  My computer was working beautifully up until I uninstalled a anti-virus program. I have a few protection programs on my computer and this one was just one too many and since the update a week ago it was slowing down my computer so I got rid of it.  But then it gave me the blue screen of death and when my computer came back on I suddenly wasn't able to connect to the internet. The networks show and say 'Limited access' when i go to look at the WLAN card it tells me:  'there are currently no wireless adapters available and enabled. Please enable any available wireless adapters before accessing this configuration utility.' I go to look at adapter, it's enabled and fine. All the connections are fine. I even re-did the connections between the computers in the household.  I have tried everything I've seen on this forum,on the lavasoft forum and around the internet for similar or near exact same issues. I've tried doing the winsock fix and it won't work, regcure and others similar programs refuse to download and when I try to do dos commands to fix things nothing happens or errors saying this .dll is missing or error xxxxx number.  I'm at my wits end and about to just set it back to factory settings. I'd rather do that than pay a small fortune to have someone attempt and fail to fix it (i've already tried two online chats with 'professionals' and they were rude and no help at all.)  ipconfig/all specs if you would like to look Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.  C:\Users\Manda>ipconfig/all  Windows IP Configuration  Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xpuppx    Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No   Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:      Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-CB-38-C1-16-9D    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes  Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes  Tunnel adapter isatap.{9D28BBF7-C6BE-4989-8970-4CF5A63C7CE6}:   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Please, if you have any ideas please let me know, I would love to hear! I can live without my laptop's internet but having a computer that is portable and not slow as molasses is really nice.  Thank you!

PudgyOne · Answer

Dandee_23,

Can you give me the make and model or your computer and you have Windows 7. 32-bit or 64-bit?

What virus program did you remove?

I do not see your any adapter listed in the ipconfig /all log except a Bluetooth adapter.

Did you recently install/reinstall the operating system?

Rick

Dandee_23 · Answer

Rick,

This is a Inspiron N5010

OS is microsoft

BIOS Dell Inc a10 11/17/2010

I removed ad-aware version 10. Which a whole lot of people are having a problem with but none of their solutions helped me, regrettably.

I have not installed/re-installed the OS

It says I have a Broadcom Virtual Wireless Adapter. Is this bluetooth? I sincerely have no idea.

and then the DW1501 wireless-N WLAN half-mini card

Perhaps the drivers were wiped out?

Thank You for all your help Rick!

PudgyOne · Answer

Dandee_23,

Hopefully Ad-Aware has been completely uninstalled. I didn't think that Ad-Aware is virus protection. Are you using any other virus program and what firewall are you using?

The Dell Wireless 1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card works on the 2.4GHz band ONLY and does NOT have Bluetooth.

Download the proper drivers below and save them to your desktop.

Dell Wireless 1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card Windows 7 drivers

Dell Wireless WLAN 1501 Half Mini-Card (4313bgn) Vista drivers

Make a system restore point.

Start, control panel, device manager, network, right click on Dell Wireless 1501 Wireless-N Half-Mini Card, left click uninstall. Tell it to remove the drivers and software for the adapter.

Restart your computer. When you log back in, the new hardware wizard will try to install the adapter. It may or may not work. If the adapter does not install, the n use the drivers on the desktop to install the adapter.

Rick

MikeHawk · Answer

Hi there DANDEE_23,    I know what you Mean with this WLAN Card at a certin time in the day (5:30 pm - 7:42 pm) i get 'No internet connected'  I look around and every one is online doing there thing. I can't figuar it out. i tryed every thing also CMD to restart the computer several times and get this when i got to the library i get,'Cant connect to the DNS server'. I have looked into the Network connections. It says im connected to the router, but from the router to the internet i am cut off. I hav tryed to see if i need to update the driver and it says ist up to date which i think is considering it has never been up dated since i got this piece of crap I have had it with Dell and there Crappy Systems. So i saw your post and i'm trying to re-down load the driver maybe there is some thing in it that will repair what ever is broken...  lol i have to stay with this cuss im broke and cant afford a new laptop.. when i'm able to afford a new laptop i'm going Apple

Networking, Internet, & Bluetooth

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