Wireless and wired connection problems Studio XPS 8100

Question

I am having major problems with both the wired and wireless for my studio XPS 8100 system.  The internet drops in and out on both of them and on the control panel it says there is a problem with the driver for the microsoft virtual wifi miniport adapter, reinstalling the driver might help. I tried to reinstall the drivers for this item however all I got after doing that is a recurring blue screen of death loop (I had to use the restore point to get the system back to normal). My wired internet also doesn't work right because it too drops in and out constantly. I have another system, a laptop and it is not experiencing problems so I know something in the dell computer is messed up. Can someone help?

FrankOC · Answer

I have an XPS 8100 and I am experiencing dropped connections to internet when I am connected to the router or the modem via  a wire. But when I use my wireless USB adapter connection to the wireless router and the internet is flawless. Dell tech support thinks I have issues with the motherboard and has ordered a new one for me. Someone mentioned reinstalling windows, but I don't want to that just yet. I will let you know what the outcome is when I get/install my new motherboard.

Networking, Internet, & Bluetooth

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