Windows 7 problem/Radio antenna disabled

[HumbleMan]

Can anyone shed some light on this problem?

My son was given a Dell laptop for school. It has W7 installed. For a time, he was able to connect to the internet, but all of a sudden, we get an error message that says the radio antenna is disabled.

I've tried to google the problem, but most answers are not helpful. Can any of the awesome experts in here help a dude out?

Thanks,

Marc

 

[opengate07]

I hope this will be of some help to you and your Son.

Here are some alternatives to solving the "random" wireless system disable:

1. Fn f2 can turn wireless on or off if "touch" switch is not working
2. If that does not work, open mobile options (control panel - Mobile PC, then select Windows Mobility Center) Then turn wireless on/off using button
3. If that is "greyed" out, then select "Radio control options" on the same Windows Mobility Center as above and disable the system control of when to turn off and turn on wireless services. This should allow you to restore wireless. (later you can turn this back on after rebooting if you want the system to monitor this activity)

 

[HumbleMan]

I made a mistake, he's running WXP, I've got W7 on mine. He's running XP Professional, SP 3.

 

[HumbleMan]

I found the switch.

Thanks for the info, though!

 

[pgp_protector]

Depending on the laptop , some have a Switch for the WiFi, did you verify (if their is one) its position?

ETA:
I see you found it