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**TriggerFinger** · 02-03-2008, 11:57 PM

Hi.. it could be a conflict. I cannot really tell if this is hardware or Windows related.

Try running a live CD for linux like PCLinuxOS and try to switch ON your wireless to see if it behaves the same way. If it does, it may be hardware. If not, you can try reinstalling drivers in Windows.

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TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop crashes when wireless is turned on! Hi.. it could be a conflict. I cannot really tell if this is hardware or Windows related. Try running a live CD for linux like PCLinuxOS and try to switch ON your wireless to see if it behaves the same way. If it does, it may be hardware. If not, you can try reinstalling drivers in Windows.