Blue Screen of Death, Wi Fi and Laptops

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Blue Screen of Death, Wi Fi and Laptops by marshd1000 on 25 Jan, 2010 15:19
I am wondering if some of our sly geeks can help me!

I currently use a laptop and don't have a online access at home. I will eventually in a few months. So I go to wi fi hotspots like Starbucks and the library.

Anyway, I live near the city limits of Seattle, so I can got to the Seattle Public Library system and use their wi fi with no problem. But since I live near the city limits, the suburban King County Library system is also quite close. So when I have been using the King County Library wi fi, I seem to get the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death". In fact, just before coming to the Starbucks that I am at, I tried TWICE to get onto Windows, and got the Blue Screen. It has been over a month and I was at another King County Library branch and actually got on the internet and while just browsing, I had gotten the Blue Screen TWICE.

So my question, can some wi fi systems cause that to happen? I have only had problems in the King County Library system? I would love to see what you think?
#1 by Tyler on 25 Jan, 2010 15:29
It's most likely a case of a bad driver for your wifi card. Do you have an internal or external card? My suggestion would be to update the driver.
#2 by marshd1000 on 25 Jan, 2010 15:33
It has to be internal as I don't have to plug anything in. But why would it only happen with this particular wi fi system?
#3 by FR8TRAIN on 25 Jan, 2010 15:37
Ah, the dreaded BSOD! I agree with Tyler that it is, more likely than not, a driver issue. Of course any additional info may change my opinion. How old is your laptop? Many of the older (2-4 years) Intel wireless adapters are not compatible with many of the newer access points.

You can download new drivers at http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/