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Offline marshd1000

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Blue Screen of Death, Wi Fi and Laptops
« on: January 25, 2010, 03:19:29 PM »
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?
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Re: Blue Screen of Death, Wi Fi and Laptops
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 03:29:16 PM »
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. 
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Re: Blue Screen of Death, Wi Fi and Laptops
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 03:33:35 PM »
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?
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Re: Blue Screen of Death, Wi Fi and Laptops
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 03:37:55 PM »
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. @c3

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

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Re: Blue Screen of Death, Wi Fi and Laptops
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2010, 08:22:33 PM »
Bro try and get the error # when it BSOD's, you can usually look them up.
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