The wireless controller is telling Vista that its radio is turned off. This may be a jumper on the board or a setting in BIOS.

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Q. My Acer laptop used to always start up with the wireless capability turned on. Now when I turn the computer on, wireless capability is turned off and if I slide the wireless communication ...