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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Yesterday, my wireless connection dropped from my Dell Latitude Laptop running Windows 7. The wireless connection is working on all other systems and devices. My laptop works fine with a direct ethernet connection. So I ran Norton and Malware and defragged. Used Manage Computer checked all of the devices to make sure the drivers and software were all up to date. I ran updates and repair on devices that I thought could be related and it worked for a few hours then disconnected again. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Trying a number of different strategies (updating, rebooting, etc.) an error message came up that said: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Intel(r) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260…No driver found.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also: Network Controller…No driver found<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And: Bluetooth Peripheral Device…No driver found<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The last two have nothing in Properties that tells me who provides them or anything useful.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is a long way of asking if there is a fix that I’m missing, if it is more likely that the wireless adapter/card has died, and if so who would be the best place/resource to fix it. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My many thanks, in advance, to this incredible group of people. Claudia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claudia@ClaudiaGere.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Claudia Gere & Co. LLC<br>Helping Smart People Become Outstanding Authors ™<br><a href="http://tiny.cc/nameyourbook">http://tiny.cc/nameyourbook</a><br>+1.413.359.0003<br>ClaudiaGere.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>