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re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 8:40 am
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Posted by Deb (801 messages posted)


Try changing the SSID, that should work.






On Monday, April 7, 2008 at 12:48 am, colinnwn wrote:
>I reconfigured my wireless router, left SSID same, changed gateway address. Vista
>would say it had 'limited connectivity' (e.g. none) when I tried to reconnect to
>the router. I disconnected, deleted the wireless profile using the Network and Sharing
>Center>Manage Network Connections, then reconnected and had same problem.
>

>I disconnected, deleted it again, and restarted the computer and had the same problem.
> Looking at ipconfig /all, DHCP had not been successful, but it had the old gateway
>address and a subnet I have never used.
>

>Vista seems to be caching wireless profile info somewhere and refuses to purge it
>when you delete the profile. Does anyone know how to really delete a wireless profile
>in Vista?
>

>I have an overwhelming impulse to rant on Vista and Redmond right now, but I will
>refrain.
>

>Thanks.



Written in response to:
Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (colinnwn: Monday, April 7, 2008 at 12:48 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (Deb: Monday, April 7, 2008 at 8:45 am)
*re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (colinnwn: Monday, April 7, 2008 at 8:48 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (colinnwn: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 12:48 am)
-re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (Deb: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 8:40 am)
*re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (Deb: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 8:45 am)
-re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (colinnwn: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 8:48 am)
*re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (Deb: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 9:10 am)
-re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 10:34 am)
-re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (colinnwn: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 11:25 am)
-re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 11:58 am)
*re: Vista doesn't forget deleted wireless network (colinnwn: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 12:06 pm)
*re: Problem fixed, and Vista wasn't the primary issue (colinnwn: Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 10:22 pm)
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