Recent content by lancastermom

Thanks, no change for me.

I finally thought to contact Windows 8 Customer Service. I believe that we've identified the problem, though it seems that I'll have to live with it in the short term. Here goes: Windows 8 used generic drivers wherever Windows 8 drivers were not available. It seems that for some of us those...

No change, but thanks. I'm starting to think that the problem is not really with the WiFi, but that my download speed is somehow affected by something else. I say this, because: 1. My connection is fine - 5 bars 2. I can connect to the Internet - absolutely no...

I tried. I have followed every step outlined by SIL3NTKOD3R and I get the same thing. When I go to update the driver from the extracted folder I get the message "The best driver software for your device is already installed" and my WiFi doesn't work the same. I'll keep searching for a solution.

I've tried your suggestion, but it didn't work for me. I do hope that it helps someone else. My download speed is still .25 Mbps. Any other ideas?

Could it be that the driver for my wireless card is kind-of but not totally compatible with windows 8? I have a DW1520 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card and its latest driver is Windows 7 64 bit compatible. When the windows 8 compatible driver becomes available will it automatically download...

Thank you, damhamaza. I don't know how to do that. I am absolutely positively not very tech savvy. Still have the problem and can't find a solution anywhere. I am so bummed.

I upgraded to Windows 8 yesterday and my download speed has dropped from 6+ Mbps (under windows 7) to .25 Mbps (after the upgrade). My WiFi connection has 5 bars. All other WiFi enabled devices in this house still have a 6+ Mbps download speed. I believe that this is an upgrade issue as I did...