I’m having a random network problem with my laptop that is driving me crazy.  The driver for the wireless network card is somehow becoming corrupted and keeps my laptop from going to sleep when I close the lid or when I just put it to sleep manually.

It took me a while just to narrow down what exactly was causing the problem and once I figured it out, it still took a while to find a fix for it.  We had to disable the wireless connection before putting it to sleep and then enabling it when we wanted to use it again for quite a while.  I finally found the answer on a forum where someone suggested uninstalling the driver and then reinstalling the driver.  Unfortunately, this hasn’t stopped the driver from becoming corrupted, if that’s even what’s really happening to it.  It seems to be getting worse by the day.

So what exactly does this have to do with Windows besides it being a Windows driver?  Well, from my experience, when these random errors begin happening and won’t stop, it usually means it is time to wipe the hard-drive clean and reinstall Windows.  This does not make me happy.

Anyway, I guess that’s one more reason why I’m going back to Macs exclusively. I know that running Windows on a Mac is bound to have the same problems eventually, but I won’t be as tied to the OS as I am now.  Reinstalling Windows won’t be as big of a deal as it is right now.

I cannot wait to get a new Mac!  I’m still holding out until Apple updates the Mac Mini with a faster processor and the 802.11n wireless card.  It’s due for an update any day now.

May 9th, 2007

 

Tags: Apple, Mac, Windows