I'm fed up! Takes FOREVER for my Laptop to connect to WIFI!

[jmd0501]

I have an HP Pavilion dv7 running windows 7 64-bit.

This has been a problem since I purchased the laptop.

When I say it takes forever to pick up the wifi signal, I literally mean 3 minutes (give or take).  That amount of time seems excessive for the amount of money this computer cost.  It doesn't take anybody else's laptop/iPad/etc. long at all to connect to the wifi. 

Sometimes it will pick up the signal automatically, sometimes I have to find the signal and click "connect." 

This is enormously frustrating, I go back and forth between school, home #1 and home #2.  Each time i pull out the laptop, I have to stare at it for a few minutes while it furiously attempts a connection.  What gives?

Please don't tell me this is just the way it is.  For $2,000+ I should think HP could manage a device that connects to the internet quickly and easily.

[3baller]

I would suggest going into the device manager and uninstal the wireless adapter (right click on computer from the start menu-click on manage-click on device manager-click on network adapters-right click on wireless adapter-uninstall).  Then reboot and it should reinstall.  If this doesn't work then go to hp.com or the hp support assistant program and make sure you have the latest driver installed. 

[jmd0501]

Thanks for your help... may I ask for a little more?  Under Network Adapters there are listed:

Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN

Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter

Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter #2

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Do I uninstall all of them, some of them, or a specific one?

[jmd0501]

I uninstalled the two Microsoft Virtual WiFi Minioirt Adapters and restarted the computer.  Before I uninstalled them I tried to update them by right clicking and selecing "update software" or whatever.  Is said it was failing to install new software. 

Anyway, I uninstalled and rebooted the computer and both adapters were reinstalled and furthermore, when I right click to update software it is now telling me they are up-to-date.

The computer finds the internet fairly quickly when I'm restarting it, booting it up.

But if I close the notebook, and open it up, it fails to re-establish the connection.  When I manally click "connect" it takes a feq minutes (too long) and displays the message, "Connecting to the network is taking longer than usual"  it eventually connects and then works fine.

More information:  I have the Intel My WiFi Technology disabled.  Is this causing the problem?

[jmd0501]

More info on the Intel My WiFi Technology... when I try to enable it, it gives me an error message:

"Intel My Wifi Technology has been configured with a non-supported profile.  Instead, the default profile wil be used."

And when I go back to the task menu, Intel My WiFi is still disabled.

[3baller · Accepted solution]

I would suggest uninstalling the Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN adapter and then restart. 

[jmd0501]

THANK YOU THANKYOU THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3baller]

I am glad I could help and I hope you can enjoy your HP product.  Thank you for the praise

[dahlbok]

I am having the same issue as the original thread.  

I have tried the Solution and it does not work for me.

Are there other options available?

[BJRman]

I have the same issue but different network adapters on my HP.  Normally, I'd just uninstall them all but I have a habit of jumping in to a problem too fast and really mess things up more than I should.  That being said, I have three adapters listed and am unsure which ones to remove.  

Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter

Ralink RT5390 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter

Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller

Thanks