Vista Network Adapter Missing In Device Manager
Internal Wireless Adapter Disappeared from Device Manager. I have an HP Pavilion dv.
The Windows Device Manager is an important troubleshooting tool. It displays all your installed hardware devices and allows you to view which ones have problems. One or more network protocols are missing on this computer Windows Sockets registry entries required for network connectivity are missing. Is there a section in device manager called "other devices"? If so your network adapter may be there and just need the driver's reinstalled. The storm may have blown. The dreaded “unidentified network error” is a common issue and countless numbers of people are giving up on Vista just because of the Windows Unidentified Network.