My pc pavilion has wireless capabilities. How can I get it on

Not built in, but you can pick up a USB adapter such as this one for cheap: http://www.walmart.com/ip/CNet-CQU-906-Wireless-N-PicoUSB-Dongle/15571889?sourceid=1500000000000003142050&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=15571889

Hi, This machine comes from HP with a built in wired ethernet card only not wireless... however it is known for some retailers to have the machines they sell specially configured with add-ons as desired... Best of Luck

There is a great article at Working with Windows Wireless Networks
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Turn your wireless router off.
Wait 13 seconds.
Turn your wireless router on.
Try again to make a wireless connection.
Find a friend with an iPod Touch or iPhone or laptop,
and see if they can make a wireless connection to your router.
If not, your router is the problem (maybe, it needs to be configured?).

Take your laptop to someplace (public library or Starbucks) that offers "free wireless". Can you connect your laptop to that network? If so, your laptop's hardware is OK.

make sure that the wireless switch is on,try to press Fn F5 to enabled the wireless capability or is there any other short cout to enabled the wireless capability

Check that the wireless adapter is correctly installed -- correct device-drivers loaded.

Check that the wireless adapter is not "disabled" (a slider switch?)

Try the wireless capabilities of the Mac at a "hot-spot" (Starbucks? Public Library?) to see if it can connect to *ANY* wireless network.

Run the Apple Software Updater, to ensure that OS X is properly updated.

Check that the Mac is connecting to the correct SSID, with the correct password/passphrase.

try a wireless router....... the laptop does not have a switch for this function you have to set up a network connection..... to a wireless router

Hi there.
If your using Vista or XP, what i want you to do is right click "computer" select "manage" and then "device manager", then click on the + sign next to "network adapters" and right click on the wireless network and "un-install" the device, reboot the PC and wait for windows to detect the wireless card and install the drivers for it, this will appear in the system tray (bottom right hand side) when its done try to connect again

keep me informed please

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where you see the light for you're wireless connectivity (blue when enabled) should be red now, just tap it once to turn it back on.

You didn't post the model number of your laptop but you may want to try FN+F2.

Usually the toggle switch for the wireless is on the front right hand side of the machine and has a light to tell you whether it's enabled.