Vaio: switch on the wireless LAN = blue screen and restart!

Go to Windows Updates and see if there is an update their sometimes that happens with drivers. Start there Updates and install all the updates hardware updates as well. If that does not assist you there may be a fix at the Sony Vaio support drivers and download for your driver start there. I would download the driver online for the wireless software. Click Here to go to the driver site enter your model and info they request and download whatever you need from there. This should get you up and running again. I hope that this assisted you. Note download the Network anything that has to do with wireless Lan John

Dear user,

on sony viao you need to two things:

1st ) manually pull the slider switch in front or side to ON position (see your manual for exact position if this switch)

2) go neat the date on the screen and open options for connections there maybe u know this. and enable the LAN/Bluetooth by sliding the slider on screen

Maybe your ding just one of the two steps hence the problem as described by you.

Here..

They issue is due to the corrupted SmartWi Connection Utility Software in the Computer.

You will need to re-install the Wireless LAN Driver, Updates, and the SmartWi Connection Utilities in the Computer to fix the issue with the Wireless.

You can download the Wireless LAN Driver, Updates and the SmartWi Connection Utility from Sony Support Site.

Below are the links.

Wireless LAN Driver

Wireless LAN Driver Update 1

Wireless LAN Driver Update 2

1. Please download and save each file on the Desktop.
2. After that double click on the Original Wireless LAN Driver to begin the installation.
3. Please follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
4. After that, restart the Computer for the settings to take the effect.
5. After restarting the Computer, please install the Updates.
6. Make sure that you restart the Computer after each installation.
7. Then, please re-install the "SmartWi Connection Utility in the Computer.

You can download the SmartWi Connection Utility from here.

1. Download and install the SmartWi Connection Utility in the Computer.
2. after the installation, please turn ON the Wireless Adapter using the SmartWi Connection Utility.
3. Please click "Start", "All Programs" and SmartWi Connection Utility to open the Program and turn ON the Wireless Adapter.
4. After that, please re-configure the Wireless Network connection in the Computer.
5. This should fix the issue with the Wireless Network connection.
   

1. It's a bad memory problem! (Blue Screen)

2. Try to close unneccessary processes / software using Task Manager before switching ON wireless!

3. Now, switch ON wireless.

4. If it don't work, reinstall the wireless driver!

5. Restart ur system.

tell me if it helps...tc! :)

Thats sounds like the wrong drivers for the network card. Some models can have different models or brands of cards so you can get the wrong one in there. You should be able to boot up in safe mode (F8) and then go under control panel - system- hardware manager-network adapters. Find the card that is causing the problems highlight and delete it. Then reboot. This takes the card out of the system and it will be detected as a new hardware next startup. Then try another driver.

You might want to go to the Sony website and check under support to see what other drivers you can get to try for your model. There might be 2-3 to try. Usually the oem disks are right but the replacements don't always get things right.

If this were hardware you shouldn't get the bluescreen of death (BSOD). That usually means software or drivers.

You would first need to make sure Windows does not restart automatically when a blue screen error appears. Then you can analyze the problem and fix the cause.

Have a look at BSDO error fixing.

You don't need a new computer, a wireless card maybe. The problem is either a wireless driver glitch or the wireless card has failed. Start by uninstalling the wireless drivers from the device manager, then reboot. The machine will find the wireless card and reinstall the drivers. If this doesn't work, then take the card out (located under a panel on the bottom of the machine), clean the card, the slot, and the connectors on the two leads/wires. Sometimes a little dirt or corrosion build up will cause this. At this point, if the problem persists, then the card has malfunctioned and needs to be replaced.

most of the times in your right lower corner there is an icon that looks like two arrows pointing diffrent dirrection....the name of this one is vaio smart utility..let enabled the wlan box and then try to connect it