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post #1 of 3

12/27/10 at 7:10pm

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I have an Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN and it keeps crashing my laptop. I would be working and my screen would freeze and my computer would remain unresponsive. This only happens when I turn on my laptop's wireless card.

I tried multiple drivers but the later ones froze my computer faster. I did a fresh install of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and it still does the same.

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12/27/10 at 11:52pm

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Have you tried uninstalling the network drivers and let windows install drivers for you upon reboot?
Have done all your microsoft updates?

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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
CRUCIAL 64GB SSD 1-VR300 4X F3 1TB	SAMSUNG 22X SATA DVD BURNER	WINDOWZ 7 64BIT	23'' ACER P235H WS
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12/28/10 at 1:23am

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Yes and yes. It doesn't freeze as quickly when I use the drivers Microsoft provides but it's still annoying and I'm worried that continuous, forced shut downs are going to break something eventually.