ok, i have just installed windows vista on my laptop (my other laptop) its the same vista that was already on it, i was rebooting it to get rid of all my data and viruses….it started up and installed without complaint and i knew there would be some drivers for me to install, which is not a problem for a P.C tech head like me lol. but what i don’t understand is that my wireless does not show any networks and when i ask it why it brings up a little box saying something about hardware and drivers BLAH! so i thought i needed a driver for the wireless hardware (which is inter grated I THINK) i have never opened the la top. anyway i opened the manager and what did i find? Absolutely nothing about the wireless…its as if the computer refuses to belive i have wireless :S i have the details here from a program called everest:
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name SYKO-PC
User Name Syko

Motherboard:
CPU Type Unknown, 1600 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 2037 MB
BIOS Type Phoenix (12/20/07)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers – 2850
IDE Controller Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK1246GSX ATA Device
Optical Drive MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-850S ATA Device
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 57235 MB (47567 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 55735 MB (55644 MB free)
Total Size 110.3 GB (100.8 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8101 Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Modem TOSHIBA Software Modem

I have tried ALL availible drivers, plus dragging my own driver from a near exact same laptop that uses the same wireless thing.

ANY help would be glady appreasiated and of course the most helpfull will get the points for best answer
Thx in advance
TIve checked the button on the front, the light is on, indicating its turned on, but the machine will not recognise it, it worked perfectly before, re installed windows, nothing to show the installation was bad.
The wireless card was installed with the laptop, all stock parts here:D Ive checked the button on the front, the light is on, indicating its turned on, but the machine will not recognise it, it worked perfectly before, re installed windows, nothing to show the installation was bad. what could cause this?

By looking at the network adapters list there is no wireless listed at all…. Is the RADIO CARD turned on?

Toshiba and other laptops do have a switch to enable and disable the radio cards, if that is off, you won’t even see the card in the Device Manager. You don’t so that is my "best guess"
Once the card shows up in the device manager, THEN you can add the driver! Until that card shows in the device manager, your operating system can’t add it!