She turned it on yesterday and a driver install thing randomly popped up.
She didn't know what it was and neither did I so she hit NO when it said to install.
After that she was no longer able to connect to the internet.
When you hover over the wireless icon it says %26quot;Connection status: unknown The Dependency service or group failed to start.
I have tried numerous fixes and none have worked.
Under the NETWORK ADAPTERS in the device manager all have the triangle/exclamation mark.
When I right click and hit properties it says %26quot;This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device (Code 31).
When I go to Computer Management and Services I right click DCHP client and it says
%26quot;Windows could not start the DHCP Client service on Local Computer%26quot;
Error 1079 the account specified for this service is different form the account specified for the other services running in the same process.
When I try to start Network Location Awareness.
It says Windows could not sart the Network Location Awareness on Local Computer.
Specific error code 1073741288.
I've tried the %26quot;netsh winsock reset catalog%26quot; fix in command prompt run as administrator and reset.
This still did not fix the problem.
I thought it might be a firewall problem however when I try to change any firewall settings it says that Windows Cannot Start Firewall Service.
She is the administrator on the laptop.
We don't have the disk the laptop came with and might not for a week or so.
Does ANYONE know how to fix this?
Thanks in advance for trying.VISTA Home Premium Connection Status: Unknown The Dependency Service or Group Failed To Start?If you can檛 find the right Windows vista drivers manually I would recommend just getting a software program that can do it for you. There is a program I use which will find drivers for just about all hardware devices. The best part is it takes a snapshot of your system specifications and matches the right driver to go with it. Perform a free driver scan at: http://www.drivers-updates.net/drivers/w
