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Default New Computer w/ W7, wireless not connecting

After a months of anticipation, I picked up my new computer last night and took it home. I am running W7 home prem. 64bit. When I try to connect to my wireless, the computer sees the router but can not connect. I know that the router is fine because my laptop that is running xp connects just fine. When I run the trouble shooting program, it tells me that the wirlesss access point is disabled...what doese that mean? can someone help me?

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Hi there

Have a look here: Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Centre > Change Adapter Settings.

Does the wireless adapter show as disabled in that list?
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The wireless adapter is enabled. Still nothing.

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SO you are trying to set up in Windows 7’s Network and Sharing Center and setup new connection or network

like in picture here
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Exactly.
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whats the exact error you get when trying to connect?
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It tells me that I have wireless access point or router issues. wants me to reboot the modem and router but they are working fine. And I have already done that several times tonight with no success.
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