My computer was working and all of a sudden I can not longer connect to my network and when I see all available networks mine says "The settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network" How can I change the settings on the computer so that they match the requirements of the network? I can access other networks and get online like that, but my network, even the local one, is busted. Please help!

Hi Lori, This issue usually occurs on wireless network connections. I suggest that you turn off any security feature of wireless. Please click Start->Control Panel, double-click Network Connections, right click on the wireless adapter and select Properties. From there choose Wireless Networks, click on your wireless network name and choose properties. Under Network Authentication choose Open to turn off the wireless security. Please try to connect. If the issue persists, I suggest that you delete the connection, and recreate the wireless network connections. The following website may help you on creating the wireless connection. http://www.vista4beginners.com/How-to-setup-a-wireless-connection Important Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. Is the issue resolved? If the issue persists, I suggest that you reinstall the wireless adapter driver, and re-create the connection again. Remove the adapter driver======================== 1. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "devmgmt.msc" and press Enter.2. Expand "Network Adapters", double-click on the entry of the wireless network device.3. Click the tab "Driver", click "Uninstall".4. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "appwiz.cpl" and press Enter. 5. Remove the entries related to the wireless network adapter. Then reinstall the driver with your driver CD. After installing, re-create the connection. If the issue is not resolve by the above suggestions, please let me know if other computers can connect to this wireless network.

I think the reply posted by Arthur Xie is overkill for the problem. Try this first and if it doesn't work try Arthur's solution. Go to where your wireless networks are managed. For vista this is Control Panel....Network and Sharing Centre and Manage Wireless Networks (On the left hand side). Click on your network and remove it from the list. Then search for avaliable wireless networks again and connect again to your network. That should do it. PSYou may also have to do this if youchange a password or setting on your router.

Locate your wireless network profile, then edit or delete the network profile that you have problem to connect, after that test to connect again. Also go to wireless router management page, check and confirm your wireless network setting. Hope it helps.dawoodHome Network and Wireless Network Help

i had the same problem and am using windows 7, your suggestion worked, ive been trying to figure this out for days and your overly simple solution worked like a charm. Thanks!

thank you so much!

i'm still a bit stuck after trying everything suggested! i'v deleted the profile, reinstalled the driver and it still says the settings do not match. its now asking me to press my configuration button my on router, which doesnt it doesnt seem to have (d link dir-635). i'm on vista 32 bit connecting to an xp machine. my network adapter is atheros AR5006 EG wireless adapter. anyone got any more suggestions?

I'm having the same problem after changing the router. The new router has a Hitron BVW3653 Board (lloks like this one: http://www.hitron.com.tw/upload/image/BVW-3653%20IAD(1).pdf) and my ASUS EEE PC 1000H is displaying this same message. But it's listed on the router's active connections.Paulo Morgado (http://PauloMorgado.NET/)

you legend lol

That worked for me, thank you.

Thank You soleary35! You saved me from just about never figuring this out without going for professional help. I was lost and your advice worked. I am very grateful to you for your time and consideration. :)

I can't help but chuckle, because your solution was totally awesome, and right ON!! A million thank yous for solving my problem that has kept me from using my desktop pc since May! That's six months ago!!

i had the same problem and am using windows 7, your suggestion worked, ive been trying to figure this out for days and your overly simple solution worked like a charm. Thanks! Worked great for me as well! Thanks

Soleary35 You are the right person .. easy to fix Thank you very much!!!!

Oh soleary35 you legend! God bless you lol! Thanks mate, proper worked!!!

I'm a network administrator in a medium-sized organization. Although I don't manage the APs, I know the settings I'm putting in are correct and they work on almost all computers. But sometimes I encounter a laptop which displays the message in subject of this question. Just today I had a case where it used to work but stopped working recently, so the laptop user came to to solve the problem. I haven't solved this problem reliably as of yet. Today's laptop had Atheros AR5B95 on Windows 7. I tried as suggested above to 1) remove the network and add it again; reboot; 2) uninstall the wi-fi driver; reboot; install it again; reboot; Moreover, I tried: 3) netsh interface ip reset; netsh winsock reset; reboot; 4) netsh interface ip uninstall; reboot; netsh interface ip install; reboot; None of this helped. Any further ideas?

Oh, one thing I noticed in this particular case that seemed strange to me: when I connected the wired network, the wired connection had the same as our wireless connection. This is what I tried to resolve with 3) and 4) but either it didn't help or somehow the wired connection got the name of our SSID again.

You are the man. I tried to figure it out on my own for about 15 minutes then found your posting from my desktop. Thanks a million.

Thank you sooooooo much, we resolved a problem with one laptop in the house (diff problem) only for mine to come up with the above error message. Been scratching my head wondering why all of a sudden the settings had changed - it must have been something to do with fixing the other laptop afterall. NOT techi at all - i just want to plug it it and it work with none of the faffing taht goes with it thanks again

Also you can click on the lower right on the tool bar where it shows internet connection and from there right click the network. Quicker and same result.

Soleary35, you are a genius, I have been tryin to solve this problem all morning. With you answe it just took me one minute and Bingo! my wireless is working again. Thank you , thank you thank you.

this is the problem my house mate has had. I have talk talk super fast premium multi user etc internet. i am using windows vista premium, no probs, my house mate is on windows seven ultimate. After a week of no probs my house mates laptop started coming up with the aforementioned error. Upon discovering this error my house mate rang microsoft only to be given advice like: "have you restarted your computer?" "have you restarted the router i.e unplug for 10 secs and pluged back in?". Now im no computer genius but already suggested this to my housemate who has no or very little computer knowledge, he wasnt sure how to do it so i did it for him. im sure personally the error is with windows 7. When my house mate was speaking to microsoft they set up a conference call with themselves my house mate and talk talk. Now im not being funny but why would microsoft need to speak to talk talk when im currently online (using vista and PSN for that matter)??? The problem is obviously not with my provider talk talk but with windows 7. I am throughly disappointed with the service my housemate has been provided with as i have always been preferable to microsoft over apple. I have been using the windows OS since i was about 6 years old and have never been so disappointed with the service i have received. I for one would like an honest answer from microsoft with regard to this issue, i bet there are alot of people out there whom have bought a new wireless card or adapter due to this issue. A suggestion to microsoft would be to fix this issue as a matter of urgency or give their customers who are suffering from inabilty to use the internet honest advice of how the matter can be resolved instead of blaming service providers! Microsoft why is this an issue with windows 7 and not vista? Why can i connect with my sony ps3/ vista and not windows 7? why did my internet work on windows 7 2 days ago nad not now? Why am i getting crappy answers from your automated phone service and human operators? Honest answers please?!?!? i have searched all the forums for advice on this matter to no prevail, i have tried all suggested solutions on my housemates behalf and still no solution.

Hi I´ve tried all of these suggestions but no help. Then I´ve discovered that laptop didn´t recognize network correctly, even it was WPA2 it claim it to be WEP, so I searched for latest version of adapter drivers and installed them ( with a 3G stick) Vóila, now the adapter works perfectly. I didn´t change anything on my laptop but maybe some WIN7 update caused that problem? Dont know. There was my solution to this problem.

OMG!!! I have spent forever working on this and it was this simple! My nerves. Thank you sooo much soleary35!