Has ANYONE gotten the MyWiFi to work?!

I installed the Intel drivers for the 5300 the proset tools and every time it's done the my wifi says "no adapter found"....

I even tried the Dell drivers but the Dell drivers say "system not supported" even though it's a 1645 using the 5300 1645 driver package...

I'm at a complete loss here. I used this feature daily on the 1640 and so fare this 1645 is being a pain in the .

 

Well it seems I'm not the only one...

Intel my wifi technology: Adapter is...

Also a little Google search pulled a ton of info about people have this same issue.

I do find it retarded that Dell's 5300 drivers are for only 32bit even though they say they are for 64bit so you get the "wrong os version" when trying to install them. Oh well I guess we live with just having the new driver with out the proset tools and my wifi.

Oddly enough I did not have this issue with my Core 2 1640...

Intel and other people are saying it's a i5 and i7 with Win 7 issue, while others just are blaming Updates. Odd thing is when I installed these drivers and software I had yet to run windows update. Heck I even tried using Intel's older set with no dice.

I guess having the card work barebones with just drivers will have to do for now.

 

I got it to work, but it was too much of a hassle

 

It works fine for me, never had any difficulty getting it to work. I have an aftermarket 6300 right now, but the stock 5300 worked too. Using latest drivers from Intel's website. Keep in mind that the feature only works on the 5300 and 6300, sure you don't have the 6200/6250 or 5100? Another thing is there's could be some kind of configuration or software problem, done any major tweaking or optimizations (ie disabling start up programs and services, using any optimization programs, or security programs). My WiFi I I recall correctly relies on features built into Windows to work, so that might be a place to start looking.

 

I got it work and then I upgraded to the latest Intel drivers and BANG it no longer worked. I rolled back the drivers (6200) and presto! it worked again.

 

Nah I have the 5300, or so my invoice and device manager tells me. I'm going to take the back off tonight and look at it with my own eyes to make sure all 3 antennas are hooked up.

I had no issues with my 1640, but issues with the 1645. I hate that Dell's own 5300 drivers will not work. So fare it's been a pain, the new drivers off intel site works excellent by them selves. But when I install the proset TOOLS with the My Wifi, it just says adapter not found, yet in the device manager it shows it there and not disabled and the internet works fine at all times. It's just the My Wifi software it's self not working. I might just buy an does the after market 6300 use 3 antennas? If so I'll just buy that card off ebay and install it myself!

 

What advantages does intel my Wifi have that the standard wifi client doesn't offer?

 

The ability to make your laptop a "router" to share your internet with any other device around your laptop.

 

I just tried it and i managed to set up the network and connect my phone but it doesn't share anything my phone has no internet access

 

You have it set up wrong then. I used to do what you are doing daily. I also loved being able to share my laptops net connection with my brothers laptop in hotels where we only had one connection ability.

 

same problem here.

 

I guess it could be Endpoint Protection doing it... But with my 1640 with the 5300 I never had an issue. This all arose with my new 1645 with a 5300. Adapter works great with the new drivers. But the Proset tools are wonky and won't see the adapter for the My Wifi still. Funny thing is I could have sworn it worked when I first got it and started installing stuff... I only noticed this after installing Endpoint come to think of it. Maybe the My Wifi option doesn't play nice with it due to the firewall and it disabling the Windows firewall.. I know with Endpoint I have to disable to the firewall completely for workgroup's and lan transfers... For some reason Endpoint's firewall refuses to make exceptions or forwarding to allow it.. I think I'll just pick up a 6300 anyhow.. I hear it's faster for LAN transfers anyhow..

 

Just for the fun of it I decided to try Intels Wireless card detection for driver updates... Well it doesn't recognize the card.. Just says there's an unrecognizable card but can't give info on it. Just find it odd that the newest Intel drivers detect the card and use it correctly.. Yet the Proset tools with the My Wifi feature can't...

I guess I'm going to just get an OEM from Intel 6300 to fix the issue as you have since our laptop supports it with the 3 antennas like the 5300..

http://forum.notebookreview.com/com...-ultimate-n-6300-advanced-wireless-cards.html

I see he is selling brand new ones. When you installed the 6300 you got the Proset tools from the Intel site and all worked fine right?

 

Well I got my SSD today so I figured I'd do a clean install instead of using Dell's image... To my amazement My WiFi works flawless now, as does the drivers. I also had a few other things work much better after doing just a clean install.

I guess the lesson is, FORMAT after buying a Dell.