Blue Means Go

My computer has decided to play a fun game, kind of like hide-and-seek only it pretends that it doesn't have an internal wireless adapter. Regardless of whether the switch is on or off, the light remains orange. Orange=bad=no internet for you. I turn the computer on and off. Still orange. And it doesn't show up at all in the device manager. I restart it, put it in standby, turn it back on. Orange. And then sometimes, randomly, blue. Like, as you might guess, right now. So I have to hurry up and post before it changes its mind.

I've looked into this and the good news is that I'm not crazy-- this same exact thing has happened to other Compaq users. The bad news is that, as far as I can gather from the threads, there is no solution to this problem except engaging in a lengthy struggle with customer service "case managers" who never return phone calls and finally sending the laptop to headquarters where they may or may not replace the card, which may or may not work.

I'll keep you updated. In this case, no news is bad news.