is this serious

[emmie]

message came up on screen Dell Wlan card disabled,
and if it is how do i get it back on. I don't know what it even means

[ChuckFickens]

You've pressed the wireless switch by mistake and switched off your wireless network card.

If you are not using wireless at the moment then it will make no difference, if you want to use wireless then it won't work until you switch it on again. the wireless switch is often a little (fairly well hidden) switch on the outside of the case somewhere, or sometimes it a combination of keys.

If you can't find it post the model of the dell.

[emmie]

Dell Inspiron 1545 anymore info? runs window 7, and its been a damn nuisance for the last week, i lose the connection to AB, IE8 box comes up, saying not secure? and goes, then pops back up almost immediately. I wondered where we were trying to stop using the ethernet cable, went into the admin programme, changed something by mistake. It all started when the wireless router went down, it wasn't just a switch it all off and start again, but a whole rigmarole with the ISP to get it back. Agghhhh

[emmie]

It is a wireless router.

[ChuckFickens]

Your wireless is turned on and off by pressing the F2 key (you might need to hold down the FN key while pressing F2)

[emmie]

Chuckfickens, i had to go into programme, and did as you said, tried both FN, F2, first, then just F2 and now its no longer disabled. Mucho gracias
now for the other problems. I am not au fait with computing, and when the router went down, then brain freeze. I wouldn't have a clue how i disabled it.

[rich47]

Was this not a job for your butler?

[emmie]

Ah there you are, no he's off caddying for some rich nob, but i on the other have almost no hair left, and a real urge to do some serious damage to something. I will have to calm down before the computer tells me off, that is of course its still connected by the end of this day.