Brand new Vista box with freshly installed home premium. Everthing seems
normal except that after a reboot the internet (broadband) connection must be
manually started using the "connect to" menu.

The tray icon shows "local access only". After establishing an internet
connection everything is fine until a reboot, then the process repeats.

I have installed Vista on 4 other machines but this is the first time this
problem has occurred. What do I need to adjust?

Hi Donna. Try this:

Click the "Manage wireless networks" link in the left pane of Network and
Sharing Center (in Control Panel). Right-click the broadband connection, and
then make sure the "Connect automatically when this network is in range"
checkbox is selected.

I don't have a broadband connection here to look at, but this is what I'm
seeing on my wireless connection. Let me know if that doesn't solve the
problem.

Thanks for posting!
Gloria

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Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation

Thanks Gloria,
This is a desktop system with no wireless devices, I don't have that option
in the "network and sharing center".

I do remember a connect automatically option somewhere and I'm pretty sure
it was checked........I'm not finding my way back to that setting now to
verify it.

"Gloria Boyer [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Donna. Try this:

Click the "Manage wireless networks" link in the left pane of Network and
Sharing Center (in Control Panel). Right-click the broadband connection, and
then make sure the "Connect automatically when this network is in range"
checkbox is selected.

I don't have a broadband connection here to look at, but this is what I'm
seeing on my wireless connection. Let me know if that doesn't solve the
problem.

Thanks for posting!
Gloria

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Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation