Hi. I'm having a problem connecting to the Internet through my wireless
network (call it "Sam") on my new HP PC. I did connect easily on day 1, after
setting up the initial connection and filling in the SSID and other fields.
"Sam" (my SSID) was identified as my network, and the wireless connection was
fine. I downloaded all Vista updates.

The next day, I connected an Ethernet cable to the PC to improve the signal
strength, and the problem began. The Ethernet connection didn't work, but a
second network named "Sam 2" was set up, which I removed.

Here's the status now:
The Network and Sharing Center show My PC connected to "Unidentified
Network" (not "Sam"), but with no connection (red X) to the Internet. The
next section of that screen shows Access: local only, followed by two
connections, Local Area Connection and Wireless Network Connection- (Sam).

I have tried all the Vista repair options (get new IP address for Local and
Wireless connections, unplug router) to no avail.

One of the Windows updates I installed was a wireless adapter driver update.
I have not yet tried to roll that back or uninstall it (and the update is not
available to reverse through Update.)

What steps should I take next to resolve this? Work on the wireless adapter?

Why is my SSID (Sam) showing now as ""Unidentified Network"?

I was thinking of reverting to the HP factory system setup recovery and just
starting over. Would this clear up any problems with changes that may have
been made to the adapter or connections?

Thanks very much for your advice.

Rick