Computer Learning

[originunknown]

I have an ASUS i5 that has been nothng but trouble from Day 1. Maybe the Windows 8 os is the reason. I notice that apps create a lot of problems freezing up the machine completely when trying to view a video etc. I hesitate to upgrade to 8.1 but if I did and things were worse than ever maybe that would inspire me to just install Windows7.

Anyway, my real problem is that my wireless connection does not work anymore. The wifi light is on. I have been able to turn it on and off so that does not seem to be the problem. In device manager is says that wireless adaptor is working fine. Driver is most recent.

I do get a broadband connection but no wireless connection. I do not see my SSID anymore when clicking on the wifi icon in the icon tray. Come to think of it I do not see any SSIDs of the neighbours or anything like I used to get. Anyone know how to fix this?

Also I often get these open boxes about dialing a modemm and PPOE gibberish.

Thanks for any sugggestionsésolutions.
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