Vista wireless internet connection not working

I noticed periodically that my wireless connection to the internet was being dropped on my Windows Vista laptop, which only would work again after a restart.

After googling around a bit, the common problem seemed to be that Vista try’s to manage your power and one of the features is it will turn off the wireless adapter to save precious power.

So here are some simple steps to disable this feature, and allow yourself to freely browse the internet wirelessly from your vista PC.

• Select start -> Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Centre
• Then under tasks on the left click Manage Network Connections
• Right click your wirless network connection, and select properties. (Click continue to ensure you allow Vista permission to continue)
• Click configure, then click the Power Management tab
• Untick Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power