Hello Brock, Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft Community Forum. I would like to know some information about the issue so that we could assist you further. Do you get a limited connectivity message on the acer computer? What do you mean, when you say 'forgot the network'? 3.Do you able to connect to internet on acer laptop?

1. Acer Aspire Windows 10 Compatibility
2. Acer Aspire Windows 8 Safe Mode

I am worried I just formatted my laptop aspire 3680 with and made the installation of windows Xp. Problem with aspire wifi; Acer.

I would suggest you to try the following steps: Method 1: Follow the steps given in the article. Follow the link for more troubleshooting steps.

Method 2: Try to disable the security software. Disable security software. Important Note: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you shouldn't disable your antivirus software. If you have to temporarily disable it to install other software, you should re-enable it as soon as you're done. If you're connected to the Internet or a network while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

Acer Aspire Windows 10 Compatibility

Note: For procedure to disable security software, check the manual or documentation by the vendor. Method 3: If the issue persists, I would suggest you to boot the computer to safe mode and check if the issue occurs or not. If the issue does not occur in Safe mode, set the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps. Step 1: Try booting your computer in the safe mode with networking and check if the issue persists: Try to boot to advanced option and choose safe mode with networking. What is safe mode with networking? Starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network. How to boot to safe mode with networking.

Step 2: If the system works fine in the safe mode, try to clean boot the system: If the issue does not occur in Safe Mode then perform a Clean Boot to see if there is any software conflicts. What is clean boot? A clean boot is performed to start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program or an update or when you run a program in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista.

You may also troubleshoot or determine what conflict is causing the problem by performing a clean boot. Follow the article give below to perform clean boot. Note: Refer 'How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting' to reset the computer to start as normal after troubleshooting. Method 4 If the issue does not resolve try to uninstall and reinstall the network drivers.

Try to uninstall and reinstall the network device. This issue can also be caused due to Corrupted network card drivers.

Acer Aspire Windows 8 Safe Mode

Uninstall the Network Card device from the Device Manager. Press “Windows key + W” from your keyboard.

Then type “Device Manager” without quotes in the search box and hit enter. Expand Network Adaptor and then right click on Network Card. Click on Uninstall and restart the computer. After uninstalling the network drivers install the latest drivers from the manufacturer website. Download and install drivers Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.