Wireless just stopped working..

Hi, 
My wireless used to work but not it just stopped working and it works sometimes but mostly not. 
I have three other mac laptops in my house and a few computers and they all work with the linksys router and they get on wireless fine. 
but when I try to connect with the windows vista laptop it says this computer does not have a wireless network adapter installed and configured...?
and the wireless switch is always orange no matter which way I turn it.
how do i connest to wireless!
thanks so much in advance
the model is a 32-bit hp pavilion dv600 - dv6405us 
Message Edited by computersrcool on 08-22-2009 04:37 PM

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