Satellite L300D-13S Realtek 8187b - Downgraded to vista, no networks found!

Ok, laptop is L300D-13S, the WLAN adapter is identified correct, as USB 2.0.
Vista was on the laptop, but I immediately wiped it and put XP on, as Toshiba should have really done in the first place. The Toshiba driver can be downloaded from the Toshiba website. This installs.
Once everything is setup, using XP Wireless Zero in-built uility, a bubble appears in the system tray stating "One or more wireless networks are available..." etc.
However when you open XP WLAN utility, no networks are ever found. Power-management has been tried in various forms, the switch is on, and the FN+F8 key does not affect the ability to basically never find a wireless network. There is something wrong somewhere.
The drivers from www.realtek.com.tw do not work for this card in this Toshiba laptop - it is stated that the hardware is not compatible. However, as mentioned, the Toshiba website drivers install, but do not find any wireless networks.
I have used NetStumbler - this uses a default basis NDIS driver when the application loads, and finds networks. It is just a 'network sniffer' for WLAN, so cannot use this to connect.
It can't just be me experiencing this problem surely? I have tried most things related to uninstalling/reinstalling the Toshiba website drivers, which specifically say they are compatible with XP. Any help is appreciated. I am very much WLAN literate, and have tried everything I can think of - although it should be said I have not dismantled the laptop and removed/replaced the card yet.

Hello.
For the L300D-13S the latest bios is described as 1.2 - however the current BIOS firmware is 1.3 was the pre-installed version. The BIOS application that is available from Toshiba by default is a commonly used application to upgrade the BIOS will work on XP or VISTA. The message provided by the BIOS will not be affected by which operating system is installed.
You cannot downgrade BIOS it would seem, there is some setting either the existing BIOS, or the BIOS installation software that prevents this happening.
May I ask what you mean by 'upgrade the BIOS'? It would technically be a downgrade to BIOS version 1.2 if it is currently 1.3. The Toshiba website driver for the realtek does not work correctly with the pre-installed BIOS, which is version 1.3.
For this L300D-13S AMD model there is only listed 1.20-WIN - however I've noticed for another model, 1.5-WIN is available. Done a quick test and 1.5-WIN does not work, and it's not possible to downgrade to 1.20-WIN, for the reasons mentioned above.
I may try use another BIOS firmware installation tool. The realtek Toshiba-website drivers categorically do NOT work for this wireless card. Very few people use Vista, as it's rubbish compared to the proven simplicity of Windows XP. Not happy about this lack of compatibility for a seemingly XP-compatible product.
Why will the realtek driver on the realtek website not work, that is my major question! This realtek website driver simply states 'no compatible hardware found' - whereas the Toshiba website drivers installs, but as mentioned previously, does not find any wireless networks ever.
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Re: Satellite L300D-13S - WLan doesn't work using Vista

I have a L300D-13S which came with Visa Home Premium on it.
Its working fine APART from the wireless which refuses to work.
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If Vista Does not work with a router that XP and Other operating systems work with then Vista is flawed.

It only occurs with the WLAN. If I plug into the back of the router with a cable then everything is totally solid. I get DHCP from the router and everything is fine. It is only the wireless that does it.
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Source: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Networking
Date: 13/11/2008 10:58:15
Event ID: 6100
Task Category: (12)
Level: Information
Keywords: (2)
User: LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: Kodaly
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Detailed root cause:
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Hi
I will try to help you.
> 1 Id like to reinstall vista without formatting D partition (where my data is)
>Find this guide for HDD recovery procedure
>http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD1303440001R01.htm
>What steps should I follow?
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Please don't understand me wrong but the whole story is somehow strange.
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Did you download the Realtek Lan driver for your laptop from the [Toshiba drivers site|http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp]?
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