"Unable to connect to hidden network" - Losing wireless connection on 1 PC in network - EA4500

We have a two-month old EA4500 router. Over the last couple of days one of our wireless pc's (running Windows 7) has occasionally been losing connection to our wireless network. Troubleshooting indicates that it is "unable to connect to the hidden network (our network name)" Our network should not be hidden, and our 2 other wireless devices are not experiencing this issue. When the disconnect occurs, the only way we are able to reconnect the PC is to disable and reenable the wireless adapter through device manager, or pull the adapter out of the USB and re-insert it. (The USB wireless adapter is also new - only a month old and is also a Linksys ). Does anyone have an idea what could be causing this issue, and what we can try to fix it? It's getting very annoying. Thanks!

There are times that these USB adapters (especially those Wireless Network Adapters) requires more power and they can't draw enough power once plugged in to a USB hub or USB extension cables. Can you try to plug it in directly to a USB port at the back of your computer? So that the adapter would draw enough power from the motherboard.
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Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand that you cannot scan to computer, and that you are losing wireless connectivity, with your HP Officejet pro 8600 Plus. I am happy to help you with this issue!
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For the scanning, please see this guide. A 'Connection Error' or 'No Computer Detected' Error Message Displays during Scanning.
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1. Product Name and Number
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2. Operating System installed (if applicable)
Windows Vista 32-bit
3. Error message (if any)
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Lately I've been losing my wireless signal from my
powerbook G4 to my airport express. The light on my
airport express still shows as green, so I was
wondering if the trouble lied in wither the airport
express or my mac? I'm running on the 6.2 version
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