my computer:
dell inspiron e1505 (laptop)
earlier this year my computer crashed and i had to reinstall windows and everything else on my computer. it seems since then that i've been having the problem i have now. the problem i'm having is that i can't connect to wireless internet connections that do not require passwords (this seems to be the connection between the two different places). i have wireless at home and it's password protected and i can connect just fine. i also connect at work, wirelessly and with a password (passwords are all saved).
my computer finds the wireless connections fine. this is what happens when i click connect:
i've had this issue twice at the location in the pictures (it's a local coffee shop. i talked to one of the employees and he said he hasn't heard of anyone else having issues connecting). i've also had the same problem at a friend's house. neither location had passwords on the wireless connection and both times other people were currently connected to that particular internet connection.
i don't know if maybe i missed downloading a driver or if the software for my wireless is old or what, but this is extremely inconvenient. i know i didn't have the issue before because i connected to wireless internet connections all over the place (people's houses, libraries, hotels, restaurants, etc.).