help me with net connection

TerryNet, thanks for the response. Let's not get into opinions lol - we all got 'em.
"It is not typical for a computer to be hosting a residential or small business LAN"
really, I wouldn't have thought that to be true but you're in the ring. I run an Xampp server
for small business development and file sharing lets me leave the office(home).
I really don't know what you need but I'll surely dig in if you'll indulge me.
I have the SSID, security key, encryption(WPA2-Personal), and authentication (AES).
I admit that I used the setup disc from my desktop (It had never been opened) along with a purchased one time upgrade to upgrade to 32 bit. As per your suggestion, I waded thru the laptop's device manager with no
warning or error and every item there said "the best driver software for your device is already installed"
I'm sure that there are software upgrades available but since it worked beforehand...here I'm going out on a limb, none to account for this?. Since I don't need the internet for much of my testing I haven't confronted
the problem until now.. I appreciate any suggestion or help you might offer.