1. I shouldn’t even say this but check and make sure that the wireless adapter is enabled.
2. If don’t see the network you want to connect too, try adding it to the preferred networks by navigating to control panel -> network connections -> right click on the wireless adapter and choose properties -> then click the tab wireless networks then add the SSID. If there is any sort of encryption this is where you want to enter it.
3. If you are getting a limited or no connectivity, make sure that the dhcp server on the wireless router is configured properly. You will need a CAT5 network cable to connect to the wireless router if you don’t already have another machine hooked up to the router.
4. Try the repair option. I found it doesn’t help much if you can’t connect from the get go, but it can help when the connection is dropped.
5. I had some luck once by moving the wireless adapter up the list in advanced setting under network connection and changing the order in adapters and bindings. This was under the toolbar in Network connections.
6. Other things to try would be updating you wireless drivers. If the drivers don't have updates, uninstall the previous ones and try reinstalling the drivers.
7. Updating the BIOS and even just updating windows with the latest patches may help solve the issue. If you just updated windows and found that you couldn’t connect to a wireless, try uninstalling the last patches. On occasions Microsoft patches can break third party software and drivers.
Here are some links that helped me out.
Wireless Forums
Technet Library
Zdnet VideoCast about Wireless troubleshooting
I'm sure there are a lot more, so this is just a starting point.
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