Mint 13 kde not loading wireless networking

[Roland Hughes]

Linux Mint 13 KDE on Acer Aspire One 722

Initial download and install of 64-bit KDE release found and used wireless adapter perfectly. After being forced to apply updates to install KWrite and a few other writing programs, I could not boot without hard wired network connection. Searched on-line and found I had to change boot device order so network was first and hard drive was last. While this does allow wireless networking to function (and the netbook to boot). I constantly get disconnected and the light no longer lights up for the wireless device.