wmauctions Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hi allI have a Dell Inspiron 2200 which belongs to a friend, total crash....I reinstalled winxp no problems,the problem is I can not get the wireless connection to work, I went to the Dell site and downloaded the correct drivers installed and nothing..? when I click on the wireless conection utility I cant get the utility box to open,My wife has a dell 6000 and wireless conection utility opens in a seperate box....??any suggestions ...?? :0 :0 wmauctionsDon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmauctions Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Also I have noticed I have no Ethernet Controllers in Device ManagerNeed to find them also...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Don't know about Dell or that particular model but, isn't there a disk with motherboard drivers, contollers and utilities on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmauctions Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Thanks for the replybut no software came with the computer...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Not even a disk to enable you to access any hidden partitions whire they may have put these things?You say you re-installed Windows XP. Where was that from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dell Inspiron 2200 driversfor XPIf those links do not work, go here and type in model and section manually. http://support.dell.com/?~ck=mn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmauctions Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Have found all drivers and installedstill cant get the wireless connection wo workit should automaticly connect to the internet..there isent any set up software that I can find.....any other suggestions...??Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 If you go into Device Manager, what do you see in the Network adapters section? To me (on an Inspiron 2600) it looks like thisOnce you have the hardware (drivers) correctly working, did you configure the network connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Here is what it looks like on a Dell OptiPlex with Dell wireless adapterAnd here are the network settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmauctions Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 OkI will check it out thanksDonOK No network adapters..??Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmauctions Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 OKFound Network adapters installednow i get a X in the local area connectionHow do I get it to set up for the wireless...??Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Go to Control Panel, Network, and add a new connection for the wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmauctions Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I need wireless network adapter..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I thought that you had them installed...? Maybe you should just show us what you have and what you don't have - in similar screenshots as I gave you above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmauctions Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 OKNews FlashTalked to son of puter owner son says NO Wireless, that explains it all, I did install the software but would not show, I see why Nowalso thanks for all the HElp with this and I do apologise for the wrong Info.......LOLDon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 That is an essential part of the "wireless" network :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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