Help sisters internet

34erd · 01-02-2006, 05:42 AM

My sister had to reformat her computer, and she lost all her drivers for her wireless internet. We've tried all the disks that came with her computer but none of them have drivers. Windows doesnt even detect the adaptor, so we cant use windows for the networking. But it detects her wired conection card. I'm not sure if upgrading to SP2 would help but every time I sugest doing that she freaks out (guess she got it from my mom

) What do you guys sugest I do? I have no experience in stuff like this. The computer is the dell inspiron 600M. Right now my mom and my sister are fudging through dell tech support. I'm sure she can get it fixed at teh student computer shop at UCLA but if I fix it then I look really smart and thats a plus

Scrat · 01-02-2006, 06:00 AM

when i installed WinXP Prof on my PC it wouldn't let me connect to my wireless network. after plugging my PC into the hub using a cable then updating to SP2 it could connect to the wireless.

I had to reformat awhile ago and the same thing happened again.

suprasteve · 01-03-2006, 02:05 AM

well first of all, sp2 is a good idea for the security reasons, but as far as drivers, if you see who manufactured the wireless card, maybe you can get the drivers from their site

p4r4s1t3 · 01-03-2006, 03:19 AM

"if you see who manufactured the wireless card, maybe you can get the drivers from their site"

That's a good suggestion, I did the same today for a friend.

01-02-2006, 05:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Help sisters internet My sister had to reformat her computer, and she lost all her drivers for her wireless internet. We've tried all the disks that came with her computer but none of them have drivers. Windows doesnt even detect the adaptor, so we cant use windows for the networking. But it detects her wired conection card. I'm not sure if upgrading to SP2 would help but every time I sugest doing that she freaks out (guess she got it from my mom ) What do you guys sugest I do? I have no experience in stuff like this. The computer is the dell inspiron 600M. Right now my mom and my sister are fudging through dell tech support. I'm sure she can get it fixed at teh student computer shop at UCLA but if I fix it then I look really smart and thats a plus __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

01-02-2006, 06:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scrat Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 630	when i installed WinXP Prof on my PC it wouldn't let me connect to my wireless network. after plugging my PC into the hub using a cable then updating to SP2 it could connect to the wireless. I had to reformat awhile ago and the same thing happened again. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+, GigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Ltd Ed. ATI Radeon GeCube 256Mb 9600XT, Compro DVB-T300 Dig/Analog TV Card 2x 1GB, 2x 512Mb DDR CL3 400Mhz PC3200 - Dual Channel WD 120Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB, WD 80Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB Excel 108Mb Wireless PCI, WinXP Prof. Samsung CD-R/RW 52-32-52, Samsung DVD 16x reader, LG DVD MultiBurner Benq 17" FP71E 12ms LCD, Logitech LX700 K&M, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Logitech Z-5400 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND!! Team 44358

01-03-2006, 03:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
p4r4s1t3 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 266	"if you see who manufactured the wireless card, maybe you can get the drivers from their site" That's a good suggestion, I did the same today for a friend. __________________ http://www.danasoft.com/p4r4s1t3.jpg

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01-03-2006, 02:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	well first of all, sp2 is a good idea for the security reasons, but as far as drivers, if you see who manufactured the wireless card, maybe you can get the drivers from their site