Help, there is no wireless connection tab

Hello, I have a Dell 2650 and I am attempting to set up a wireless connection
in XP however there is no wireless tab. I do not have a wireless driver or if
it is there, I do know where it is? Please help?

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Professor B. wrote:

> Hello, I have a Dell 2650 and I am attempting to set up a wireless
> connection in XP however there is no wireless tab. I do not have a
> wireless driver or if it is there, I do know where it is? Please help?

I'm assuming you have a 2650 Inspiron and not a 2650 server. Does
your laptop have a built-in wireless adapter? If not, then you need to
buy an external wireless network adapter from the store. Go to the
System applet in Control Panel, Hardware tab, and then to Device
Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If you have a wireless
adapter, it will be there in addition to the ethernet connection and
possibly a 1394 connection. If you're not sure what you're seeing, post
back with the information and we'll tell you.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Malke

Thank you. I see the Wireless adater under netwrok but it states it is not
working correctly. I get a Code 10 error.

"Malke" wrote:

> Professor B. wrote:
>
> > Hello, I have a Dell 2650 and I am attempting to set up a wireless
> > connection in XP however there is no wireless tab. I do not have a
> > wireless driver or if it is there, I do know where it is? Please help?
>
> I'm assuming you have a 2650 Inspiron and not a 2650 server. Does
> your laptop have a built-in wireless adapter? If not, then you need to
> buy an external wireless network adapter from the store. Go to the
> System applet in Control Panel, Hardware tab, and then to Device
> Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If you have a wireless
> adapter, it will be there in addition to the ethernet connection and
> possibly a 1394 connection. If you're not sure what you're seeing, post
> back with the information and we'll tell you.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>

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Professor B. wrote:

> Thank you. I see the Wireless adater under netwrok but it states it is
> not working correctly. I get a Code 10 error.

Reinstall the drivers. Get them from Dell's site. If that doesn't work
and the laptop is still under warranty, call Dell tech support for
replacement.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Malke

Thank you and now for the stupid question, which drivers?

"Malke" wrote:

> Professor B. wrote:
>
> > Thank you. I see the Wireless adater under netwrok but it states it is
> > not working correctly. I get a Code 10 error.
>
> Reinstall the drivers. Get them from Dell's site. If that doesn't work
> and the laptop is still under warranty, call Dell tech support for
> replacement.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>

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Professor B. wrote:

> Thank you and now for the stupid question, which drivers?
>

The ones for the wireless adapter. The Code 10 means that either the
drivers are not present (software) or the device isn't detected
(hardware). Since your device is detected in Device Manager, that means
the drivers are missing or corrupted or the device itself is somehow
damaged. Since updating/reinstalling the drivers is the easy first
troubleshooting step, that's what you do.

Look at your wireless adapter in Device Manager again and write down its
name. Then go to Dell's support site for your specific model laptop.
Download the drivers for the wireless adapter and install them per the
instructions on Dell's page (if any). If installing the drivers doesn't
fix the issue, then call Dell tech support because the adapter itself
could be broken.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Malke

"Malke" wrote:

> Professor B. wrote:
>
> > Hello, I have a Dell 2650 and I am attempting to set up a wireless
> > connection in XP however there is no wireless tab. I do not have a
> > wireless driver or if it is there, I do know where it is? Please help?
>
> I'm assuming you have a 2650 Inspiron and not a 2650 server. Does
> your laptop have a built-in wireless adapter? If not, then you need to
> buy an external wireless network adapter from the store. Go to the
> System applet in Control Panel, Hardware tab, and then to Device
> Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If you have a wireless
> adapter, it will be there in addition to the ethernet connection and
> possibly a 1394 connection. If you're not sure what you're seeing, post
> back with the information and we'll tell you.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>

hi Malke,
hope u can help. ive similar problem wit professor B except for the type of
laptop.
mine is NEC VERSA A220 wit wireless internet connection. b4 this i used
window xp service pack 2 & everything was ok but ive just upgraded it to
service pack 3.

however, after upgrading it to service pack 3, my audio output & wireless
connection could not function. ive even tried to update under the device
manager with the caution sign ! for multimedia. but it says there couldnt
find software.

for wireless connection, i couldnt find any connection tab for wireless
except for LAN dial-up connection only as i'm using now. ive gone thru the
help and support for network troubleshooting, it says go to the wireless
connection tab but i couldnt find one.

pls help. thanks.

SallyL