I recently had to replace the hard drive in my Medion laptop. It's only 1 year old. I put the same version of Windows XP on it as I had before. I cannot connect to my wireless connection because it doesn't seem to recognize that I have a wiresless card. What could the issue be and how might I go about solving it. $50/hr or whatever to call Microsoft just doesn't make financial sense.
2006-10-01 07:42:09 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
When you replaced the O/S you deleted the wireless adapter drivers. The device should have been detected at some point but for what ever reason was not. You need to load the proper drivers but that depends on knowing what sort of wireless adapter you have in order to locate the proper drivers. If you have the wireless adapter disk, just use it to start.
2006-10-01 07:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you install a new wireless card for laptops. Always install the drivers first then insert the card afterwards. It wont work to put the card in first then load drivers afterwards. Software drivers before hardware when dealing with wireless adapter cards.
2006-10-01 08:10:34 · answer #2 · answered by nerdboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With both on the spot PCI playing cards that I truly have put in on my XP device, I truly have had to finish suitable right here: a million) installation the drivers FIRST - earlier placing any hardware 2) Shutdown computer 3) installation hardware with skill off 4) start up computer again in case you've already put in the drivers, i'd have added steps (earlier step a million) of: 0.a million) close down computer 0.2) remove hardware with skill off 0.3) start up computer 0.4) Uninstall latest motive force software 0.5) Restart computer homestead windows is choosy about on the spot PCI playing cards and look at were given to do issues in the perfect order. in simple terms be satisfied you aren't any further attempting to get it to paintings wit Linux :-)
2016-12-04 02:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you double click on the two little computers on the bottom toolbar, do you see a wireless connection under LAN/High Speed Connections?
2006-10-01 07:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Ali2828 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you load the software disk that came with the card. You can go on line if you don't have the disk and download the drivers for it.
2006-10-01 07:55:01 · answer #5 · answered by James 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you add the mac address of your wireless laptop to your router?
2006-10-01 08:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by rose1bud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋