Dell Wireless 1450 802.11a/b/g USB 2.0 Adapter Utility

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This package provides the Dell Wireless 1450 802.11a/b/g USB 2.0 Adapter Utility and is supported on Dimension, OptiPlex, Precision and XPS Desktop models that are running the following Windows Operating Systems: Windows 2000 and XP.
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R114874.EXE | 19.95 MB
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File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: R114874.EXE
File Size: 19.95 MB
Format Description
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Not Applicable.

Enhancements
- Enhanced support for WPA2 and WMM.
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Version

I8.1.50,CM2.03.17,DR3.3.34, A06

Release date

08 Jan 2014

Download Type

Utility

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.

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1. It is recommended that this upgrade package not be installed on computers which have replaced the Microsoft Graphical Identification and Authentication (GINA) Logon screen for network logon.
2. Please contact your network administrator before installing this software if you are in doubt.
3. This software does not support the Dell TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 Adapter.
4. It is recommended that you uninstall older versions of the Dell Wireless 1450 USB Utility and Driver before installing this version.
5. Installs Dell WLAN Utility and Driver for use in USA, Canada and Japan only.
Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File

Download

1.Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window appears.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file icon appears on your desktop.

Install

1. Double-click the new icon on the desktop.
2. The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\3W3CY". (Where '3W3CY' is the name of the file to be downloaded). Write down this path so the executable (I.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window appears.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\3W3CY" (where '3W3CY' is the name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

Reboot will be required

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