Inspiron E1505 - ProSet Wireless software/driver issue

Question

This is my first laptop with wireless am growing frustrated!  Dell instructed to update ProSet wireless driver.  Did that and now I'm getting the message 'no supported wireless adapters available in the system.'  Software is unable to detect a supported wireless adapter.  Says to install a supported adapter.   Anybody instruct me on how to go about this?  Thanks.

bacillus · Answer

view your invoice and see if an Intel wireless card is on it. could just be you have a Dell TM wireless card which uses different drivers.

Mr_bleu · Answer

Try rolling back your driver and installing the update in safe mode.  Hit f8 while your laptop's booting BEFORE the windows xp screen.  It'll give you the boot options.  Safe mode with networking.  To roll back the driver go to device manager and right click on your network connection.  It's listed in properties.  It might have the yellow ? in front of it.

KNW1sew · Answer

Checked my invoice and it says I have a Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card.  Any other ideas?

Outvit · Answer

Forget rolling back. Install the latest drivers from Intel website. Dell uses very old drivers for the ProSet/Wireless chipset. I have the Intel 3945 A/B/G wireless from Intel. I kept getting disconnected from wireless networks randomly with Dell's drivers. The latest Intel ones (v10.5.0.0) havent done it since the install several weeks ago. They are extremely stable and work 200% better than the Dell download. Click me for Intel's latest Drivers listing. Message Edited by Outvit on 08-06-200601:55 PM

stlgasman · Answer

I have an E1405 with the same wireless card. Dell support software asked me to upgrade the driver and then it didn't function. I was able to roll back the driver. What is the proper way to perform the upgrade? Should I unistall the current driver first?

Outvit · Answer

@stlgasman wrote:

I have an E1405 with the same wireless card. Dell support software asked me to upgrade the driver and then it didn't function. I was able to roll back the driver. What is the proper way to perform the upgrade? Should I unistall the current driver first?

Typically you should...but the Intel installer just removes the old one while its installing.

stlgasman · Answer

That's what I did the first time with the dell update but then the wireless didn't work.

Mr_bleu · Answer

'Try rolling back your driver and installing the update in safe mode.  Hit f8 while your laptop's booting BEFORE the windows xp screen.  It'll give you the boot options.  Safe mode with networking.  To roll back the driver go to device manager and right click on your network connection.  It's listed in properties.  It might have the yellow ? in front of it.'     Did you try installing in safe mode?

Outvit · Answer

@stlgasman wrote:

That's what I did the first time with the dell update but then the wireless didn't work.

Try the driver I linked to in my first post. Dell's driver is out of date. Just make sure your wireless ProSet is listed on that page.

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