castalongshadow,

It looks like Intel Proset wireless iss currently managing your connections.

Click on start, all programs, Intel Proset wireless. You can also click on the yellow wireless signal in the system tray, near the clock.

Or if you want Windows to manage your connection...

How can I disable wireless configuration services and enable the Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration services

How to start Wireless Zero Configuration using Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8

Rick

The notebook is a XPS2.

The OS is XP sp3.

When I click, double-click or right-click on the yellow icon in the sys-tray there is disk activity but nothing else happens.

When I open Intel Proset from the Start menu I can ask it to search for WiFi connections but it doesn't find any, as shown by the screencap below.  My WiFi network is up and running and I have other WiFi devices connected to it.

I am unable to close the Intel Proset screen in any normal way, only with Task Manager ending the unresponsive program.

I believe that the 'right' icon in the sys-tray for proper WiFi service is the blue and white one, not the yellow one.

The literature distributed with my Motorola 3347 modem says this:

"Note: If the window displays a message that it cannot configure the wireless network, it is most likely because some other application in your computer is managing your wireless connections.  You will have to open that application.  Most wireless applications on a Windows PC will also have an icon in the system tray.  If you have trouble, call technical support for your computer manufacturer."

After verifying that my Wifi network is working properly, my ISP technical support witl not help me any further.  I am informed that it is a Dell issue as the note above states.

castalongshadow,

Did you recently install/reinstall the operating system? If yes, When you installed/reinstalled the operating system, did you install the Dell System Software(if applicable) and the chipset drivers first? If not, the rest of the drivers will fail to install. How to Download and Install Drivers in the Correct Order

Start with the Dell System Software and the chipset drivers and follow the list.

Rick

I had printed out the list and followed it.  The order of driver installation was:

1 Dell System Software

2.Chipset

3 Audio

4 Video

5 Network (ethernet)

6 Quickset

7 Network (wireless)

8 Bluetooth

9 Wireless WLAN

10 Dialup modem

11 DVDRW

Would you suggest uninstalling/reinstalling drivers?  Which one(s)?

castalongshadow,

Any yellow bangs or red x's in the device manager?

Can you run an ipconfig /all log and post it back here?

What virus program and firewall are you using?

Rick

The log file has "Windows IP Configuration" in it and nothing else, no entries.

I have disabled 1394 Net Adaptor, Broadcom ethernet, Bluetooth, and dialup modem.

I have checked the box for WLAN Transport, which allows the system tray icon to turn from red to yellow.

I am using Windows Firewall.  I do not have antivirus installed.

castalongshadow,

The 1394 net adapter is a firewire adapter and needs a cable from your computer to the device(not a wireless adapter)

The Broadcom 570x Gigabit Internet Controller is your Ethernet connection from the computer to your network.

The Conexant D110 MDC V.92 modem is a dial up modem, uses a phone cable.

Windows XP does NOT have a firewall.

In your bottom photo, wireless connection properties, make sure all the boxes are checked.

Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click on properties. Have your settings match mine.

Rick

castalongshadow,

Right now, all 6 boxes in Wireless Network Connection Properties are unchecked.

All the boxes should be checked.

Rick

The two TCP/IP settings already match yours, I did not have to change them.

Right now, all 6 boxes in Wireless Network Connection Properties are unchecked.

Also, the dialup modem connection and the four network adapters are all disabled.

Nevertheless, on any fresh boot or reboot, the "Adapter Problem" popup appears above the system tray, remains 'transparent' and can't be closed with the 'X' or any other way.

Also, on any fresh boot or reboot, the CPU Usage immediately goes to 100% and stays there.

The boxes are unchecked and the connections disabled until I find out why CPU stays at 100%.

The 6 boxes are now checked.

The dialup modem connection and the four network adapters are all disabled.

The box "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity" is unchecked.

Nevertheless, on any fresh boot or reboot, the "Adapter Problem" popup appears above the system tray, remains 'transparent' and can't be closed with the 'X' or any other way.

Also, on any fresh boot or reboot, the CPU Usage immediately goes to 100% and stays there.

castalongshadow,

I think I have that box checked also.

Places to look to see if your Connection is enabled

Since this is an XP system, try running WinSock XP Fix

If that does not work, then it would really help if you posted an ipconfig /all log, so I can see the adapter and the ip addresses.

Rick

The wireless networks don't stay in the window for more than a second.  Most of the time the window is empty.  Search never ends.  The only way to close the unresponsive program is with task manager.  CPU is always pegged at 100% when the OS is running in normal mode.

Windows IP Configuration         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xps2         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown         IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No         WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:         Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-68-CB-47 Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-78-3D-93         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.64         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 24, 2013 8:51:32 PM         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 25, 2013 8:51:32 PM

castalongshadow,

You have XP on this sysstem, what service pack is installed?

You have a Belkin Router?

Rick

I'm going to start over and reinstall XP, drivers, IE8 and SP3.  This will take all day again.

Windows Update would not install SP3,  I had to download a SP3 installation file and then update it.

I installed SP3 after the drivers.

What version of MS dot NET do you recommend?  Version 3.5 has a lot of updates.

castalongshadow,

.net framework on an XP machine needs all versions to present.

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
    Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
    Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
    Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x86)
    Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2
    Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
    Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1
    Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2
    Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
    Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
    Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and 4.5

Rick