cannot find wireless connection that i had before

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HAVE a dell inspiron, 1150-have lost my wireless connection, cannot find server. There are no wireless icions, setup wizard does not work. Have downloaded card  drivers, where u view internet connections it says empty. Says my wireless card is not connected, tried downloading from systems disk, run ip ping and got no info, tried setting up wireless connection thru control panel, tried installing settings from a computer that is working. Have other wireless computers that are working. When you go to the different places in panel there are no tabs for wireless. Anyone have a suggestion? would appreciate any help as i have spent many hours trying everything i could find on internet.    Ihave read most of the solutions on this forum and have not comew across anything that would help, I would appreciate any possible answers anyone might have.                           thanks for thinking about this, GYMMAN

volcano11 · Answer

Does your wireless network adapter show up in Device Manager when you expand the listing for Network Adapters?  Are there any device shown as problem devices in Device Manager?  Did you recently reinstall Windows on this computer?  If so, did you install the chipset drivers before attempting to install any other devices?   Steve

GYMMAN · Answer

My network adaptor does show up in the device manager and it says it is working properly. i tried to install some customs settings for xp but did not download any chipset drivers as i know of. Nothing seem to change after i installed the settings. thanks, GYMMAN

volcano11 · Answer

Exactly what kind of 'customs settings for xp' did you try to install?  Have you tried using System Restore to return your computer to a state it was in prior to installing the 'customs settings'? Steve

GYMMAN · Answer

I installed some settings that i hoped would help me get my wireless connection back, they were Networking Services, Other Network File and print Services, Management & Mointoring tools, Internet Explorer and Accessories & Utilities. I could not see any change in the system at all.   i have tried to use system restore on several occasions. At 1st it would let me restore to a date where everything was working properly. After i restored to this date there was no change in my settings. The last couple of times i tried to use system restore it would not let me go back to a previous date where the settings were working. When i clicked previous month nothing happened. It would not let me go back.                         Thanks for your help, GYMMAN

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