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prodigy12

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October 11th, 2012 10:00

Dell Inspiron E1505 Wireless not working?

I just installed Windows XP Professional onto my computer because Windows Vista was going to slow. When i had Windows Vista everything was working fine, the wireless icon in the lower right hand corner of the screen picked up my wireless network and the internet worked fine, and the wifi light was on. Now the wifi light is off in Windows XP and the FN+F2 thing doesn't work, it doesn't do anything. How do i turn on my wifi light and get my computer to pick up wireless networks? Please Help??

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DELL-Chinmay S

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October 11th, 2012 10:00

Hi Prodigy12,

You can install Dell quickset utility for your computer from link: http://dell.to/QlTAVX

Steps to download drivers:-

  • Click 'Download file' to download the list to a folder you will designate.
  • Click 'Save'. Then designate the folder you would like to save the files to.
  • Once you have designated the folder you would like to save your files to, Click 'OK'.
  • Selected downloads will automatically start downloading. You can Pause , Stop , or Continue  downloading the items you have selected. Next is Installation.
  • To start installation, Click Open folder. Right-click a downloaded file and select the option to ‘Run as administrator’.
  • A small window will appear with 'Continue' and 'Exit' buttons, click 'Continue'.
  • In the Select the folder where you want to unzip the files to window, click OK.
  • If a message appears asking to create a folder, click 'Yes'. If a message appears asking to overwrite the folder, click 'Yes to All'.
  • In the All files were successfully unzipped window, click OK.
  • A new window will appear, follow the prompts that appear to finish the installation.

Restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved

If the issue is not resolved, you can update the driver for wireless card of your computer.

  • Click on “Start” and right click on “Computer”.
  • Click on “Manage”.
  • Click on “Device Manager”.
  • Under “Network adapters”, you will find the wireless driver listed.
  • Right click on it and click on “uninstall”. (Check and make a note of the driver installed on your system and re-install the wireless driver from the below steps accordingly).
  • Check the box to delete the software.
  • Restart your system and click on the link: http://dell.to/OukFUO
  • Enter the Service Tag of your system and select the operating system.
  • You will find the wireless driver under “Network”.
  • Click on the wireless driver depending on the wireless card your system has. (Install the same wireless driver which you uninstalled from “Device Manager”.
  • Click on “Download File”.
  • Select “For Single File Download via Browser”.
  • Click on “Download Now”.
  • Save the driver on your desktop.
  • Once the driver is saved on desktop, right click on it and select “Run as administrator”.
  • Install the driver by following the on screen instructions.
  • Restart your computer.

Please reply for further clarifications. 

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