Intel Wireless card

Question

My Dell Inspiron 6000 (delivered August 2005) developed a problem which I resolved by reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition (SP2)

I am in the process of reinstalling software etc. I connected to the Internet through using Windows Wireless Utility. My laptop has an Intel Wireless Card installed which was supplied by Dell. I have always used this card to connect to the Internet and would like to reinstall. I know which drivers to download from the Dell Drivers website. I want to be able to control connect/disconnect using the Fn/F2 keys and to have the wireless antenna icon appear on the desktop as a result to show connection/turnoff.

Please advise what I need to do to ensure that the Windows Wireless Utility is turned off, so as to not cause a conflict with the Intel drivers. I do not want to remove the Windows facility as this would seem a good backup option.

Thank you

David

decoder101 · Answer

open up network connections and rightclick Wireless network connection
then click on properties
click on wireless networks tab
then uncheck the box that says:
"use windows to configure my wireless network settings"

in contrast, open up your DELL wireless utility and enable the option
about "use this utility in managing wireless"

volcano11 · Answer

I think decoder101 meant to say to open the Intel wireless utility (rather than the Dell wireless utility), since you have an Intel wireless card and not a Dell wireless card.   Steve

decoder101 · Answer

Thanks for the correction steve.:robothappy:

David300 · Answer

Thank you to all who responded. Now have the Intel connection working well   David

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