Fishbone_Dovla,

 

The Dell WLAN utility is failing because the wireless network adapter is not installed properly.  It should be listed in Network Connections as a Wireless Network Connection.  There is no Wireless Network Connection listed at all.

 

Open Device Manager and check the status of the adapter under Network Adapters.  It may show there as not installed properly, and if so you will need to troubleshoot that.  Also check under Other Devices.  If an unknown network adapter is listed there the device drivers for the wireless network adapter are not installed at all.

Fishbone_Dovla,

 

You won't see the wireless tab if the Dell WLAN utility is managing the wireless connection.  If you want Windows to manage the wireless connection, either configure the Dell WLAN to let Windows do that, or uninstall the Dell utility.

Hi,

 

This message is similar to "No Compatible Hardware Found" message that we get for XP SP2. Follow the steps below and it should fix the problem for you.

 

1) Open My Computer -- Local Disk C: -- Open Dell folder -- Open Drivers folder -- Locate the folder for the downloaded file (format - R******) and open it -- Locate the file Setup.ini (Note that it is not setup.exe - this file icon is for notepad with a nut like image over it) and open it -- It will open up in Notepad -- Scroll Down to the bottom of the list and Look for a line that says PLATFORM_SELECTOR=dellinst.exe and erase the line from there.. Make sure there is no line space between WL-Config and Scan_for_hardware lines -- Click File -- Save -- Close the notepad file

 

2) Back to folder -- Run the file is.exe or setup.exe.

 

This should fix the problem here.

 

Rgds

 

Best-Try (Chris)

A recent updated driver was released. You can find the link in this thread.

VISTA and XP Driver Update for 1350, 1370, 1390, 1450, 1470, 1490, 1500, 1505 (miniPCI and PC Card - NOT USB)