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@boppo wrote:

so you can't get on the internet?

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Not wirelessly. I haven't tried the ethernet connection or dial-up but I would assume those would work.

Yes, it is running XP and I can get online with another PC. Where would I go to download the drivers and in which directory should I install them?

I've never done a system restore but I could give it a try. Certainly the system worked fine two days ago. I'm not at home now but will try your suggestions when I get there. I really appreciate it. I'll post another note if I'm in over my head!

I was unable to do a System Restore. I tried several times going back as far as two weeks ago and each time it was unsuccessful. I just hooked the laptop up to an an ethernet cable and it connected immediately. I went back to Device Manager and this time selected View Hidden Devices and it brought up the "Dell Wireless WLAN 1350 WLAN PC card - Packet Scheduler Miniport". I then downloaded the 1350 driver. When I went to open it, it tried to unzip a file but said the file was incomplete. I'm tearing out what little hair I have left!

If I click VIEW and SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES I can see a "Dell Wireless WLAN 1350 WLAN PC Card - Packet Scheduler Miniport". It says it's functioning properly. When I uninstalled it and rebooted it reappeared in the same state but I still don't have Wireless under Network Connections.

I uninstalled the wireless packet scheduler miniport and rebooted. Nothing happened. When I went to Device Manager it was still there as a hidden item, and it says it's functioning properly. Network connections still only show the Local Area connection - No wireless! I appreciate the input. Any other ideas?