Go to Drivers & Downloads enter your service tag, then select your operating system. Under network, you can download the drivers for your adapter.
If you're not sure which one you have, go to Dell Warranty Status enter your service tag number, click on original configuration, it should be listed there.
Connect to the Internet with your Ethernet connection. Go to Control Panel / Device Manager. In Other Devices you should see a wireless device with an exclamation point on it. Right click, choose Update Driver Software and choose Search automatically...... It will find it on the Internet and you will be done. The DW WLAN Utility is not necessary and has caused problems on user's laptops, mainly slow log off.
Connect to the internet with your Ethernet connection. Go to Control Panel / Device Manager. In Other Devices you should see a wireless device with an exclamation point on it. Right click, choose Update Driver Software and choose Search automatically...... It will find it on the Internet and you will be done. The DW WLAN Utility is not necessary and has caused problems on user's laptops, mainly slow log off.
Simple Solution Windows 7 - I have used this on several Dells
1.Connect to the Internet with your Ethernet connection. Go to Control Panel / Device Manager. In Other Devices you should see a wireless device with an exclamation point on it. Right click, choose Update Driver Software and choose Search Automatically...... It will find it on the Internet and you will be done.
i have same problem. had dw wlan previously, now its gone. i searched in control pannel>device manager>other devices, there is no such wireless device with exclamation point on it. what should i do
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Posted July 30th, 2012 11:00
PhillipHunter,
Go to Drivers & Downloads enter your service tag, then select your operating system. Under network, you can download the drivers for your adapter.
If you're not sure which one you have, go to Dell Warranty Status enter your service tag number, click on original configuration, it should be listed there.
Rick