You probably lost the drivers when you repartitioned and reloaded XP.  If you have the cd for your wireless card then just reinstall the drivers if not you can get them online if you have another computer connected to the internet.

marciekr,

How to Install Drivers in Microsoft® Windows® on Dell Systems

Since the operating system was re-installed did you remember to go to drivers and downloads, enter your service tag(DO NOT POST SERVICE TAG here or your post will get deleted, since it contains your personal information), and install these drivers in this order.

Desktop System Software or Notebook System Software
Chipset or SMBus driver
Processor Driver (if applicable)
Video
Audio (sound)
Input Drivers (keyboard/mouse)
Modem
Network Card

Rick

Thanks for responding! 

I reloaded my drivers from the Dell disk that came with my computer.  Since my computer is pretty new, I figured they were still up-to-date.  However, I did not enter them in the correct order.  Can I reload them now to fix this or is there something else I have to do?

marciekr,

Give it a try, it can't hurt. After you install everything, restart your computer and then look at the device manager and tell us if you have any yellow exclaimination marks.

Rick

I found the problem.  There was an application for Intel Wireless Wi-Fi.  Once I deleted the application, my Dell wireless loaded fine. 

marciekr,

Great Job :emotion-21:

Glad you got it working.

Rick

I see you helped the above person.

I recently had to wipe my Vostro 1710 Laptop,  and start brand new. However, my drivers disk is broken, and will not install the drivers.

I can not seem to find the correct internet driver to download to get my wifi up and running, and it's kinda important that I do.

Is there anyway you can guide me in the process of finding these drivers, and transferring them via USB stick from my desktop to my Laptop? 

It's not even letting me connect with the wired connection.

Thank for your help, Erin.