changed op - reinstalling software

FirstTimer4Me

espresso wrote: »

Have you looked in Windows key + Pause/Break key, Hardware, Device Manager?

i'm in there now what am i looking for please?

espresso

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

i'm in there now what am i looking for please?

Can you see your wireless adapter? It may say 802.11b/g etc. You may also need to switch in on using either a manual switch/button or a combination of keys e.g. Fn + F11 etc.

FirstTimer4Me

espresso wrote: »

Can you see your wireless adapter? It may say 802.11b/g etc. You may also need to switch in on using either a manual switch/button or a combination of keys e.g. Fn + F11 etc.

i can see "other devices" then selected under it with a yellow ? mark and one of these! over the ? mark it says:"RTL8187B_WLAN_Adaptor" but i don't see wireless adaptor

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It'd be easier to connect the cable to your laptop to give you internet access and then going to Windows Update, as that should find all of the device drivers that you need and install them.

FirstTimer4Me

anewhope wrote: »

It'd be easier to connect the cable to your laptop to give you internet access and then going to Windows Update, as that should find all of the device drivers that you need and install them.

ta for that - so i just get onto windows update - select update and see what happens?

espresso

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

i can see "other devices" then selected under it with a yellow ? mark and one of these! over the ? mark it says:"RTL8187B_WLAN_Adaptor" but i don't see wireless adaptor

The yellow mark means that the drivers need to be loaded. They seem to be available here to download.

FirstTimer4Me

ta so much for the help people you don't know how much of a relief it is having someone who can help in simple terms.

ok i've inserted a cable an am on the internet i'm om windows update and it's doing a search so i'll see what happens

expresso i'll update the drivers next

ta peeps for the help as this is a new op system installed no doubt i'll be back at some stage

FirstTimer4Me

uploading now

FirstTimer4Me

i've done a windows update re booted but it won't connect to the internet without the lead.

i've looked at this

espresso wrote: »

The yellow mark means that the drivers need to be loaded. They seem to be available here to download.

but i don't have a clue what i'm doing

espresso

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

i've done a windows update re booted but it won't connect to the internet without the lead.

i've looked at this

but i don't have a clue what i'm doing

You can download the required driver for your wireless adaptor from that site. On the Win2K and WinXP driver line, click on the last GO, follow the steps and download it to a folder on your machine. You can then use this to install the driver necessary to get your WiFi card working.