transfer wirless from window 7 laptop to pc windows xp

teajug

Just remember that I got the disk that came with the computer Windows and Drivers & utilites which say already on my computer.

Would loading these disk on again do the trick.

:T

teajug

Need your kind people assistance again. I have got disks from when I purchased the PC, what I want to know what I should load on to repair Microsoft. Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2, is this on the XP Windows disk or the drives and & utilities disk. What should I look for on the disck as they are many folder and do not know which on I should click on.

Your help again would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Figment

teajug wrote: »

Need your kind people assistance again. I have got disks from when I purchased the PC, what I want to know what I should load on to repair Microsoft. Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2, is this on the XP Windows disk or the drives and & utilities disk. What should I look for on the disck as they are many folder and do not know which on I should click on.

Your help again would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I suggest you try to resolve one problem at a time, or you will tie yourself up in knots.

Have you managed to get the laptop connecting to the router/internet (wireless or ethernet) yet?

teajug

Figment wrote: »

I suggest you try to resolve one problem at a time, or you will tie yourself up in knots.

Have you managed to get the laptop connecting to the router/internet (wireless or ethernet) yet?

No unfortuately not:o:o

Figment

Then let's get that sorted before moving to another problem.

To save me reading everything back from the top, please:

• tell me the make and model of the XP laptop, and the make/model of router. Also has this laptop been used with this router before?
• explain exactly what happens when you attempt to connect the XP laptop via WiFi (please include the full text of any errors)
• what happens when you attempt to connect it using an ethernet cable.

The answers to these points should give me an idea where to go next.

GunJack

ok, on the XP machine, right-click on My Computer, Properties, Hardware tab, Device Manager.

Are there any yellow&black triangles next to any of the devices, and if so, which ones ??

teajug

Figment wrote: »

Then let's get that sorted before moving to another problem.

To save me reading everything back from the top, please:

• tell me the make and model of the XP laptop, and the make/model of router. Also has this laptop been used with this router before?
• explain exactly what happens when you attempt to connect the XP laptop via WiFi (please include the full text of any errors)
• what happens when you attempt to connect it using an ethernet cable.

The answers to these points should give me an idea where to go next.

Figment...My laptop is sony vaio running windows 7...PC is dell running xp media center.

When I try XP via lap nothing happens, modem flickers on medem a little, but When I connet the Ethernet cable I can see the light flicking on the modem a lot more.

GunJack wrote: »

ok, on the XP machine, right-click on My Computer, Properties, Hardware tab, Device Manager.

Are there any yellow&black triangles next to any of the devices, and if so, which ones ??

Hi GunJack

Yes there is 2 yellow question marks and one yellow triangle…they are under network Adapters
Triangle is unknown, then question mark is Other device and the other yellow question mark is Modem device on high definition Audio Bus.



Thanks for help, I think it is going to take me a long time to connect.

Figment

Sorry my bad, I presumed the XP machine was a laptop. As it's a desktop, do you know that it definitely has a wireless card? You should see a small antenna sticking out of the back if there is one.

From the answer you've given to GunJack's question, it looks like the drivers for the ethernet adapter are missing or not installed correctly.

Are there any other entries under Network adapters that do not have ? or ! against them?

The original drivers will be on that Dell Utility and Drivers CD. Insert the CD, let it install the Driver utility, then run it. If it doesn't automatically detect your model number, select it from the list, then select the network adapter. It should copy the drivers to your hard disk and then automatically install them.

teajug

Figment wrote: »

Sorry my bad, I presumed the XP machine was a laptop. As it's a desktop, do you know that it definitely has a wireless card? You should see a small antenna sticking out of the back if there is one.

From the answer you've given to GunJack's question, it looks like the drivers for the ethernet adapter are missing or not installed correctly.

Are there any other entries under Network adapters that do not have ? or ! against them?

The original drivers will be on that Dell Utility and Drivers CD. Insert the CD, let it install the Driver utility, then run it. If it doesn't automatically detect your model number, select it from the list, then select the network adapter. It should copy the drivers to your hard disk and then automatically install them.

Thanks for that help, I should have said in my last message that the error say 678 when it does not make the correction.

There is no antenna on the back of the computer. I will try do as you suggest with the CD.

Will let you know if it works.

:T

Figment

teajug wrote: »

Thanks for that help, I should have said in my last message that the error say 678 when it does not make the correction.

There is no antenna on the back of the computer. I will try do as you suggest with the CD.

Will let you know if it works.

:T

OK so it doesn't look like it has an internal wifi card, and you haven't said anything about it having a wireless dongle, so that suggests it doesn't have wireless at all.

Edit

How to fix error 678

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892889