NO wireless properties under network connections

Im running an second hand Dell Inspiron 2200 on this problem. It came to me with Win2000... which I promptly upped to WinXP Pro SP2.

The problem is no matter what I try I can get to or find any trace of the wireless properties, the one where you connect to hotspots and the such. The machine didnt have cardbus drivers, you know, for the wireless card slot. I installed to the best of my knowledge the right driver for this but it didnt make a difference. So, I updated all of windows updates. Still nothing.

Since this is a Linksys Card (WPC54G v2) Im dealing with, I installed that company's App that normally comes with it. Says the card isnt in. Well... it is.

I really dont know what is wrong, but any help would be great.

 

Is the card showing up in device manager under network adapters?

 

I think. In the attachments is a before and after shot of what happens when i put it in.

 

According to http://compreviews.about.com/od/budgetnote/gr/DellInsp2200.htm , you have built-in wireless. So, why are you using the Linksys Card (WPC54G v2)?

 

What attachments?

Oh, nevermind. I see them now.

 

If I do....Ive never seen it...

How would I go about using that? My last laptop that had a built in gave me that wireless properties thing under network connections.

 

http://support.dell.com/support/top...d=1A2C07695AB81246E0401E0A55176D6D&l=en&s=gen

 

Thats the problem, I do this part, and that wireless thing isnt there.
if it was, i might be able to figure it out



» Use The Windows XP Client Manager To Connect To The Wireless Router

To connect to a wireless router from a Dell computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP, perform the following steps.

1.

Click then click .
2.

Type ncpa.cpl in the box, and then click .
3.

Right-click and click View Available Wireless Networks.
Click here if the message Windows cannot configure this wireless connection appears in the window.

1. Click .
2. Click the tab.
3. Click .
4. Click .
4.

Click the desired network to connect to then click .
5.

If a network key (a secret password required to connect to the wireless router) is required, enter it now. Otherwise, click .
6.

After Windows XP has established a connection to the wireless network, close the Choose a wireless network window.

 

I hope the moderators don't clobber me for mentioning another forum. But, I do believe the Dell community might be worth a try in this case. I see they have a section for Notebooks: http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board?board.id=insp_general&page=2

 

Or as an alternate,
Remove the linksys card.
Go into Add/Remove Programs and remove the linksys connection application.
If you have CCleaner, use it to clean up any left overs. If not, download it and use all the default settings.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CCleaner_Slim_No_Yahoo_Toolbar_English_d4191.html

Use this link for a guide in setting up your connection -
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html

 

Ok, Ive fixed the card problem. The guy that had this thing before me had all the needed processes and services blocked/off. Having turned those back on, it works.

However, If there IS an built in wireless fuction, How would I go about turning it on? The function key combo for the wireless just makes an antenna tower picture pop up but I get no dialog for using it or anything.