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Old December 10th, 2008, 04:55 PM
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WiFi Not Working After Reformat
I just reformatted my Vostro 1000 laptop and WiFi Catcher is no longer functioning. I installed the Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility but when I click it does not open. My router is a Belkin G. Please help!
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Old December 10th, 2008, 07:51 PM
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can you check that the wireless device is being recognised by the device manager?
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Old December 10th, 2008, 08:44 PM
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The specific device is not recognized on the device list. However there is something called Dell Network and it has a yellow triangle next to it indicating it is not functioning. I tried the option to look for updates online and it couldnt find any. Since my last post I found the Driver online and tried installing, but it said something about it not being supported. The utility readme off the driver I got on the ResourceCD says that the utility could fail to open if the BIOS is not updated. Im assuming the ResourceCD should have updated the BIOS but I dont remember a specific driver with BIOS in the name. TY for responding btw. Computers are so frustrating and its nice someone is trying to help idiots like me out :P
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Old December 11th, 2008, 02:31 PM
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Sorry for the delay, I just blew a family pc to smithereeens and am trying to rescue it.

Was it one of the drivers listed on this link that you downloaded?
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