My Dell Netbook is not recognizing the wireless adapter. I want to reinstall XP to verify if this is a hardware or software issue but I don't know how. I have the Reinstallation CD I got with it, but there is no CD drive! How am I supposed to use this CD to reinstall?
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Jump to PostTo reinstall you should be able to use an external cd/dvd drive. If there is a recovery partition you can install it from that.
Have you tried looking to see if the device is listed in the device manager? Is there an exclamation mark next to it?
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Jump to PostIn Device Manager, rt-click the Adapter, select "Uninstall" then reboot.
If the adapter is found on restart, it's properly installed.
It sounds as though you also have a Dell Utility installed to manage the wireless adapter. Look for something like "Dell wireless utility" on the program menu and open it.
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