XP has serious install issues. Not only must you deal with getting it up to SP3 but your post revealed nothing about the drivers you install BEFORE the WiFi and you didn't tell us if you installed Dell's Quickset app to turn on the WiFi.
Are you "winging it" on the install? (guessing?)
Bob
Bought a used Dell Inspiron 1501 and it had kubuntu OS on it, so I removed it and installed XP home edition. Now I cant connect to my wireless network, and I assume its because there is no driver for my network controller, or the ethernet controller. I have gone to the Dell site and downloaded drivers, but nothing works. Is the network controller driver different than the driver for the wireless card? When I go to the Dell wireless WLAN card utility and try to open it, nothing opens. It really shouldn't be this hard, what am I missing? (other than the drivers)

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