Vista/XP problems

[matt172]

Here's another one for the techies, I decided to upgrade to Vista at the weekend, BAD move! everything worked ok apart from the wireless network card, turns out there aren't even any drivers for vista. So I bought a new card that was vista compatible, but it still wont access our router.
I'm thinking can I 'downgrade' back to XP without losing everything? I've got the XP reinstallation disk that came with the computer, so can I just run that?

[Globulator]

With Linux you ask in the right forum and get the right answer in 5 minutes flat.

With Microsoft you've already paid your money for support: so phone them up!!
Support is a big reason people buy Microsoft - it's supposed to be an advantage

[2something]

I know nothing about Vista and little about computers so this thought will probably totally useless but here goes ...

On XP I have one Dell machine using the Dell wireless drivers and I have one Dell machine using the native windows wireless drivers. Maybe there are native wireless drivers on Vista you can use. Both machines have inbuilt Dell wireless hardware.

[Zod]

Phone the support line of the company that produced the new network card.

When you go to Vista's Network and Sharing Centre, what does it show? That will tell you whether the problem is in connecting ot the router or in connecting to the internet. If you cannot connect to the router, then it is probably just a wireless security issue that should b equite easy to resolve.

[rich1231]

matt172 said:

Here's another one for the techies, I decided to upgrade to Vista at the weekend, BAD move! everything worked ok apart from the wireless network card, turns out there aren't even any drivers for vista. So I bought a new card that was vista compatible, but it still wont access our router.
I'm thinking can I 'downgrade' back to XP without losing everything? I've got the XP reinstallation disk that came with the computer, so can I just run that?

You didnt turn MAC authentication on, on your router in the past did you with the old wireless network cards MAC address?

the new one will have its own unique MAC code..

[matt172]

Zod said:

Phone the support line of the company that produced the new network card.

When you go to Vista's Network and Sharing Centre, what does it show? That will tell you whether the problem is in connecting ot the router or in connecting to the internet. If you cannot connect to the router, then it is probably just a wireless security issue that should b equite easy to resolve.

It can't connect to the router, comes up with a big X between the computer and the internet icons. basically says that there is no network available to connect to. Also noticed last night that neither of the lights on the back of the network can are working either

[LukeBird]

I have exactly the same problem in XP, I've got a Belkin USB G+ MIMO network card, but in the Belkin software it says no connection, change it to OS controlled and all is good.

[matt172]

LukeBird said:

I have exactly the same problem in XP, I've got a Belkin USB G+ MIMO network card, but in the Belkin software it says no connection, change it to OS controlled and all is good.

I might try that tonight with Vista, worth a try anyway