askia,

Did you just reinstall the operating system?

What operating system?

What computer?

Rick

im running XP pro and the system is a dell laptop XPS 140

askia,

Did this just happen?

Was this a clean installation that caused this?

Rick

correct happened on a clean install

in the device manager under: Device Manager-->Network Adapter --->1394 Net Adapter ?? it dosent show Intel PROSet/Wireless, nor dose it show Ethernet adapter even though I downloaded the drivers Dell XPS M140

askia,

Since this was a clean install, did you install the drivers in the correct order? Just start with the Notebook/Desktop Utility(if applicable) and then install the chipset drivers. The rest of the drivers should install after that.

The Desktop/Notebook Utility needs to be installed first(if applicable), then the chipset drivers. If they are NOT installed first, then the rest of the drivers will fail to install.

Since the operating system was re-installed did you remember to go to drivers and downloads, enter your service tag(DO NOT POST SERVICE TAG here or your post will get deleted, since it contains your personal information), and install these drivers in this order.

:emotion-55: Hint :emotion-55: When downloading the drivers, make a folder for each drivers and name it with the device it belongs with to make it easier to install them in the proper order.

Desktop System Software or Notebook System Software(if applicable)
Chipset or SMBus driver
Processor Driver (if applicable)
Video
Audio (sound)
Input Drivers (keyboard/mouse)
Modem
Network Card

QuickSet(Laptop only)

Rick