wifi prob

midniter · 08-02-2008, 12:17 AM

Let me be honest i duno the difference between wi-fi and wireless. I hope its the same thing. Anyway my prob is i downgraded from Vista to XP and now i cannot get the icon for wireless connections at the bottom-right of the screen.

i was wondering if i will be able to connect to a wifi hotspot or any existing internet connection close to me.

any help will be appreciated....thx

I believe during the dowgrading process i have lost the driver for wifi or something like that..

anyway my system specs are : Toshiba s4747... Windows XP...

**jarod** · 08-02-2008, 12:35 AM

They are both the same thing...

Click start>control panel>network and internet connection>network connections

See if there is a wireless icon there. If there is, then the wireless is installed in your lappy...

Right click the icon, properties and make sure the 'show icon in notification area when connected is checked'

dai · 08-02-2008, 03:11 AM

check for the driver here
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...su_sc_home.jsp

08-02-2008, 12:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
midniter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 OS: xp	wifi prob Let me be honest i duno the difference between wi-fi and wireless. I hope its the same thing. Anyway my prob is i downgraded from Vista to XP and now i cannot get the icon for wireless connections at the bottom-right of the screen. i was wondering if i will be able to connect to a wifi hotspot or any existing internet connection close to me. any help will be appreciated....thx I believe during the dowgrading process i have lost the driver for wifi or something like that.. anyway my system specs are : Toshiba s4747... Windows XP...

08-02-2008, 12:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
jarod TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Malaysia, Klang Posts: 518 OS: Win XP service pack 2 My System	Re: wifi prob They are both the same thing... Click start>control panel>network and internet connection>network connections See if there is a wireless icon there. If there is, then the wireless is installed in your lappy... Right click the icon, properties and make sure the 'show icon in notification area when connected is checked' __________________ Optimus Prime: Were we so different? They're a young species. They have much to learn. But I've seen goodness in them.Freedom is the right of all sentient beings. You all know there's only one way to end this war. We must destroy the cube. If all else fails, I will unite it with the spark in my chest.

08-02-2008, 03:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,494 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: wifi prob check for the driver here http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...su_sc_home.jsp __________________