Wireless Internet on a Dell

My buddy has a Dell laptop and I tried to re-install Windows XP for her. The problem was we realized AFTER we had re-installed the OS that she did not have the Dell Drivers & Utilities disc that would have her wireless network card drivers on it. Without them we, of course, were unable to surf the net on the wireless or wired connection.

After much searching I found the drivers for the Intel wireless card that Dell listed on it's website as the one that most Dell laptops use.
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/notebooks?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs
The Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG.
http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/pro2200bg/index.htm
(If you need them the drivers can be found through that link.)

I also found some interesting information from Microsoft. If you ever have a machine that uses something other than Windows to search for your wireless network (i.e. Intel) then this is how you reset your Windows to default for wireless connections:

If your computer or your wireless network adapter did not come with its own wireless network software, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type ncpa.cpl, and then click OK.
2. Click Network Connections.
3. In Network Connections, click to select your wireless connection, and then click Change settings of this connection.
4. On the Wireless Networks tab, click to select the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box.

To start the Wireless Zero Configuration service, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc /s, and then click OK.
2. Double-click Wireless Zero Configuration.
3. In the Startup type list, click Automatic, and then click Apply.
4. In the Service status area, click Start, and then click OK.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;871122