Wireless Card Inactive!!

Question

I have a laptop running win 200 pro and a desktop running win xp. I have installed the router on the desktop computer with the instructions provided. I have installed the notebook adapter on my laptop it installed well now in the lower right hand of my computer its telling me that my card is inactive but when i go to trouble shoot it says its working properly. When i go to open up the cards monitor where it searches for a network it stays on searching mode nothing comes up. So what is wrong please help!! How do I get my card to communicate with the router what needs to be changed does anyone know what I can do and try to get this to work or will it ever or?

Answer 1

Plug it into a 2.0 enhanced usb port not 1.1 its on the back of your laptop

Answer 2

yes dont weary frist u need to get read of 2000 pr off ur lape tope and put xp on it with sevis pac 2 or 3 it hase the drivers u need and the wi fi hase tohave a sever pace to run it know days i have a wi fi to thats what i did