Help Me Please!!!

i have an acer 5100 and had vista on it...its gave me problems and stuff so i had to delete it and install windows xp and now im having a bunch of problems with the drivers....i downloaded the network card to use online but its giving me problems not connecting to my router now and stuff ..how do i install the drivers and what site to download them from becuase some arent compatible with xp

 

or where can i download vista or get a cd without paying for it,..this is my only laptop and going to college soon

 

Do you not have friends with computers? Someone else who has Vista that can make a copy of their disc? That would be the easiest and fastest way as long as you still had your activation code for Vista off the bottom of your laptop.

 

You should be able get xp drivers from here (select your model, then select the drivers you need):

http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook

There is nowhere to download vista from on the internet. The only way to install vista would be as paten says, see if a friend has vista disks.

 

You can get a Vista CD for like 10 bucks and use your OEM key..

 

which drivers to install?????

 

What 5100 do you have, Aspire or Travelmate???

 

aspire .

 

These are the download links for the aspire 5100 wireless drivers, don't know what card you have so these are all of the wireless drivers listed on the ftp site:

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebo...less_Atheros_V5.3.0.67_XP_XB63_XB62(WHQL).zip

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebo...s Lan Driver 802bg Broadcom Ver.4.10.40.0.zip

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_5100/driver/802BG_Broadcom_4_100_15_7.zip

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_5100/driver/Atheros V4.2.2.21_Max.zip

Some of these may be the same (pretty certain they are), if your still having problems it's not a driver issue.

 

ok i downloaded one of the drivers but says when i connect to my router it uses wep...i use to use wpa

 

i have a atheros ar5000g card

 

i downloaded it but the only way i get internet access is if i turn my router security off

 

What you need to do is setup your wireless connection in xp using your security settings that are setup on the router.

Hopefully your wireless card is installed, so you should be seeing an icon like this in the bottom left hand toolbar:



double click on this, it will give you a list of wireless networks available, double click your network, then you should get a window like this:



You need to type in your password for your network then you should connect. Hopefully you should now be connected. If you cannot remeber your password then we need to do some things with your router.

I will get you connected lol!!!

 

yes i get to that part put my passwork and it says my network only take 40 -110 bits or something like that and wep....i use to use wpa...it said something about couldnt verify certificate the only way to bypass it is to turn security off

 

Right, what you need to do is go into your router and setup wpa, wpa is more secure than wep, do you know how to do this, if not, what router do you have.

 

yes i know how to do it..I have used wpa before but now since i installed xp its saying i can only use wep

 

Setup your router to wpa-psk. Then try to connect to your network, xp should automatically detect the router settings. You should then only have to enter a password.