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    installed xp on acer 5100 and my wireless internet isnt working

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by cl93088, Mar 18, 2008.

  1. cl93088

    cl93088 Newbie

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    so i decided to installed xp on my 5100 and now my wireless internet isnt working it seems. any idea how to fix it?
     
    cl93088, Mar 18, 2008
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    Eve-O Notebook Enthusiast

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    Try runing Windows Update. If you have a Broadcom card, it'll work only after updating the drivers from Microsoft. Worked for me.
     
    Eve-O, Mar 18, 2008
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    penrynTech Notebook Guru

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    the latest drivers from here should do the trick.
     
    penrynTech, Mar 18, 2008
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