zuri08 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 just bought a laptop and came with a wifi adaptor and ive got a vodafone modem router thing and i can get wifi through my ipod but when i set up with the laptop adapter its saying no networks are available can anyone help me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 What Is the Brand and model of the laptop and adaptor thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 mant routers you will have to press the wifi button so that they broadcast their SSID, then computers can find them for the first time and register HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 laptops a compac presario 2500 and the usb wifi adaptor is edup usb 802.11 gb i cant find a button to broadcast it as its usually always on wifi as my ipod touch picks it up i have the vodafone broadband complete modem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sy Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 if it is running windows; click start, right click on my computer, click manage. When the management screen appears select device manager. now expand the heading on the right side that says network adapters. Is there a wireless adapter listed, yes (you have wifi), no (you don't) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 ok so i have got it going now the guy i bought it off came over and helped me needed a new wifi adaptor.i have another qeustion now the laptop has pretty good specs so should be fast like my pc it even has better specs than my pc actually.its 2.8ghz 1 gb ram 40 gb harddrive but runs slow as and internets slow aswell anyhelp would be much appreciated thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 ok so i have got it going now the guy i bought it off came over and helped me needed a new wifi adaptor.i have another qeustion now the laptop has pretty good specs so should be fast like my pc it even has better specs than my pc actually.its 2.8ghz 1 gb ram 40 gb harddrive but runs slow as and internets slow aswell anyhelp would be much appreciated thanks 2.8ghz duo? or single core? what are the specs for the ram? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 2.8 ghz intel celeron 1 gig ram its not super slow just i think its should be alot faster as its got better specs than my pc and my pcs so quick should i download and reinstall win xp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 USB wifi adaptors are knowen for often being slow. Reinstalling windows should be a last resort, try tools like CC Cleaner and a diskdefrag might help... too long since I used windos for anything :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 pcs may have faster busses than the laptop making it faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 yea i geuss so but i think ill find a windows xp off net and fresh install it to free it all up cheers for your guys help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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