Llaptop - Win7HP re-install ate my wireless network adapter

[ChrisGreaves]

Glad to see the good news.

But nowhere near as glad as I am (grin)

This is what I have seen on many reinstalls on laptops.

Once I have licked my wounds and applied some internal salve in the form of Butterscotch Ripple Ice Cream, I'm going to mull over how it can be that DELL, a supposed service company, can ship a machine without automating (at least basic) WiFi, especially since so many help screens use as their Plan B: "If that fails check on the web ..."

(We need a smiley for :gone from the depths of despair:)

(signed) "Skipping happily down the street" of Toronto

[PaulB]

Dell did ship your machine with WiFi enabled.

the real laptop, the one I've been using three+ times a week to Eileen's Lounge

You undid all their splendid efforts by re-installing the OS.

[PaulB]

Oh, look at that - my 999^th post!

I'll endeavor to make my 1000^th memorable.

... oops.

[Rudi]

Welcome to the Thousands Club
Here is a drink on the house...

[PaulB]

Thanks!

[DaveA]

Chris,
It is NOT only Dell that does this, most all of the different laptops for one reason or another the WiFi gets left out of the rebuilds including the "System Recover" to factory settings.
I have remember this happening on Sony, Dell, HP, Toshiba

[ChrisGreaves]

Oh, look at that - my 999^th post!

Glad to be of assistance; don't mention it ...