Lost wifi card when trying to upgrade to W7!
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Lost wifi card when trying to upgrade to W7!
05-07-2010 8:46 PM
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Tried to go ahead with upgrade but said there was a conflict with Catalyst Centre. Have look on Dell website and found the wireless driver but for some reason it won't download keeps saying it is incompatible. Getting very irritated and wished I had not bothered with W7!!
Has anyone else had problems with this and how did they correct it?
ps have gone on Dell Community Forum and they tell you just to continue with upgrade but since the machine won't not sure what else to try. Have emailed Dell support but thought I would also ask the brains on here!
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05-07-2010 8:58 PM
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05-07-2010 9:18 PM
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I prefer x64 BUT some bits of hardware may not have x64 drivers, is that your problem?
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05-07-2010 9:35 PM
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It is 64bit
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05-07-2010 9:57 PM
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ATI provide two things -
The drivers and their fancy software.
I always avoided the software (Catalyst Control Centre) and just installed the drivers.
I assume that you are going from Vista 64 bit to Windows 7 64 bit
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05-07-2010 10:04 PM
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and then I would be able to find and install the wireless card again?
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05-07-2010 10:15 PM
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Sometimes it's difficult though as the only drivers available can be in an installer package that gives you little or no option other than to install it all.
I'd install without any Catalyst stuff, only generic video drivers (you might be lucky and get the proper ones from Windows Update anyway), then try and sort out the wireless card.
Finally, once everything else is working, bring the video drivers up to date - if they aren't already.
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05-07-2010 10:16 PM
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05-07-2010 11:17 PM
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06-07-2010 8:10 AM
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will take the catalyst stuff off and then hopefully e able to do upgrade to W7 and perhaps my wireless facility will be restored?
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06-07-2010 12:52 PM
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06-07-2010 12:58 PM
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Have you tried connecting with a cable then running Windows Update and checking the hardware updates offered?
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06-07-2010 1:32 PM
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06-07-2010 1:35 PM
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