Hi
Just installed 7 on an ancient IBM R31 laptop which barely ran XP and it works great! No DVD drive so I installed via a flash drive on a USB 1 port(!).
Problem is that I cannot get on the internet because I can't get my LM-001 wifi dongle to work. Tried XP and vista drivers, no errors but just no network available.
Any ideas?
\Spoons
Hello spoons, and welcome to Windows Seven Forums!
In this thread, I discuss using a wired USB adapter (really cheap) to connect an old laptop to the Internet. Adapters are due any day now and am waiting to test the idea.
Will Windows 7 Run on a Pentium 3?
Robert
spoons no wired nets available ?
Interesting article, thanks. No wired network available (2 floors away in private house) so I need wi-fi. My other laptop (XP) is fine so I'm not without PC. Incidentally, I installed Windows 7 from a pen drive by making it bootable, found some instructions on the net and it worked fine. Neat trick if you don't have a DVD drive.
\Spoons
spoons; You should check out the tutorial section here at Windows Seven Forums:
Windows 7 - Tutorial Index
There is an awesome amount of helpful info there!
We will have to see if we can find a compatible USB wifi. Your router will need to support WAP-PSK (sometimes refered to as WAP Personal), or even better WAP2 -PSK.
Edit: Your LM001 is not showing up in the Vista compatibility list but you might be able to find something usable here?
Windows Vista Compatibility Center Search Results - USB Adapter
Robert
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