Turn on wi-fi on compaq - YouTube Videos

go to the start button and pull up the menu and look under the control panel for wi-fi options

Hello,

it seems like your laptop not have inbuilt wi-fi connection, so you can not use the wi-fi but if you buy a USB wireless adapter or wi-fi pcmcia card so you can use the wi-fi in your laptop.

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Manish

no you cannot replace the built-in wi-fi card...
if you try to change the drivers for atheros wi-fi to Broadcam driver, your wi-fi card will not function anymore.... but you can always install another WI-FI card in your laptop... you can buy a USB Adapter or a Cardbus(PCMCIA) adapter for this purpose...if you want your wi-fi signal strenth and range to be higher, you can opt to buy an adapter which comes under N standard....N standard wi-fi adapters are capable of connecting at a speed of more than 300mbps(practically) to any N standard device like router....

Hi,

FN+F2 is given to disable and enable the wi-fi means once you will press it the wifi will turn on and in second attempt it will turn off.

Check in device manager whether it is showing any wireless ethernet controllerand if not then install.

Thanks.

You will need to check that the router is on first, then go to the internet settings on your computer, if the wi-fi doesnt show up try and SCAN so your computer will look for it. When it is found you will need to give it a password and then its ready to go

Start - control panel - system - hardware -device manager. 
Right click on your " wi-fi", once it is installed and turned on.
Right click again on "update driver"
follow prompts

Have you checked in "device manager" to see if all drivers are installed for your hardware components?

Not much offered at Compaq's driver site for XP. For the modem driver, try the link below, it says it's for Vista, but it should work. If it doesn't then you will need the make and model of the modem, then go to the manufacturer's site or driverguide.com for the drivers, and the same for the wireless, make and model, manufacturer's site or driver guide. To be honest with you, modems are just about obsolete, unless you have dial up at home, you'll probably never use it.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=2093&lc=en&cc=us&lang=en&dlc=en&product=3739733

for win xp, u gys can use these dirver ...
i am sure these wil work
wifi http://tinyurl.com/687b9n or http://tinyurl.com/yxunwu
sunder singh