Sir, i format may laptop dell latitude d500 ,after i install windows xp i dont have LAN connection in the network connection ,so i canot i connect my laptop to internet through a cable. pleas e help me to fixx the problem thank u

Next create a Username and company name (normally Home is all you need).
Further into the installation, you will be required to put in the Installation code. During the final stages of installation you need to create an User or Users that will use this computer. When you finished installing Windows you need to install the laptop's device drivers. You need to use a computer with Internet access to download these drivers from the laptop manufacturer's WEB site and install these drivers on your laptop.
Next connect a LAN cable to the LAN port from your computer to your DSL or cable modem and you need to Activate the Windows installation on the Microsoft WEB site.
Next up need to upgrade Windows from the Microsoft WEB site including Service pack.
Next you need to install your programs

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remove CMOS battery then shoting two cmos connection

check that your switch or button for internet has been depressed or toggled to have wifi enabled.

Try to uninstall and reinstall your Local Area Network driver by going to the device manager from the control panel. expand the network adapter and right-click your LAN then select uninstall. Restart your computer and windows will automatically reinstall your LAN driver.

more ram would help a lot. with IE8, you have to have at least service pack 2 installed

You can find all those files here.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&SystemID=LAT_PNT_CEL_D500&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

go to mfg websight and down load all th proper drivers there is likely a mother board driver not installed that allows it to see the ports
install all of the manufacturer's drivers
dont expect that microsoft wrote windows just for your computer it is a general set of generic drivers that make most things work but not every thing
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=LAT_PNT_PM_D600&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Try a forced install. Unpack the driver into a folder, then update the driver through the device manager. Make sure you dont have the wrong driver. Most laptops nowadays have a lan driver and an ethernet driver (it may not directly say wireless driver). Use a program called Everest to confirm the wireless devices' chipset.

Click Here which will take you to the dell support and drivers page. Select the drivers you want and download them to a pen drive, and then install them to the D600. :)

hey there, have you tried to adjust the screen resolution by right clicking on the desktop and select the setting tab. set the resolution to 1024 * 768 and set color quality to 32 bits
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