Gentlemen (I think you're all men

) excellent advice. I clicked on properties for nerwork adapters and it took me to a folder that said General (the tab heading) Network adapters with an icon and that's it. Couldn't click on it.
I went to add hardware -- I need the disc first. I went to add/remove, it listed Intel(R) PROSet for Wireless. I clicked on it and clicked on support info, the clicked on repair. Still doesn't work. We have a wireless modem in our house, when I click on the icon for wireless down at the bottom (forget what that's called), I get a line for View Available Wireless Nerworks, and then it tells me it can't find one in range. Oh well -- my discs are down at my warehouse, 40 miles from here -- I'll try to reinstall this weekend.
Somewhere in all of that it said to see if my wireless switch was on, but I can't find one nor does my "help" tell me about it.
I just love that stuff.
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