So, I decided to rehab the old Gateway and had a plan to get there...
First step: Get it wireless so I can do other things (like go from Vista to W7). Being 9 years old, it has no wireless card. No big deal, just will add one. Borrowed an older one from my dad-no dice. Would just fail to install. So, grabbed one off of ebay-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-802-11n-300Mbps-USB-WIFI-Wireless-Adapter-Laptop-Desktop-w-Antenna-/320961756367?hash=item4abacfbccf:g:Q7AAAOSwBt5ZEoyF
Didn't want to install the first time, but the second time it installed the drivers! Still, no dice...
Long story short, it can't find it. I've tried different ways to find it, but nothing shows up under the hardware. While I realize this is windows Vista and everything for it is hard, I've never had this issue with other types of windows. Tried a few things suggested on the internet, nothing so far....
Now this has always had internet "plugged" in- so I'm not sure if this could have been part of the issue.
Also has me wondering if something in Vista is so screwed up that it maybe I might have to do something else......
Looking for some ideas....the more the better!
First step: Get it wireless so I can do other things (like go from Vista to W7). Being 9 years old, it has no wireless card. No big deal, just will add one. Borrowed an older one from my dad-no dice. Would just fail to install. So, grabbed one off of ebay-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-802-11n-300Mbps-USB-WIFI-Wireless-Adapter-Laptop-Desktop-w-Antenna-/320961756367?hash=item4abacfbccf:g:Q7AAAOSwBt5ZEoyF
Didn't want to install the first time, but the second time it installed the drivers! Still, no dice...
Long story short, it can't find it. I've tried different ways to find it, but nothing shows up under the hardware. While I realize this is windows Vista and everything for it is hard, I've never had this issue with other types of windows. Tried a few things suggested on the internet, nothing so far....
Now this has always had internet "plugged" in- so I'm not sure if this could have been part of the issue.
Also has me wondering if something in Vista is so screwed up that it maybe I might have to do something else......
Looking for some ideas....the more the better!