Desk top & wireless

[H2]

Another question for the computer experts.

Just bought a desktop for my daughter. She has wireless internet, currently running for her laptop.

Is it a simple matter of following a wizrd to connect the desktop to the wireless connection, or is there anything else I need to do?

All help is appreciated.

[footieman]

As long as the desktop has a wireless card installed, it should be as simple as you have said.

[hmfc_steve]

As long as the desktop has a wireless card installed, it should be as simple as you have said.

 

if it's not... just by a wireless usb doofer.... and plug it in

[H2]

As long as the desktop has a wireless card installed, it should be as simple as you have said.

 

How do I know if it has one?

[Ben Dover]

Does it say "wireless enabled" on the box

[heartsfc_fan]

How do I know if it has one?

 

Chances are, as a previous poster said. You will need to buy an USB wireless adaptor. These are about ?20 I think.

 

Desktops aren't normally wireless.

[footieman]

Or if you are setting the desktop computer up next to your router, I would just run a network cable from the computer to the router. Cheaper and faster.

[H2]

Or if you are setting the desktop computer up next to your router, I would just run a network cable from the computer to the router. Cheaper and faster.

 

Not that simple, it's a shared flat and the router is in a different room :-(

[makateer]

How do I know if it has one?

 

Start > Control Panel > Network Connections

 

In that window you will see if you have a wireless network connection or not.

[RobboM]

Not that simple, it's a shared flat and the router is in a different room :-(

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000TV7FJ4

 

These plug in to an electrical socket and then connect to your router ... simple as and worked straight away for me

 

[H2]

Thanks for all the help, I've concludes i need on of these Sweex or one of these Netgear

[brownkg]

I've got one of these type things you can have it for ?10. it's a belkin

54 Mbps one

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=wireless+belkin+usb&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=698879109&ref=pd_sl_5x95ukhdk4_b

[H2]

I've got one of these type things you can have it for ?10. it's a belkin

54 Mbps one

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=wireless+belkin+usb&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=698879109&ref=pd_sl_5x95ukhdk4_b

 

Thanks, I bought one - Says it works with Vista, the driver should be in Vista, but it's not.

[footieman]

Thanks, I bought one - Says it works with Vista, the driver should be in Vista, but it's not.

 

So what happens when you plug it into the computer?

[H2]

So what happens when you plug it into the computer?

 

It goes through a loading process, but then says there is no driver. Then there is a small card with small print that tells you that Vista has the driver, but Vista can not find the driver.