Hi
The fact that you just reformat leads to an assumption that your Hardware is
the same as before and thus capable to work.
Otherwise, after reformatting every thing that is OS and software related is
new.
The OS would Not assume all the setting that was set during previous usage
of the computer, it just configured to fresh default.
What you need to find out what in specific is Not working right now
regardless of the past.
To do so, try to reconfigure the connection as though it is a new computer.
Read the Wireless part of your manual.
In addition, it might be that the Wireless Router and the computer do not
match any more, and the Router needs to be reconfigured first.
In such case, you need to plug the computer with a Wire to the Router and
check if the Wireless Router and the computer Wireless Client are configured
to the same settings.
If such a task is beyond your technical capacity, you should seek
professional computer service.
Jack (MVP-Networking).
"teresa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:04BF8210-B023-4CBA-9E00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> jack,
> yes, the wireless card does appear in the device manager.
> (i reinstalled the driver as soon as i formatted)
> also: i'm not sure if this can help or hinder, but i was connected to the
> internet after i had formatted. the connection problem occured after i
> installed sp2.
> thanks for all the help!
> teresa
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Did you check the existence of a Wireless Card in the Device Manger?
>>
>> There is a very hi probability that reinstallation of Windows does not
>> include the drivers and the software that were installed originally with
>> the
>> Card. If this is so, the Card is not really installed and you have No
>> Wireless, and you have to re-install the Card's software.
>>
>> This is a picture of the Device Manger you have to see under Network
>> Adapter
>> an installation of the Wireless (without the yellow!),
>> http://www.ezlan.net/network/GhostNIC.jpg
>>
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>>
>> "teresa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:5BCB9EB1-8B3F-4925-8F07-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > perhaps i should give a little more info: the wireless connection
>> > worked
>> > until the formatting...and no NEW software was added during the
>> > formatting
>> > (only the same old stuff). i set everything up (in terms out the
>> > wireless)
>> > exactly the same way i did when i installed the wireless.
>> > and i have turned off the windows firewall, but to no avail.
>> > sorry, i'm never sure how much info i need to give.
>> >
>> > "teresa" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I just finished formatting my computer, managed to download xp service
>> >> pack
>> >> 2, and now i can't access my wireless network.
>> >> i'm getting a warning saying that i have "limited or no connectivity"
>> >> when i attempt to repair the problem, i'm told that it cannot renew my
>> >> ip
>> >> address.
>> >> so i tried ipconfig, and got the following error:
>> >> an error occurred while renewing interface wireless connection: the
>> >> requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized.
>> >>
>> >> anyone have any ideas about what i can do?
>> >> thanks
>>
>>
>>
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