No wireless icon... can I connect?

I am working on a Dell puter, 2 years old, Windows XP. I have just got a
wireless modem and figured I could just click on the wireless icon and
connect to it, that has worked on the other computers in the house. This
puter has no wireless icon... do I need to instal hardware or software to
make it work?
Thanks

"Robonham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:AE1C0266-02AB-41EB-9A30-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am working on a Dell puter, 2 years old, Windows XP. I have just got a
> wireless modem and figured I could just click on the wireless icon and
> connect to it, that has worked on the other computers in the house. This
> puter has no wireless icon... do I need to instal hardware or software to
> make it work?
> Thanks

If nothing else helps - read the documentation.....

--PA

Thanks. Already checked that...nothing there.

R

"Pavel A." wrote:

> "Robonham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:AE1C0266-02AB-41EB-9A30-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I am working on a Dell puter, 2 years old, Windows XP. I have just got a
> > wireless modem and figured I could just click on the wireless icon and
> > connect to it, that has worked on the other computers in the house. This
> > puter has no wireless icon... do I need to instal hardware or software to
> > make it work?
> > Thanks
>
> If nothing else helps - read the documentation.....
>
> --PA
>
>
>

Hi
If the computer has Wireless card this might help.
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Otherwise, buy a Wireless card.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Robonham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:AE1C0266-02AB-41EB-9A30-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am working on a Dell puter, 2 years old, Windows XP. I have just got a
> wireless modem and figured I could just click on the wireless icon and
> connect to it, that has worked on the other computers in the house. This
> puter has no wireless icon... do I need to instal hardware or software to
> make it work?
> Thanks