Windows can't find wireless access points automatically

Hi, I have a Linksys 802.11b card (about 4 yrs old). It works fine for my
home office that I share w/ my wife. However, when I go to an Internet cafe
I can never seem to get online quickly.

Other people have told me that Windows automatically detects a wireless
network. When I looked in the Help system, it says I should go to Network
Connections and right-click on Wireless Network Connection. However, there
is no wireless connection icon in my Network Connections profile.

Is it b/c I'm using an outdated driver? My driver version is 1.07.29a from
Nov 26, 2001. When I tried to install a Linksys driver on the Windows Update
site, my machine crashed. Any ideas? I have WinXP.



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Yes, your driver is outdated and not cooperating with XP.
The Linksys support is the address.
--PA

"hmc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, I have a Linksys 802.11b card (about 4 yrs old). It works fine for my
> home office that I share w/ my wife. However, when I go to an Internet cafe
> I can never seem to get online quickly.
>
> Other people have told me that Windows automatically detects a wireless
> network. When I looked in the Help system, it says I should go to Network
> Connections and right-click on Wireless Network Connection. However, there
> is no wireless connection icon in my Network Connections profile.
>
> Is it b/c I'm using an outdated driver? My driver version is 1.07.29a from
> Nov 26, 2001. When I tried to install a Linksys driver on the Windows Update
> site, my machine crashed. Any ideas? I have WinXP.
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> remove "smooth" from my yahoo.com address.
>
>