Windows XP WIndows XP Wifi - No internet, but connected

[James Mills]

Hi... I'm new to this site, but I came here because I saw a thread where some folks have some tech knowledge regarding the eMachines notebook PCs. I have a 13-year-old or so notebook PC. It's in pretty good shape, but I had a problem and had to use the recovery disks to reinstall Windows XP. Now I have a major problem and I am hoping that someone can offer some advice. After I reloaded Windows XP I linked the notebook's Wi-Fi to my gateway router, but I can't get any programs to actually talk to the internet. It says I have a good wireless connection, but IE won't talk to the web. It says I have no internet connection. I have tried and tried but cannot find where the disconnect may be or how to fix it. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. -- Jim...

 

[bootneck02]

Hi James welcome to PCR please join in and enjoy, I am afraid I cannot help you as I am a Linux user but I am sure someone on the site may be able to help you. The only thought I have as Windows XP is discontinued that may have a bearing on your situation. If you are unable to to solve the problem then possibly you could look at a Linux Distro as many are designed for running on old Laptops and notebooks. I will have a quick look and get back to you just in case.

 

[bootneck02]

If you cannot get it up and running with XP have a look at

The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 18 “Sarah” Xfce ...
Aug 2, 2016 ... thanks for the release, perfect for my old netbook. Still, I noticed one tiny little problem that (judging from the comments on the beta release post) ...
blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3080

 

[muckshifter]

try using a 'hardwire' connection via an ethernet cable ... you could be lacking some 'drivers' that may fix the issue

 

[bootneck02]

Unfortunately XP is no longer supported so you are not able to get the updates now and the drivers would possibly be on the updates which you cannot get.