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Dell inspiron n5010 does not access wifi
Dell is updated to 8.1 windows....though it is connected to the router but it is not accessing it saying limited! It just connects to my old router...it does not connect to any other router.
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October 17th, 2017 11:00
Alex Rover,
Your system needs Windows 8.1 drivers. Unfortunately, Dell did not create any Windows 8.1 drivers for this computer.
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October 18th, 2017 07:00
Alex rover,
You may want to put the previous OS back onto the computer since there are no drivers for Windows 8.1 and above. You can also search the internet for any drivers for Windows 8.1 for the hardware if you choose this option to keep Windows 8.1
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October 19th, 2017 08:00
Hey Alex rover,
No, it should not harm your computer if you can locate the correct driver for the hardware. Many users do that as well.
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October 20th, 2017 09:00
Alex rover,
If it is giving you that error then, it is not the correct driver. I doubt it will install if you continue.
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October 18th, 2017 06:00
Thank you! For replying...now what should i do? Plz suggest something :(
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October 19th, 2017 04:00
Thank you for the reply! Sry for asking such stupid questions but will it harm my laptop if i download those drivers? Which i absolutely have no idea about.!
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October 20th, 2017 07:00
Thank you!
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October 20th, 2017 08:00
Hello... yes i encountered another problem...i downloaded the latest version of the adapter....and it said it cannot install the driver...so i searched and found to manually update the driver...then i got a warning saying " if that driver is not compatible with my pc then either it will not work properly or it ll just crash" kind of....so i didn't proceed with it...should i go for it or not? Im really confused.
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October 20th, 2017 09:00
So how should I know which driver is ok?
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October 21st, 2017 04:00
Just tell me...is it has to be 8.1 driver? Can't it work out with 7 or 8? Coz that laptop version is like 2013? Please?
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October 21st, 2017 05:00
Perform a clean installation of Windows 10 Version 1709:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10
Windows 10 Version 1709 should have all the necessary drivers inbuilt.