Where can i find Windows 2000. It drives me to crazy, i have wi-fi card which is compatble with windows 2000 and i need to set that card today :( Anyone can help? My laptop model is Acer Travel Mate 514TE

Most older desktop motherboards are not set up with Wi-Fi capability, the fastest, easiest and cheapest way to add Wi-Fi to your desktop is to purchase a USB Wi-Fi adapter.

I've used the Panda Wi-Fi adapters (Available online, such as Amazon.com) or pretty much any computer store).

Examples:
Amazon com Panda 300Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Windows Vista 7 8 8 1 10...

Amazon com Panda Ultra 150Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Windows XP Vista 7 8 8...


An alternative would be to purchase a wireless NIC card to install into your Desktop PC. You would have to examine your PC to determine what form factor and technology to purchase that would be compatible with your motherboard and available expansion card slots.

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• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

If you're running Windows 8 you can get a free update to Windows 8.1. Just tap or click the Windows Store tile on your Start screen. Once you've moved up to Windows 8.1 you should get the update automatically. If you don't, follow these steps to get it manually using Windows Update.
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• Miracast requires a display adapter which supports Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3, and a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
• Wi-Fi Direct Printing requires a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct and a device that supports Wi-Fi Direct Printing
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If your PC is currently running Windows 7 or Windows 8 you can check to see if it meets the requirements by running the Upgrade Assistant. We also recommend that you visit your PC manufacturer's website for info about updated drivers and hardware compatibility.

SETTING UP A WIRELESS PRINTER WITHOUT A WIRELESS ROUTER - WINDOWS 7
Install Virtual Router first "Turn any Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 Computer into a Wifi Hot Spot."
EditByBSEditor: Virtual Router turns any Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 Computer into a Wifi Hot SPOT using Windows 7's Wireless Hosted Network (Virtual Wifi) technology.
The Wireless Network Create/shared with Virtual Router uses WPA2 Encryption, and there is not way to turn off that encryption. This is actually a feature of the Wireless Hosted Network API's built into Windows 7 and 2008 R2 to ensure the best security possible.
You can give your "virtual" wireless network any name you want, and also set the password to anything. Just make sure the password is at least 8 characters. http://www.brothersoft.com/virtual-router-327895.html Then install Connectify-Me Connectify is an easy to use software router for Windows 7 computers. After downloading and installing the lightweight application, Connectify utilizes your computers' built in Wi-Fi card to wirelessly share any available Internet connection: a cable modem, a cellular card, or even another Wi-Fi network. Other Wi-Fi enabled devices including laptops, smart phones, music players, and gaming systems can see and join your Connectify hotspot just like any other Wi-Fi access point and are kept safe and secure by password-protected WPA2 Encryption. http://www.connectify.me/ Then reboot computer

This is a pre-xp operating system and I assume a pre wi-fi laptop.

your easiest option would be to buy a wireless usb adapter if you have usb ports on your laptop. Otherwise you will need a wireless PCMCIA card.

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LAN
Wi-Fi Toshiba ConfigFree Utility for Windows XP/2000 (v4.00.06; 12-01-2003; 19M)

Driver
Wi-Fi Atheros 802.11a/b/g WiFi driver with Cisco/WPA support for Windows XP/2000 (v2.4.2.14; 11-11-2003; 3M)

Utility
Wi-Fi Atheros WiFi Client Utility with Cisco/WPA Support for Windows XP/2000 (v2.4.2.18; 11-11-2003; 4M)

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LAN
Wi-Fi Toshiba Wireless LAN Driver for Windows XP (v7.62.390; 12-03-2002; 515K)

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01-07-2004LAN
Wi-Fi Toshiba ConfigFree Utility for Windows XP/2000 (v4.00.06; 12-01-2003; 19M)
11-11-2003Driver
Wi-Fi Atheros 802.11a/b/g WiFi driver with Cisco/WPA support for Windows XP/2000 (v2.4.2.14; 11-11-2003; 3M)
11-11-2003Utility
Wi-Fi Atheros WiFi Client Utility with Cisco/WPA Support for Windows XP/2000 (v2.4.2.18; 11-11-2003; 4M)
01-07-2003Driver
LAN
Wi-Fi Toshiba Wireless LAN Driver for Windows XP (v7.62.390; 12-03-2002; 515K)
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I think it is saying that the wifi "card" is set so that it is not being configured by windows.

In XP

Control panel > Network connections

Under LAN or High-speed internet you will see an icon labelled wireless network connection. Right click on this and then click properties. You will see three tabs at the top
General - Wireless Networks - Advanced

Click on wireless networks
There should be a tick-box saying Use windows to configure my wireless network settings. I expect that, in your case, the box is unticked which means that the software supplied by the vendor of the wifi card is configuring the settings. I find that it is usually more reliable to let windows do it.

So tick the box and click OK. You may then have to reboot.

According to http://www.socketmobile.com/pdf/wireless-lan/go-wi-fi_spec.pdf it looks like you have to have Windows Moblie 5 or 6 or Windows CE.

The Axim X5 can only go up to Windows Mobile 2003 (Mobile 5 is the one after this).

My suggestion is sell the REALLY great Socket card and get one that works with your X5 (you have either Pocket PC 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003) If you Ebay search Dell TrueMobile, you'll find the card that works with either.

I need mine too, so it looks like we'll have a bidding war.

Windows XP has a built in wifi configuration tool, previous versions of windows dont have this feature. But if you were to buy a wireless card it comes with software for wireless to work on all versions of windows from 98 - XP most if not all new laptops have wifi built in & that will be able to share your broadband connection through the netgear router. You can configure the laptop & pc to share files & printer between each other, easy way of doing that is by using the wireless network setup wizard which can be found in Start -> All Prograns -> Accessories -> Communications -> Wireless Network Setup Wizard.