Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

I'm after a driver for my Compaq laptop. It's a 2143EA and I need a driver for the LAN card. It's a LAN-Express IEEE 802.11 PCI Adapter, and I need to update it so that I can use WPA encryption.

Anybody know which driver I need and where I can download it from?

Regards
Phil

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Not being an **** or pedantic but it sounds like you're actually looking for a 'WLAN' (wireless) driver, if this helps with your search at all?

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

This any help?
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/...readId=1264744

Couple o' links in there

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

It is a Wireless LAN but it's not listed as that on my laptop.

I found that link, but it just takes me to a driver detective download!

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Got the links to work now, and I'm gonna risk them!

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...os=228&lang=en

or

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...os=228&lang=en



hope this helps.
it's from the compaq download drivers site.

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

I can't get any of them to override my current driver!

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

uninstall the driver from device manager then

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Check the installed version and the version you're trying to install. If you're already on the same version Windows, as a rule, won't overwrite the existing driver.

Jambo

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Hindle - Tried. When re-installing it just loaded the old driver!

It says that this is the best driver for it, even though I have downloaded the newer ones. :(

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Phil, I'm not a windows techie but am a computer techie. I had a similar problem with a mate's laptop the other day. You need to first uninstall the driver in Device Manager, then delete the .INF file that associates the driver to the device, that way when you install the new driver, Windows will find the WLAN device with no associated driver and associate the new driver. Here is a link to the technical stuff that helped me get rid of the driver.

http://winhlp.com/node/199

NB this worked for me on Windows XP following the instructions for XP. The information is offered in good faith, but YMMV :D

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Cheers, I'll give it a try.

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Did it work?

Re: Laptop LAN driver. Help needed!
 

Haven't had a chance to try it yet, as I've been snowed under at work! Will try it on the weekend.