Though the name is the same, can both have the same driver? Rick Corbett in his reply above (and Paul T’s link) are for the AlienwareX51. The problem with the drivers, as I have been reading, is because Microsoft did not work this out properly with driver manufacturers like Realtek, Atheros and others.Ī few questions if you do have the time to answer:ġ/ Your Dell D830 laptop must be as old as my Vostro? When you upgraded to Win 10, did you have a problem finding a wireless driver or did the system automatically install one?Ģ/ How do you find a newer model PCI-e wireless card that is compatible with your device to replace the old one? Intel is recommended as the best but how do I pick the right one, if I decide to go down that option.ģ/ From my research, the driver for my PC is: Dell Wireless 1502 802.11b/g/n I tried to download a driver yesterday and it took ages, then disappeared with the error message: unable to complete download. I have been looking for solutions, but my current internet speed via the USB is so slow. The Huawei e5186 modem is not in my Service Plan. Then, I was advised to get the Alcatel Link Zone hotspot and I thought it would be another quick and easy fix. It worked very well for my internet needs …. Yes, I am currently using a hotspot (USB modem/dongle) for my internet connection. Would appreciate any suggestions or solutions. Is there a wireless driver for my computer? If yes, where can I download it? Has anyone faced a similar problem of no wireless driver in the Win7 to Win10 upgrade? How did you resolve it?

I’ve checked out the USB network adapters but the reviews are not positive. I came across suggestions to this QualComm site for driver downloads, but it seems to be down and out for the past few months. The Microsoft update catalog has a driver but it is in CAB format and trying to install results in error messages. I can’t find the wireless driver for my computer at Dell or Microsoft sites. I understand that the driver is: Dell Wireless 1502 802.11b/g/n. The only option is downloading from the free Driver Update sites which I do not think are trustworthy. Dell has one for Win 7 but not if you have upgraded to Win 10. I bought a new WiFi modem but didn’t realise that I don’t have a wireless network adapter on my computer. I don’t know whether some Windows update has affected the speed but it suddenly changed from good enough for my usage to really slow/dropping out. I am not a high internet user so I have been using the USB modem/dongle and that has been working well, until recently. Except for the missing wireless driver affecting the internet connection. I upgraded to Windows 10 Pro 圆4 when the Windows 7 support was due to run out. I have a Dell computer (Vostro 260) – 10 years old.

Dell wireless 1502 802.11b/g/n driver