If you are having problems getting online with your newly installed Windows 7 (or even Vista) on your laptop or notebook, you probably need the proper driver for your wireless adapter.

Here is how you install the proper driver in Windows 7, we’ll use the Intel Pro Wireless driver since that’s the one I’ve had to install for my Windows 7 RC copy. But the steps will work for any wireless adapter driver you want to install on Windows 7.

Note: your wireless adapter may be different and therefore require a different driver. You can download the Intel Pro Wireless driver for Windows 7 and Vista 32 bit here. If  you require a different driver do not download or install the driver here as it may cause problems with your system.

For your reference, the driver originally came from Dell and was provided to owners of Dell Inspiron laptops which have the Intel wireless adapter included. Read the installation instructions carefully please.