XP will create a new entry under "Network Connections" when it detects the 
presence of the external card.  Also in Network Connections, you can set the 
connection via the built-in card as "Disabled".

David Gillett


On 26 Mar 2006 at 19:42, Becky wrote:

>  My husband and I have 2 wireless laptops. We both have internal wireless 
> cards. Our signals come from the same router and modem. His computer drops 
> the signal a lot and has done so from the time we ordered it from Gateway 3 
> years ago. It was sent back to the company for work on that and other things 
> last summer but they said they could not replicate the dropped signals. My 
> question is how do I do away with the internal card and install an external 
> card? Until recently we had a used laptop with an external card and never 
> had a dropped signal which tells me it's the internal card at fault. Advice? 
> Help?  Thanks
> 
> Becky Buehrer 

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