Setup and installing your wireless adapter
1. Firstly, upgrade your XP to Service Pack 2.. it's for your own security.
2. Install only the drivers (do not include the utility software) of your wireless adapter if possible, we will use the built-in wireless
utility of XP. This is because to avoid conflicts between the two software. I used to experience random problems like with signal but no connection when both softwares are installed even if I use either one of them at a time.
If not possible, install the software but specify at the end of the setup of the software installation that you will use the Windows XP wireless utility instead of it.
Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) wireless Network Setup
The next step is to setup an Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) wireless network. To do this,
1. Go to Control Panel > Network Connections.
2. Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection icon then click properties.
3. On the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, click on the the Wireless Networks tab.
4. Make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings option is checked then click Add the button at the bottom.
5. Under Network name (SSID), type any name you wish for your wireless network then put a check mark on the This is a computer-to-computer (ad-hoc) network; wireless access points are not used option. You can later add security.
6. Click OK all the way to exit.
7. Now, you can test this newly created wireless network by having another computer scan/detect and connect to it.
references:http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=74992&page=1
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