Setting up my wireless network

I received a Dell Inspiron 2200 last year and it was given to me as a gift so everything was already set up but there was recently a virus on it and nothing was working to get it out so I had to restore everything. Now when I go onto my laptop the internet is not there and I don't know how to set up my wireless internet. Everything like routers and everything is probably already set up since I just restored it a while ago and so the internet worked all that time before. I am also using Linksys.

I went onto my laptop and there is no wireless connection thing in the desktop tray and when I go to start and "Connect To" there is nothing there. I placed in my Linksys CD and I clicked install and that was it and I don't know where to go from there so if anyone is kind enough to help me figure this out it would be greatly appreciated.

Looks like you need an *****s guide to getting going,

> Linksys Learning Center - http://tinyurl.com/8ka4w
> Wireless - Basic Configuration -
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Wireless - Basic Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

Let us know how you go on

Regards

make sure the wireless is turned on
check laptop manual some have a button for wirelss
some HP's are in the back ,middle under the screen in
little tiny button