Well I am good to go.  I am typing this on the 1100 after doing a bunch of Dell & MS updates.  Still have a few things to do, but at least I am using this new to me 'puter. Jack, it was the Broadcom integrated NIC.  I was pretty burnt out when I posted that last msg last night.  For whatever reason the Dell website really creeps along on both the old and new computers.  More so on the old than the new, but they both were getting me pretty aggravated.  Oh well, things are better now. Thanks again for you help. Later, Scott
Greetings all. I am doing a fresh install of XP on this 1100 that I inherited.  Dell was kind enough to send the three CD's to me and now I am trying to update the video driver.    However I think that they may have sent me the incorrect "Drivers & Utilities" CD.  When I load the CD, in the column on the left, the System Model is listed as an Inspiron ME051 and there is no dropdown for another model..  I did a little searching on the ME051 and my Inspiron 1100 does not have a Dell Model Code of ME051.  Additionally, the ME051 video driver is for an Intel graphics driver 915GM while my 1100 uses the Intel 845GL.   So does it sound like I may have the incorrect Drivers & Utilities CD? I have not hooked this notebook up to the internet yet because getting out of the standard VGA mode is my 1st priority.  But if the CD is the wrong one, then I will change directions and try to make the internet connection so that I can download the correct driver for the 1100. Waddya think? Also, does anyone know if the Inspiron 1100 was ever assigned a Model Code?   Edit: Mods, sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum.  However since it does have to do with XP, I figured I was safe.  Move it if is in the wrong forum.  Sorry.
Inspiron 1100 XP video driver - model code ME051?