So the new Dell PC arrives, with Windows Vista and Office 2007. Which laptop do i take on the train this week? Decide to get the 3g network card up and running so I have internet access whilst away. Insert the original CD - and it seems to think Vista is Windows 2000 - and needs to be upgraded. Decide to visit the Vodafone shop to see if they have any newer CDs or a web link - no help. So send an email to Vodafone. The next day a reply is received with a link to website. I download the software and try to run it - but it says files missing. Give up after two hours. Next day decided to burn the install files to a Cd and run from that - it works and installs!! Go to plug in the 3g card....and there is no PCMCIA slot to insert it!! What looks like a slot is in fact for a different card!!
USB to the rescue - find a USB to PCMCIA device on the internet. Not sure if Vista compatible or not but it was agreed that I could return it if it did not work. Turned up the next day ... installed the software ...then inserted the 3g card .....success!!
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