How do I connect my laptop to wireless internet after just installing a new operating system?

Okay, SO! I replaced my Windows XP with a new version of it, but now I'm not sure how to get it to connect to wireless internet. I can't even get to the place where it displays the wireless connections in the area. Help!How do I connect my laptop to wireless internet after just installing a new operating system?
Go both to the PC manufacturer's support web site and the wireless router's support web site to get information about all ways to enable wireless connections ( Check the FAQs especially ).How do I connect my laptop to wireless internet after just installing a new operating system?
Right click ';Start';%26gt; Properties%26gt; Start menu tab%26gt; Advanced%26gt; Network Connections heading%26gt; tick ';Display as Connect To Menu';

It will now appear on the 'Start' menu.

On that, right click 'Wireless Connection'%26gt; Properties%26gt; highlite your network router name%26gt; Properties%26gt; Connection%26gt; tick 'Connect when this network is in range'%26gt; OK out



Also: Router settings:

In a browser address bar, type 192.168.X.X (look in user manual for exact address for administration interface address) %26amp; find the Settings for Security (or similar):



Use WEP only as a last resort: it's child's play to crack.

Set for WPA or WPA2 if your computers support this level.

And;

Disable: UPnP %26amp; QoS (unless using VoIP),

Enable: Router management username %26amp; bulletproof passphrase (not the same as Internet access password),

%26amp; AES



Note: Mac address filtering will prevent accidental %26amp; casual freeloaders, but will not deter committed hackers. Mac addresses are on the front end of packets, therefore un-encrypted and as such, easily copied and used to 'spoof' packets; enabling a 'man in the middle' attacks.



Laptop settings:

If you're using Windows to configure your Wifi, go to Control Panel%26gt; Wireless Network Connections%26gt; Wireless Networks tab; here you'll need to identify all wifi networks your system 'sees', then for your own (or preferred) network, highlight it, then 'move up' to the top of the list: then, go to 'Advanced' button, tick 'access points only' and uncheck 'Automatically connect to non-preferred networks'%26gt;close%26gt; OK