Vista and xp network problem!!!!

>
> Hello!
> I have a problem with my network in my XP laptop.
> I had Vista on my laptop but I recently installed XP because the system
> was slow.
> Now i can´t acess the Internet.
> My network card is 1394 Net adapter.
> When I had Vista I did not have any problem with the wireless
> connection or with a cable.
> Now i can´t connect Internet with a cable or wireless.
> The weird thing is that i can see the network connection in my network
> connections. There it says that my "1394-connected".
> I don´t have any icon in the statusbar for wireless connection either?
> So i can´t see the networks available in the area. When i click on
> properties for the connection and then status it doesn´t show any IP
> adress or anything. By the way i have a netgear router that is recently
> bought. Do someone have any suggestions?
> What can be the problem? Please help a desperate man
>
>
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> Hitchhiker