Dellness, can you post your system specs? Video? Sound? Wireless? and etc.
I don't understand why any of these would ask for a password. Not one of them asked me for one at all. The chipset drivers that worked for my Studio 1737 Laptop ...came directly from
Dell support download sight. This chipset works with XP and Vista.
I usually install in this order: Chipset drivers, Video, Sound, Broadband, Wireless,... and then other needed drivers.
My main focus was the ATI 3650 512mb graphics card, and the IDT audio drivers. I specifically focused on those two first and foremost. I've succeeded in getting them to work, and will give them to you IF you have that card.
With the added SRS Audio Sandbox program installed as well...the audio sounds like a Creative Soundblaster now. No complaints at all when listening to music. Any of you can have this very cool program. What a difference it makes. Get it here.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/8/...%201.9.0.4.zip
By the way, if you did purchased the Creative Soundblaster X-FI MB card like I did, then you won't be able to install the software from Creative on XP. However, I tinkered with it awhile, and could install the updates from Creative, but the Equalizer doesn't work. The audio sounded dull until I installed the SRS program above. Now, it sounds awesome with crispy highs.