I can't get my wireless to turn back on PLEASE HELP!!

 I thought I was computer savvy and told a friend at work that has an issue with her internet that I could fix it. I am having more trouble than I thought. She told me it was a Windows 7 and it is a Dell Windows XP Professional service pack 3. I am
not very familiar with them. 
She told me that she had uninstalled some programs she felt were slowing her computer down and now her wireless is not working the light is not on, the switch is on but when I go into network adapters all there is, is a 1394 Net Adapter and a Broadcom NetXtreme
and it acts like it needs a cable plugged in to get online when she has never had to use a cable before. I can not find anywhere where there is wireless settings or anything.
Someone please help, this lady is super nice and I would hate to let her down. I have the computer here with me now and if anyone could help I would appreciate is so much.

"she had uninstalled some programs she felt were slowing her computer down" - Trouble indicator number one.  She has likely removed files that were required for the operation of the card.  Hopefully they were just drivers and not system files.
What I would do it physically removed the wireless card and then restart the PC.  If there is any programs related directly to the wireless card listed under Add and Remove Programs, I would uninstall them and then restart again.  Download the
drivers for the card if you do not have them and then power off.  Reinstall the card and power back on and follow the standard procedure for installing the card as if it were brand new.  Hopefully it will start working again.
Good luck.  And tell her not to go deleting files just for the fun of it in the future.
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