well...maybe there are two ways to solve this... I had similar problem. First make sure that you have a hard wire connected to your computer, not wireless..
Restart and at menu select where you...

Yea that is true... But some times people do not know how to do that exactly... they forget to check which partition they are using to install with... and the same is true for a SWAP partition.... ...

well I solved this issue by downloading and installing compat-wireless package.... it really solved everything... including the error when i start n/w manager that says error connecting to D-bus.... ...

yea that what I say to do also... Also, if I am wrong, someone correct me, But what I did was this:
get into windows
Run Disk Manager (select for partiting and renaming partitions)
right click...

Once again I find myself asking questions. I have searched and I have not came across this particular issue anywhere... I have followed instructions and used a few commands that I know to retrieve...

Yes, I am using the wext driver and on the back end I left it as it was because as default, the other one is not supported....
So I am kind of left with a blank.........

Alright... Now I did say a earlier that I was good to go.... I was fooled for sure... Now even by issuing the above commands, or issuing networking start/stop I still cannot even get the network...

I must take the time out to say thank you for replying to my thread.... the info was helpful but honestly after some tinkering, just out of curiosity I installed Ubuntu drivers for my wireless card...

Let me clarify a few things.... DO NOT EVER erase and use back track as a main OS... You will LOOSE ur windows......
Now, if you tell me all about your system, I will tell you step by step how to...

Well there are several questions that need to be answered before this can be resolved:

1,) How did you install it? USB, CD
2.) when you installed it, did you use a partition, select install...

Good evening alll.... Hope the best and hope you are able to help me. I will first start by giving a descriptive list of my machine and components:

I have Windows 7 on the HD, and I have BackTrack...