Hi,
Can anyone help?

I've had a netgear MA401 wireless adapter for broadband
that I've been using on my laptop (Acer Travelmate
202tev)...

Previously, I was using windows ME.

However, the PC wasn't recognising the adapter
suddenly... so, after trying many other things and
spending many hourse on the phone to tech support at
Blueyonder, I did a clean install of Windows XP (i was
told that the fault seemed to be with the OS).

Now that windows XP is on, when I try to load the PCMCIA
card, I get a "Code 10" message, telling me the card
isn't working.

However, I know it isnt' the card (as it works fine on my
wife's laptop, and worked fine on mine till recently),
and I can't imagine the software is corrupted, as it
comes from a CD.

Can anyone tell me what Code 10 means? Are my PCMCIA
slots fried (seems strange that BOTH would be!) Is it
even possible to get these fixed on a laptop?

Thanks very much for any help.

Derek

Device Manager Error Codes from technet

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...k_dec_lgsc.asp

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 813707
Only One Function Is Enumerated and a Code 10 Error Occurs in Device Manager
When You Insert a Multifunction PC Card into a PCMCIA Slot

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=813707



"Derek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:040e01c3d853$3380f380$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> Can anyone help?
>
> I've had a netgear MA401 wireless adapter for broadband
> that I've been using on my laptop (Acer Travelmate
> 202tev)...
>
> Previously, I was using windows ME.
>
> However, the PC wasn't recognising the adapter
> suddenly... so, after trying many other things and
> spending many hourse on the phone to tech support at
> Blueyonder, I did a clean install of Windows XP (i was
> told that the fault seemed to be with the OS).
>
> Now that windows XP is on, when I try to load the PCMCIA
> card, I get a "Code 10" message, telling me the card
> isn't working.
>
> However, I know it isnt' the card (as it works fine on my
> wife's laptop, and worked fine on mine till recently),
> and I can't imagine the software is corrupted, as it
> comes from a CD.
>
> Can anyone tell me what Code 10 means? Are my PCMCIA
> slots fried (seems strange that BOTH would be!) Is it
> even possible to get these fixed on a laptop?

Code 10 means that driver attempts to start but then fails.
Contact tech support of Netgear.
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"Derek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:040e01c3d853$3380f380$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> Can anyone help?
>
> I've had a netgear MA401 wireless adapter for broadband
> that I've been using on my laptop (Acer Travelmate
> 202tev)...
>
> Previously, I was using windows ME.
>
> However, the PC wasn't recognising the adapter
> suddenly... so, after trying many other things and
> spending many hourse on the phone to tech support at
> Blueyonder, I did a clean install of Windows XP (i was
> told that the fault seemed to be with the OS).
>
> Now that windows XP is on, when I try to load the PCMCIA
> card, I get a "Code 10" message, telling me the card
> isn't working.
>
> However, I know it isnt' the card (as it works fine on my
> wife's laptop, and worked fine on mine till recently),
> and I can't imagine the software is corrupted, as it
> comes from a CD.
>
> Can anyone tell me what Code 10 means? Are my PCMCIA
> slots fried (seems strange that BOTH would be!) Is it
> even possible to get these fixed on a laptop?
>
> Thanks very much for any help.
>
> Derek