Help--XP won't recognize drivers

[bjjp2]

I'm installing a linksys USB wireless network adapter. Am following all
instructions. Computer recognizes adapter and prompts me to look for
drivers. Per linksys manual, I'm inserting CD-Rom and instructing XP to
find drivers there. However, no matter what I do, XP doesn't find any
drivers. Can anyone help?

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

USB devices almost always require that the drivers are installed first.. the
installation program will tell you when to insert the USB device..

 

[bjjp2]

USB devices almost always require that the drivers are installed first.. the
installation program will tell you when to insert the USB device..

Actually, the manual here specifically says for XP not to use the
normal setup program, but to install the hardware first.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Strange, because the online manuals on the Linksys site all state that the
drivers should be loaded first.. that is to say, the quick installation
manuals.. what model USB adapter do you have?

Also, I have yet to come across a USB device that didn't require drivers
loading first..

 

[bjjp2]

Strange, because the online manuals on the Linksys site all state that the
drivers should be loaded first.. that is to say, the quick installation
manuals.. what model USB adapter do you have?

Also, I have yet to come across a USB device that didn't require drivers
loading first..

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Instructions say: "Note to Windows XP users: You must install the
Adapter's hardware before installing the software. Do NOT run the Setup
Wizard."

Adapter is WUSB11 ver. 2.6

It's so wierd, because I also downloaded the drivers on a different
computer and then copied them to the hard drive of the computer at
issue. The computer recognizes the adapter, but no matter what I do,
when I point it to the right place on the CD drive and/or on the hard
drive, it says it's not finding any drivers.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

I just downloaded the drivers from the Linksys website.. obviously, I can do
nothing with them as I do not have a Linksys adapter, but I was interested
to see what would happen..

Having downloaded the file, I ran it.. a folder called Linksys Drivers was
set up on the root directory of C

C:/Linksys Drivers..

What I would suggest is that you do this, and then when asked, point to the
folder.. if the driver is still not found, keep trying each subfolder until
you have to point it directly at the 'PRISMUSB' file in the subfolder
'WINXP'..

if you get no resolution, your best bet is to contact Linksys directly..

 

[bjjp2]

Tried this. It just doesn't recognize that file as a driver. Is there a
way to manually install a driver?
Thanks for help.

 

[Brian Gaff]

Is this the one that uses 2000 drivers which are not signed by any chance.
If it is, I chucked them back and bought another make that did have XP
drivers that worked as the previous person said, ie, you load the software,
then insert the device.

Brian

 

[Brian Gaff]

One question, one machine gave the effect you are talking about, it turned
out that another driver had already been loaded, and I had to remove it,
then weed it from the registry, then reboot and it found it.

No, I've no idea why either.

Drivers are a pain when they don't work as it seems the fix could be any
number of things, often determined by the machine's install history.

Brian

 

[Frank]

I'm installing a linksys USB wireless network adapter. Am following
all instructions. Computer recognizes adapter and prompts me to look
for drivers. Per linksys manual, I'm inserting CD-Rom and instructing
XP to find drivers there. However, no matter what I do, XP doesn't
find any drivers. Can anyone help?

Linksys drivers usually are in different folders for different OS's.
You
will have to drill down to the proper folder.

 

[Frank]

Actually, the manual here specifically says for XP not to use the
normal setup program, but to install the hardware first.

 

[Guest]

What if it stil does not recognizethe drivers included in the CD, nor the
ones downloaded from the linksys site?

I have the same problem, but with a pcmcia network card.