Wireless Network Adapter and no connection in Network Connections (WinXP)

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I have a Linksys wireless adapter (WUSB11 v2.6) and I cannot get it to work with Windows XP (SP2). I plugged it in and followed the hardware and driver installation instructions and it successfully recognizes the hardware and the Device Manager says it is working properly. I have also downloaded the latest drivers and transferred them via memory stick. The problem is that there is no Wireless Network Connection icon in the Network Connections folder.. XP does not detect that there is any wireless connection even though it appears that the driver is installed correctly. I have verified that the Wireless Zero service is running and contacted both Linksys and Dell. Linksys told me to call Dell and Dell told me to reinstall Windows. I have way too much stuff on the computer to reinstall Windows, so any suggestions would be appreciated. The exact same adapter is plugged into my sister's Dell running SP2 and it works fine so the problem is my XP is not detecting any wireless connection and is not showing a Wireless Network Connection icon in the Network Connections Folder.