wireless network adapter

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Guest

Hi. I just built a new PC and installed Win XP SP2. The computers in our
house are all on a wireless network - Linksys 4 port router and WUSB11 V2.6
adapters. On the new computer, I have to do a repair nearly everytime I boot
up to connect to the network. This doen't happen on the PCs with 98SE or XP
SP1, but I don't know if SP2 is the culprit for certain. I have tried to
install a new driver for the adapter, but have been unable to do so. If I
uninstall the old one in device manager, then reboot, then reconnect the
adapter, it keeps finding the old driver and installing it. I have the new
driver in a file on my harddrive, but if I try to just do an "update" from
Device Manager, when I select the folder with the new driver, I get a message
that a better driver can't be found. Also, I've uninstalled the adapter 3
times, so now the connection is called "3", even though in device manager
there is only one displayed.

Any suggestions for me!?

Thanks a lot,
Gary.
 
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Thorsten Matzner

grbenny said:
Hi. I just built a new PC and installed Win XP SP2. The computers in our
house are all on a wireless network - Linksys 4 port router and WUSB11 V2.6
adapters. On the new computer, I have to do a repair nearly everytime I boot
up to connect to the network. This doen't happen on the PCs with 98SE or XP
SP1, but I don't know if SP2 is the culprit for certain. I have tried to
install a new driver for the adapter, but have been unable to do so. If I
uninstall the old one in device manager, then reboot, then reconnect the
adapter, it keeps finding the old driver and installing it. I have the new
driver in a file on my harddrive, but if I try to just do an "update" from
Device Manager, when I select the folder with the new driver, I get a message
that a better driver can't be found. Also, I've uninstalled the adapter 3
times, so now the connection is called "3", even though in device manager
there is only one displayed.

I would start over: In the Control Panel > System > Advanced >
Environment variables add a new system variable
devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices
and set this to "1".
Open the Device Manager and click View > Show hidden devices. Remove
all instances of the network adapters. Restart Windows and reinstall
the drivers for the network devices. Run the Network Setup Wizard and
create a new network connection.
 
G

Guest

Thorsten Matzner said:
I would start over: In the Control Panel > System > Advanced >
Environment variables add a new system variable
devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices
and set this to "1".
Open the Device Manager and click View > Show hidden devices. Remove
all instances of the network adapters. Restart Windows and reinstall
the drivers for the network devices. Run the Network Setup Wizard and
create a new network connection.


Hi Thorsten,
Thanks a lot for the help. I followed your instructions, and ended up with
the same results. After I entered the new Variable, Device Manager (show
hidden devices) displays just two lines that refer to "network adapter":
"Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter ver2.6", and "Instant Wireless USB
Network Adapter ver2.6 - packet Scheduler miniport". When I uninstall the
first one, they both are removed from the list.

According to Linksys, with XP you have to attach the adapter before you
install the driver. So I detach the adapter, reboot, then reattach the
adapter. When I do that, the driver is reinsalled automatically, and the old
one is the the one that is reinstalled - no option is given to select a
driver.

I know I must be missing something basic. After all this, Windows is still
requiring a "repair" each time I boot to connect to the network, and I'm not
on "Wireless Network Connection 5".

More advice? :)
Gary
 
T

Thorsten Matzner

grbenny said:
According to Linksys, with XP you have to attach the adapter before you
install the driver. So I detach the adapter, reboot, then reattach the
adapter. When I do that, the driver is reinsalled automatically, and the old
one is the the one that is reinstalled - no option is given to select a
driver.

Start the installation of the new driver from the CD after the device
has been installed by Windows. This should overwrite the old driver.
 
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Robert Jacobs

Are you using the linksys utility to configure this adapter or windows. In
SP2 wireless adapters work better, if at all, when windows is used to
configure the connection and not use the Linksys utility.
 
G

Guest

Robert Jacobs said:
Dont run the network setup wizard. Run the wireless network wizard....

Wow! Did this site suddenly come back online after being down for over a
month? I've been trying to get back into this thread and today I got a reply
that was posted over a month ago. Looks like this one is brand new though.

Anyhow, we are still having the same problem. I have tried the original
driver that came with the Linksys adapter, and a new updated one. They both
give the same results. Don't remember at this point which wizard I ran.
It's very strange though. A few times it has connected automatically as
expected, but most times I have to do a repair to get it to connect. The
repair always works though. Do you think maybe I need to specify the address
of that PC?
 
R

Robert Jacobs

Are you using the linksys utility to configure this adapter or windows. In
SP2 wireless adapters work better, if at all, when windows is used to
configure the connection and not use the Linksys utility.
 
G

Guest

Robert Jacobs said:
Are you using the linksys utility to configure this adapter or windows. In
SP2 wireless adapters work better, if at all, when windows is used to
configure the connection and not use the Linksys utility.

I believe I used the Linksys utility. Is there a way to tell after the fact
which was used?
 

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