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More info?)
The problem with your last sugestion is that the USB device is a D-Link
wireless aerial that is no longer recognised by the device manager so there
is no yellow exclamation mark and uninstall reinstall is negated.
--
david
"Clark" wrote:
> Go to the Linksys site and look for Answer ID 383. It does not have a URL
> so I could not post a link. I did try copy it, which is what shows below.
>
> Clark
>
> 1.. Click on the Start button and click the Run option.
> 2.. When the "Run" window opens, input control sysdm.cpl into the "Open"
> field, then click on the OK button.
> 3.. When the "System Properties" window opens, click on the Hardware tab.
> 4.. When the "Hardware" screen loads, click on the Device Manger tab.
> 5.. When "Device manager" opens, look for a device with a yellow
> exclamation point (!) or yellow question mark (?). It should be listed as a
> Wireless-B USB Network Adapter or Network Controller. Right click on the
> device and click on the Uninstall option.
> a.. If you do not see the device listed in Device Manager, then you might
> have your cable plugged in backwards, and you will need to flip the cable
> ends around. Please unplug the USB cable from the back of the WUSB11.
> Then, unplug the USB cable from the back of your computer. Take the end
> that was plugged into your computer and plug it into the back of the WUSB11.
> Take the end that was plugged into the back of the WUSB11 and plug it into
> the back of your computer. After you do this, you should get a "Found New
> Hardware Wizard." (The end of the cable that goes into the WUSB11 has a
> small label that says "To USB Adapter" on it).
> b.. If you are using Windows 2000 and do not have the WLAN monitor
> installed, please install it (see Answer ID 299).
> 6.. Restart your computer.
> 7.. After you computer restarts, the device should detect properly.
> "winmalee" <winmalee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E0977C69-5F21-45C0-89CA-6EC015DEDF5A@microsoft.com...
> > Yes showing as enhanced. tried all 4 USB ports with same message. "Device
> > not
> > recognised". Other USB devices are recognised. The device used to work via
> > these same ports. This computer with the problem is currently networked
> > via
> > cable so internet connection to update drivers etc is not a problem.
> > --
> > david
> >
> >
> > "Clark" wrote:
> >
> >> The 2.0 driver doesn't always reinstall. If you are showing an Enhanced
> >> controller, you probably have USB 2.0 installed. Have you tried plugging
> >> into a different plug? After you plug it in, do you see a remove icon in
> >> the system tray for the device?
> >>
> >> Clark
> >>
> >> "winmalee" <winmalee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:AFE62427-4465-4E67-B3E3-4046A4E035CB@microsoft.com...
> >> > Yes it's a USB 2.0 device and it works on a notebook computer that does
> >> > not
> >> > have USB 2.0 facility as well as on 2 desktops that do have USB 2.0
> >> > facility.
> >> > This device did work fine after the computer with the problem was
> >> > formatted
> >> > and every thing re-installed, but I don't want to do that again if
> >> > there
> >> > is
> >> > another solution. Have uninstalled all USB drivers and windows has
> >> > re-installed on restart.
> >> > --
> >> > david
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Clark" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Have you checked your USB drivers? Is this a USB 2.0 device and do
> >> >> you
> >> >> have
> >> >> the 2.0 driver installed in your computer? Check the USB setup on the
> >> >> other
> >> >> computers.
> >> >>
> >> >> Clark
> >> >>
> >> >> "winmalee" <winmalee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:E5AE0DE5-8B7D-43EE-BA11-95AB88B4DDC0@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I installed a USB wireless networking device (D-Link) on an winxp pro
> >> >> > computer which sort of ran OK for several months. This device which
> >> >> > has
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > winxp approved driver never showed up under the network connections
> >> >> > windows,
> >> >> > so that made it hard to change any of it's properties. Now the
> >> >> > computer
> >> >> > no
> >> >> > longer recognises this USB device at all yet the USB ports will
> >> >> > recognise
> >> >> > other devices OK.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Now I have 4 computers in this house and this device loads up OK and
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > device shows up on the network connections on all of the other 3
> >> >> > computers
> >> >> > perfectly!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So the problems appears to be software, and I have uninstalled the
> >> >> > wireless
> >> >> > networking device and re-installed several times. Short of formating
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > drive and re-installing everything again I would appreciate any
> >> >> > other
> >> >> > sugestions please. We are now networking this computer by cable but
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > would
> >> >> > be more convenient by wireless.
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > david
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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