Re: Linksys WMP54G Wireless Adapter Freezing PC

PeterOut <MajorSetback@xxxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

I am using Win XP SP2 on a GenuineIntel PC. I have installed a
Linksys WMP54G wireless on the PC. When I install the driver that
came with the adapter the PC freezes - won't respond to mouse or
keyboard.

Does the GenuineIntel PC have a manufactory and model number?
More specifically, is it a commercially assembled product or something
thrown together out of mail odor parts?

Did you try the PCI card in different slots? Did you install the
software FIRST, before shoving in the PCI card?

When I go into safe mode and remove the adapter using Add/
Remove Programs, the problem goes away but then I cannot access the
Internet. There have been times in the past when I have managed to
trick the PC by connecting using the LinkSys CD and then removing the
CD driver at just the right time.

You've trashed the driver. Uninstall it. Better yet, use System
Restore to put your machine back to where it was before you started
this adventure. Then, try again.

Then the PC works fine with the
Linksys hardware. Unfortunately I forget how I managed to do that in
the past. Usually, when I remove the CD driver, I lose connectivity.
If I don;t remove it, the PC freezes.

Ok, try this. Remove the driver. Plug in the card (violating the
instructions). Plug-n-play will complain that it can't find the
driver. That's fine. Now, try doing something useful with the
computer and see if it hangs. If not, then card is probably ok. If
it hangs, your card is probably fried.

However, it does indicate that
the problem is with the driver rather than with the hardware.

Well, you can also test that problem. Install the driver, but not the
card. Same problem?

Any
ideas of how I can get around this conundrum? I don't know why XP
can't just recognize the hardware.

No. My guess(tm) is a blown PCI card or totally trashed driver
install. I've also seen such behavior when the machine is full of
viruses and spyware. Check for these.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. If all else fails, try the card in
a different XP computer. If it works there, then the card and the
driver are fine. If not, the card is probably shot.


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