Re: Linksys WMP54G Wireless Adapter Freezing PC

Hi Jeff. Many thanks for replying

On Jan 29, 11:29 pm, Jeff Liebermann <je...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
PeterOut <MajorSetb...@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?

It was manufactured by a local computer shop.


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

No.


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.

Actually this was the procedure I have used a number of times to test
the problem out.

0/ I back up all my files (of course).
1/ Using the Hitachi disk utility, I erase the entire hard disk.
2/ I reformat and partitioned the disk and reinstall Windows XP,
setting up an administrative account with administrated access and
other accounts with limited access.
3/ Before connecting to the Internet, I install XP Service Pack 2
Spyblaster, and AVG antivirus.
4/ I then install the wireless driver.

OK. It gets to a point where Internet access comes up once I enter
the WEP key. The Linksys installer tells me that after I click Next I
will be asked to restart my PC. It is when I click Next at this point
that the PC freezes. Instead of clicking Next, I R-clicked on the
tool bar icon for the Linksys program and closed it. That was two
days ago. Haven't had any problems since. I am typing this on the PC
in question.

Thanks,
Peter.
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