Belkin F5D8053 N Wireless USB adaptor Windows 7

jmascarell · Nov 7, 2009

Hi ive got windows 7 ultimate.

Ive been trying to install my wireless drivers, when you run them form CD everything seems fine and says installed, but when it says connect your usb device it starts to instal the intantly stops and says driver not installed..

torrentg · Nov 7, 2009

Right click on it in device manager. Browse. Let me pick. Have disk. Browse. Now find the .inf and double click on it. Hit ok so it installs.

You might have to extract from the .exe driver installer first if that's what you have.

marijuana · Nov 8, 2009

Have the same exact wireless usb as jmascarell, and also did the suggestion that you've given above. But still showing as an error.

WizardGR · Nov 9, 2009

Is it 32 or 64 bit version?

Did u donwloaed a new driver from Belkin?

marijuana · Nov 10, 2009

^
Hi,
I am using 64 bit. I already downloaded the new version (but then again there's no Windows 7 driver is provided by belkin) they only give vista 64

jrdnmrgtc · Nov 12, 2009

Solution

found a solution which i just did and it works!!

To start, you need to uninstall anything you tried to install for this Belkin Adapter. If you run the setup with the driver already on your computer it should force you to uninstall it before you continue with the steps below. Once you have it uninstalled follow these steps:

If you have the CD that came with the router go to Computer --> Right Click on CD --> Click Open. Find the setup file and right click on it, then click Troubleshoot Compatibility. Go through the steps basically saying the program does not work now but it used to work in Windows Vista (I just selected the first Vista option, not Service Pack 1 or 2).

Then click run this program with these settings (or whatever the specific options is) and it should work.

If you don't have the CD, go to Belkin : Support : F5D8055 Wireless N+ USB Adapter - Driver and download the driver you need. Locate the file and right click on it, then click Troubleshoot Compatibility. Go through the steps basically saying the program does not work now but it used to work in Windows Vista.

Good luck

marijuana · Nov 12, 2009

Hi jrdnmrgtc

Thanks for the input, i will try later at home. but are you using Win 7 64 bit?

Ulgracht · Nov 20, 2009

Ok, having the same issue with Win7, Belkin F5D8055 (version one and version 2) and Gigabyte P55-UD5 board (and also a Gigabyte P55A-UD3P board).

Two test systems are:
System A
Intel Core i7 860 CPU
Gigabyte P55A-UD3P or Gigabyte P55-UD5 (tested both in the same rig)
G.skill 2 x 2GB Ripjaws in slots 1 and 3
Gainward Gold series GTX260 graphics card
22" V7 LCD DVI monitor
2 x WD 320GB on sata2 ports 0 and 1
Asus DRW-2014-L1T sata dvd burner
ritmo Internal USB card reader

System B
Identical to System A, except the motherboard is an Asus P55D-Pro.

ON SYSTEM A:
Using the CD or downloading drivers for the Belkin USB wireless N dongle, when you do the install (even using compatibility options) it just sits at the "Please insert the USB dongle" dialog box and windows7 fails to find/finalise the driver installation. You end up having to pull the dongle out just to reboot.

Now I have used both version 1 and version 2 belkin dongles on SYSTEM B (where the only difference is the motherboard is an Asus P55D-Pro) with no issue. Drivers install fine, Windows7 discovers, installs and finalises the drivers, and the dongles work flawlessly.

What are Gigabyte doing differently than Asus?

I'm planning on emailing this to a) belkin and b) gigabyte and then if I get replies, posting them here, and also forwarding them on to the other vendor (ie gigabyte reply to belkin, belkin reply to gigabyte).

Lets see what happens....

flyercan · Nov 21, 2009

jrdnmrgtc said:
found a solution which i just did and it works!!

To start, you need to uninstall anything you tried to install for this Belkin Adapter. If you run the setup with the driver already on your computer it should force you to uninstall it before you continue with the steps below. Once you have it uninstalled follow these steps:

If you have the CD that came with the router go to Computer --> Right Click on CD --> Click Open. Find the setup file and right click on it, then click Troubleshoot Compatibility. Go through the steps basically saying the program does not work now but it used to work in Windows Vista (I just selected the first Vista option, not Service Pack 1 or 2).

Then click run this program with these settings (or whatever the specific options is) and it should work.

If you don't have the CD, go to Belkin : Support : F5D8055 Wireless N+ USB Adapter - Driver and download the driver you need. Locate the file and right click on it, then click Troubleshoot Compatibility. Go through the steps basically saying the program does not work now but it used to work in Windows Vista.

Good luck

Worked like a charm! Thanks a lot! Save my step son a hundred bucks having to by a new one that has support for 7. He has ver 3 adapter

RSole · Nov 22, 2009

How to get your Belkin Wireless N USB adapter to function with Windows 7 64 bit:

Belkin F5D8053 Ver 3000tt is what I have, and no 7 drivers on their web site.

Whilst on Belkin's Canadian site, looking for a driver that might work, I decided to change the country to Australia and behold, a newer version Vista 64 driver install program ( Running this newer install also did not work, however, in the folder C:/program files x86/ Belkin / Vista 64 were drivers that I then copied to an empty USB flash drive (or create a folder anywhere to contain just these driver files).

This did work. Open the Device Manager and update the driver from the flash drive, or the folder that contains the files. The intensely bright, blue directional LED then started to blind me with it's activity. After entering the WPA password it worked like it should have right out of the box. SUCCESS!!
You can now delete the Belkin folder from the Program Files since it is totally useless after you've copied the Vista 64 drivers from it. Be sure to save the driver elsewhere in case you have to reinstall.

How can they sell this stuff with no warning that one will have problems with Windows 7? Network cards, routers and adapters are the number one returned items to the big electronic stores, you'd think they would warn customers after the first hundred or so returns. Gawd.

Busker991 · Nov 30, 2009

I'm having the same trouble. I looked on the Aus site and it looks like the same driver. version: 2.0.0.8?

Busker991 · Dec 1, 2009

I just wanna add that with help i got mine working:

0) Make sure you have uninstalled any existing drivers or software you have installed for this specific Belkin adapter. As there is no Windows 7 driver from Belkin yet at the time of writing, this shouldn't be a problem.

1) Visit the Ralink website:

Ralink corp. | Home

Head to the "Software" page, and on the Windows page download the "USB (RT2870 /RT2770 /RT307X /RT2070 /RT3572)" driver (currently dated 09/25/2009, the filename is "IS_AP_STA_RT2870_D-1.4.7.0_VA-2.3.7.0_W7-3.0.7.0_RU-3.1.3.0_AU-3.0.4.0_092509_1.5.5.0WP_Free.exe"). This driver package includes drivers for Windows 2000, XP 32 & 64-bit, Vista 32 & 64-bit and Windows 7 32 & 64-bit.

2) Right-click the installation file and set the Compatibility Mode to "Windows XP SP2". This step is required, as the Windows 7 drivers do not contain the "PSP Xlink Mode" option in the Advanced settings of your network adapter. The drivers installed when the installer is in compatibility mode still function properly under Windows 7 64-bit.

3) Run the installer (now set for XP SP2 compatibility).

- Click the "I accept the terms of the license agreement" radio button and click Next.
- When asked "Choose to install...", select the "Install driver only" radio button and click Next.
- Click Install.
- Wait for the "InstallShield Wizard Complete" dialogue box to appear.
- Click Finish.

4) Insert your Belkin F5D8053 N wireless USB adapter into a powered USB port on your computer. Given the size of its casing potentially obstructing other nearby USB ports, you may want to use the stand that comes with it.

You should get a notification from Windows 7 saying drivers were NOT successfully installed.

5) Go the Windows "Control Panel" and open up "Device Manager". Under the category "Other devices" will be "F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter" with a yellow triangle and black exclamation point (warning symbol) next to it. Right click the F5D8053 adapter and select "Update Driver Software..."

6) When asked "How do you want to search for driver software?", select "Browse my computer for driver software. On the following screen, select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".

From the "Select your device's type from the list below" listing, select "Network adapters" and click Next.

From the "Manufacturer", select "Ralink Technology, Corp." [DO NOT SELECT "Ralink Technology Corp." Make sure to select the one WITH the 'comma' in the manufacturer name.] From the "Network Adapter" list, select "802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card (Ralink Technology, Corp.)". Click Next.

You will receive a dialogue box titled "Update Driver Warning" stating "Installing this device driver is not recommmended because Windows cannot verify that it is compatible with your hardware. If the driver is no compatible, your hardware will not work correctly and your computer might become unstable or stop working completely. Do you want to continue installing this driver?" Click Yes.

Windows will beep a few times and the blue light on the Belkin adapter should flash. You will receive a dialogue stating "Windows has successfully updated your driver software" for the device "802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card". Click Close.

"802.11n USB Wireles LAN Card" will now appear under "Network adapters" in the "Device Manager". (It is possible that the device may have a number after it depending on how often you've installed/uninstalled the drivers and didn't take the time to clear out any leftover registry entries afterward. This is not harmful.)

Thats it

OCI · Dec 14, 2009

Freedom to Innovate

I recall when Bill Gates was doing his PR gimmicks, desperately trying to keep the Dept. of Justice at bay. He used to invoke the "...we must remain independent (free from Gov't restrictions or 'breakups' so we can have the freedom to innovate."

Seeing this lousy and inexcusable deficiency in Win7 is just one more example of why Micro$oft deserves all the legal crap foisted upon them by the US DoJ and the EU competitive council. Forcing US to go through such contortions just to get some lousy $35 piece of crap hardware to work...especially when it worked under Vista!

Shameful!

Thank goodness they haven't (yet) screwed up home theater products like my plasma or 5.1 receiver!

wrrplodder · Jan 10, 2010

after weeks of trying loads of other fixes and Belkin saying they don't have a driver this works for me too thanks very much.

EazyE · Jan 21, 2010

Busker991 said:
I just wanna add that with help i got mine working:

0) Make sure you have uninstalled any existing drivers or software you have installed for this specific Belkin adapter. As there is no Windows 7 driver from Belkin yet at the time of writing, this shouldn't be a problem.

1) Visit the Ralink website:

Ralink corp. | Home

Head to the "Software" page, and on the Windows page download the "USB (RT2870 /RT2770 /RT307X /RT2070 /RT3572)" driver (currently dated 09/25/2009, the filename is "IS_AP_STA_RT2870_D-1.4.7.0_VA-2.3.7.0_W7-3.0.7.0_RU-3.1.3.0_AU-3.0.4.0_092509_1.5.5.0WP_Free.exe"). This driver package includes drivers for Windows 2000, XP 32 & 64-bit, Vista 32 & 64-bit and Windows 7 32 & 64-bit.

2) Right-click the installation file and set the Compatibility Mode to "Windows XP SP2". This step is required, as the Windows 7 drivers do not contain the "PSP Xlink Mode" option in the Advanced settings of your network adapter. The drivers installed when the installer is in compatibility mode still function properly under Windows 7 64-bit.

3) Run the installer (now set for XP SP2 compatibility).

- Click the "I accept the terms of the license agreement" radio button and click Next.
- When asked "Choose to install...", select the "Install driver only" radio button and click Next.
- Click Install.
- Wait for the "InstallShield Wizard Complete" dialogue box to appear.
- Click Finish.

4) Insert your Belkin F5D8053 N wireless USB adapter into a powered USB port on your computer. Given the size of its casing potentially obstructing other nearby USB ports, you may want to use the stand that comes with it.

You should get a notification from Windows 7 saying drivers were NOT successfully installed.

5) Go the Windows "Control Panel" and open up "Device Manager". Under the category "Other devices" will be "F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter" with a yellow triangle and black exclamation point (warning symbol) next to it. Right click the F5D8053 adapter and select "Update Driver Software..."

6) When asked "How do you want to search for driver software?", select "Browse my computer for driver software. On the following screen, select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".

From the "Select your device's type from the list below" listing, select "Network adapters" and click Next.

From the "Manufacturer", select "Ralink Technology, Corp." [DO NOT SELECT "Ralink Technology Corp." Make sure to select the one WITH the 'comma' in the manufacturer name.] From the "Network Adapter" list, select "802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card (Ralink Technology, Corp.)". Click Next.

You will receive a dialogue box titled "Update Driver Warning" stating "Installing this device driver is not recommmended because Windows cannot verify that it is compatible with your hardware. If the driver is no compatible, your hardware will not work correctly and your computer might become unstable or stop working completely. Do you want to continue installing this driver?" Click Yes.

Windows will beep a few times and the blue light on the Belkin adapter should flash. You will receive a dialogue stating "Windows has successfully updated your driver software" for the device "802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card". Click Close.

"802.11n USB Wireles LAN Card" will now appear under "Network adapters" in the "Device Manager". (It is possible that the device may have a number after it depending on how often you've installed/uninstalled the drivers and didn't take the time to clear out any leftover registry entries afterward. This is not harmful.)

Thats it

Worked an absolute treat mate, cheers for the help!!!!

trs350z · Jan 23, 2010

Ive tried all of these steps, running the original v3 2.0.0.8 exe in vista compatability mode, the realtek option as well, none of these are solving the issue for me. Any other suggestions would be appreciated, its driving me nuts. Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. Its almost like the USB stick wont stay connected, the blue light is never on expect when i first plug it in and then it goes out. Thanks in advance.

severedsolo · Jan 24, 2010

i actually sent an email to belkin, asking why they hadnt bothered releasing 64 bit drivers yet, i even told them that ralink had the drivers so i saw no reason why they couldnt, i got an email saying "thank you for alerting us to this problem, unfortunately we havent released any windows 7 drivers yet i would recommend you try installing in compatibility mode, if you have any further issues please contact us again" and a ban from the belkin support section, nice customer service no? i can confirm the RAlink drivers do work, they just take forever to download, trs350z have you tried in copatibility mode with XP SP3? thats what worked for me, and of course dont forget to reboot after installing them, it will look like it hasnt worked, but the moment you reboot everything will be working

flyercan · Jan 24, 2010

My solution

Went out and bought the linksys wireless N USB600N win7 compatible

eloverton2 · Mar 31, 2010

SOLVED

0) Uninstall the Belkin wireless utility. In control panel -> programs and features

1) Go to Belkin's Driver Download Website:

Belkin : Support : F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter - Drivers

2) Look at your adapter for the version number.
3) Download your version.
4) Use 7zip to extract the files from the .exe

Get 7zip here: 7-Zip

5) Install 7zip
6) Navigate to the .exe you downloaded from the Belkin website
7) Right click on the .exe
8) Hold the mouse over the 7zip option, then go over to "Extract to..."
9) Click start, control panel, device manager (make sure you are viewing the control panel as icons not categories or it won't be there).
10) Plug the adapter into your usb port.
11) After it fails to auto download the driver, highlight the adapter in the device manager.
12) Click the green up arrow in the toolbar.
13) Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
14) Click Browse and navigate to the folder you extracted with 7zip
15) Check Include subfolders and click next.
16) It will then install the raw driver and not the program. Use the windows wireless utility to connect to your wireless network.

Sorry to break it down, but it seems people are really having trouble with this, and I wanted to make it clear, and save people a bunch of money...

Majki · Dec 29, 2011

For me standard driver that i used on old windows xp worked (1.0.0.23) - when i went through compatibility issues program i selected windows xp service pack 3 and it worked like a charm

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