well it seems like there is no way to fix it
it works for 10 to 20 minutes and windows stops recognizing it just like before
i have decided to just buy a new one, anything you would recommend?
i was thinking of getting a wireless card rather than a adapter, what should i get?
could you recommend me a product that i could find in walmart, target, or best buy?
Well Walmart has a small selection, costs more, and doesn't tell you very much about the specs and compatibility.
I recommend Newegg.com for hardware.
Here's a cheap one: Newegg.com - Rosewill RNX-G300LX IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless Card Up to 54Mbps Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP, 802.1x, WPA, WPA2, AES, TKIP with 2 dBi Antenna - Wireless Adapters
I have that card, and it works fine. Nothing fancy, but it works.
If you want a good one, with N support, here: Newegg.com - EDIMAX EW-7728In IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 32bit PCI Wireless 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI Card Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2 Cisco CCX V1.0, V2.0 & V3.0 Compliance - Wireless Adapters
If your router does not support N, you would be wasting your money to buy an N card, though.
There are two different things that might affect this as well.
For this device, there are two versions 1.0 and 2.0 Are you sure you have the right driver?
Linksys by Cisco - WUSB54GSC Support
Heat. plain and simple if it is malfunctioning it might be heating up and dying (I had one of these things and it got hot)
You might also try plugging this into the computer with either a usbhub or a usb extension cord. Sometimes the computer wont reject it.
well since i couldnt wait for shipping i went out and bought WG111v3 and it works fine and has windows 7 compatible drivers
Good choice or bad choice?
i dont want this ti stop working 4 months from now...
Well it doesn't have great reviews on Newegg: Newegg.com - NETGEAR WG111 v3 IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates Hardware-based 40/64-bit & 128-bit WEP encryption - Wireless Adapters
See here:
Windows Update maybe able to find the drivers automatically, but if it can't the driver CD they give you will have them.
Bad comes to very worst, we find them online.
thank you very much, i hope this one doesnt die on me lol
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