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BSOD ony with the USB wireless adapter plugged in; powering down...
My problems started when I wanted to change from a wired connection, in my office, to wireless.
I have two other computers running wireless, with no issues.
I thought it would be super easy to plug in a USB card/lan, to make this happen. It was super easy on my other computer.
I purchased at Medialink USB adapter, due to the rave reviews on Amazon.
It seemed to install correctly and loaded the driver but I have to go to the Network and Sharing Center, in order to enable it.
I click on "change adapter settings" and on that page I try to enable the adapter but it will never enable.
Someone on Amazon reported the same problem, and said to do this in safe mode. I have tried that to no avail.
The interesting thing is that in Network and Sharing Center, a pop-up window says enabling and then shortly after it says enabled, but it does not show as being enabled on the screen.
However, when I go to device manager, it shows the USB adapter and the driver installed and the only option there is to disable it - which seems to imply that the adapter is already enabled???
Very confusing.
The bottom line though is that the adapter does not work and the software that they supply you with, does not show any networks in the area, even though the new ASUS router is within 10 feet of me, and works extremely well with the other computers in another room and a floor above me.
I got the blue screen of death, when I try to turn off my computer, with the USB adapter plugged in.
This has happened every time I try to turn off the computer.
The computer will immediately turn off as soon as I unplug the USB adapter and will not give the BSOD!
It also has an equal issue trying to start up, if the adapter is plugged in. It will not start until I unplug the adapter.
The BSOD says "driver power state failure" which would seem to indicate to me that there is a problem that the driver?? But I have to admit that I know nothing about this. I only know that the USB adapter does not work and causes a problem if it is plugged in.
I did call the manufacturer (Mediabridge), and they sent me another USB adapter (Medialink WirelessN WWN-USB150N), so that I know that it is not in effective adapter, more than likely.
I would really like to get my system wireless so that there isn't a wire running across the floor!!
The manufacturer told me that the only time that they have seen this problem (the adapter not enabling) was when an antivirus program was present.
However, they said they have not seen this issue with AVAST, which is what I use (the paid Internet security version).
Nonetheless, I contacted Avast and they sent me software to completely uninstall the program, without any trace left.
I tried reinstalling the adapter and tried to enable it again, but it did not work and so I feel that the antivirus program is not the issue here...
Thanks in Advance!
Ben
· OS - Windows 7
· x86 x64
· What was original installed OS on system? YES
· Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from retailer)? YES
· Age of system (hardware) 7/31/2010 12:15:07 PM
· Age of OS installation - have you re-installed the OS? NO
· CPU i5
· Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
· MotherBoard: Intel Corporation DP55WB AAE64798-204
- 3 x 2 GB
- Realtek High Definition Audio
· System Manufacturer VelocityMicro
· Model number MX230