Belkin g wireless f5d7050 adapter not working

[inaniloquent]

the weird thing is that it used to work! then i uninstalled it to try a newer wireless adapter but it didnt work for some reason, so i took it back to the store and now my old one doesnt work either. yes i know there is a thread on this site exactly for my product and OS but the steps mentioned do not work for me and i dont know why. i am at the end of my tether! please help!!

 

[chev65]

It may help to remove the device from the computer then uninstall the old drivers from Device Manager and reboot. After it boots up insert the device and let Windows find drivers for it automatically.

 

[inaniloquent]

that doesn't work, it cant find the drivers if i let windows search