Network card driver freezing computer

[Jasper44]

I have a network card that doesn't have a Windows 7 driver but some googling dug up a driver that made it work with a side affect of freezing the computer every now and again. Maybe once a day max.

My problem now though is it randomly decided to go haywire today. The computer won't last more than a minute now without freezing. I have it disabled at the moment so I can use the computer but whenever I try to enable it again, it's frozen about a minute later.

I didn't change anything, didn't do anything at all, it just started happening. I'm not sure what to check, what to do at all really since it was working fine before.

 

[thefabe]

Welcome to seven forums Jasper44: Lets start with you filling in your system specs. 32 or 64 bit 7 as well. Thanks Fabe

 

[Jasper44]

OK, I entered them in.

 

[Geo64]

Error 211 - Installing Driver Manually for Network Adapters to work in Windows 7

 

[Jasper44]

Yea, I've read that but they don't have any drivers for Windows 7 or 64-bit Vista on the site. I have a driver that used to work but now doesn't. That's what I don't get. It froze maybe once a day, but now it freezes within a minute of the computer being on.

 

[Geo64]

Here ya go. Install this using the instructions from my last post:

http://downloads.linksysbycisco.com/downloads/driver/WMP54Gv4.1_v2.0.1.9.exe

 

[Jasper44]

After I select that folder and click next it says Windows could not find driver software for your device

 

[Geo64]

Like this then:

Right click it in device manager. Update driver software. Browse my computer. Let me pick. Have disk. Browse. Navigate to the extracted folder and double click on the .inf. Hit ok. Hit next. It will now install.

You can open the actual inf in notepad too, to make sure it is for x64.

 

[Jasper44]

Yea, I tried that way too earlier and no go also.

 

[Geo64]

Alright. This should help you then with x64:

http://www.frihost.com/forums/vt-103681.html

 

[Jasper44]

K, I'll try that when I get home

 

[Jasper44]

That one didnt work either but after trying about 20 different drivers I think I finally found one that works.