USB Wireless

[F1m]

Hi all.

I need the drivers for a USB Wireless. It's a SMC2862W-G EU, and i've just the drivers for Windows XP, and isn't works in windows 7 :s

Someone knows if the drivers for windows vista works in windows 7? And if works, can give me?

My connection doesn't works

Help me please.

 

[limneos]

Hello F1m...

I'm afraid I don't see a Vista driver available anywhere, so perhaps the manufacturer hasn't made one.

However, I believe your installation executable doesn't work in Windows 7, but the drivers should work...
Anyway, I have 2 suggestions for you:

1. Open your installation setup.exe using compatibility mode and run it as "Windows XP".

or

2. Try opening Device Manager and right-clicking your card (should be there with an exclamation mark or something) - Update Driver and manually point to the folder where the driver files are located (some 2862w.inf and .sys files in your case). When asked if you want to install this driver anyway, click yes...

Hope it helps.

 

[F1m]

Hello F1m...

I'm afraid I don't see a Vista driver available anywhere, so perhaps the manufacturer hasn't made one.

However, I believe your installation executable doesn't work in Windows 7, but the drivers should work...
Anyway, I have 2 suggestions for you:

1. Open your installation setup.exe using compatibility mode.

or

2. Try opening Device Manager and right-clicking your card (should be there with an exclamation mark or something) - Update Driver and manually point to the folder where the driver files are located (some 2862w.inf and .sys files in your case). When asked if you want to install this driver anyway, click yes...

Hope it helps.

Hello, and thanks for the help.

However, I believe your installation executable doesn't work in Windows 7, but the drivers should work...

The installation works perfectelly, but the computer doens't recognize the Wireless Card, he doens't connect to internet :s

 

[limneos]

How does it appear in Device Manager?

 

[F1m]

In Device Manager the wireless card appears installed, and it say the device is working properly. but on time to connect to a wireless connection, i don't find nothing :s

 

[limneos]

Your card has been installed then and working fine...it's either an antenna problem, a wireless station problem or a switch on your system is turned off.

If it is a laptop, most laptops have a switch to turn on and off the wireless antenna..
Although this is for the built-in wifi card, it might apply to your case.

Is this a laptop or a desktop pc?

 

[F1m]

Is a desktop... In XP, it works fine, and the correction was great...

I have another USB Wireless, but that disconnect at 5 - 5 minutes, and i have to disconnect the usb and reconnect again. i don't have luck with this

 

[limneos]

Ok...In this case , it could be a driver problem indeed.

However, I can suggest you turn off your wireless access point for a while, turn it back on, wait a while and do a "diagnose" on the connections to see if this could make a change.
Sometimes certain wifi cards get stuch with certain access points and need a reset.

 

[F1m]

Doesnt' works

When i was windows XP, with the right mouse, i click in the icon of Wireless (in clock bar) and i've a menu when i can click in Repair, and the Connection starts... But in this OS, this is not available, right?

 

[limneos]

It is, only it's called "Diagnose"

 

[F1m]

Yes, I know. I try this every seconds... But this doesn't doing the same that the Repais does, I think... Or I'm wrong? I don't understand this... The drivers works, but the connections, :s

 

[limneos]

In order to help better, could you fill in your hardware specs ? There is an option at User CP in this forum.

Otherwise, just post your motherboard model.
If you don't know it, download CPU-z ,run it and go to Mainboard on top.

 

[F1m]

 

[limneos]

Please download and install the following:

http://www.kcs.gr/Vista.zip

You will find 2 folders , x86 and 64x. Run the x86 installation if you have 32bit Windows.

If it doesn't open and gives you wrong windows version issues, run in compatibility mode.

Let us know if it helps.

PS: This is the chipset drivers for your motherboard.

 

[F1m]

But is the samething... Forgets... No chance for this... I just want to know why...

Thanks a lot for your help