I have been performing fresh installs of Windows XP Pro for years on this PC with no troubles. Now, I am experiencing driver issues with USB/ USB2 - I am trying to connect a Wireless-G network adapter via USB but my system doesn't recognize the device anymore.
Up till these last two installs (yeterday and Wednesday) I have never had any issues. Yes, I am using the same exact hardware, wireless device, and OS. The only difference is... Since Microsoft started windows authentication; I had to download and use the Service Pack 2 software from a third party download site. Don't remember which site, but did not experience any anomalies during installation/ update and I received successful update indicators.
Does anybody out there know what I am doing wrong and/ or what has changed?
Last Installation Procedure:
Low level format - wrote zeros
Fresh format/ install - Windows XP Pro
Install - Service Pack 2
Test 1 = Linksys Wireless-G [USB NA] = "USB Device Not Recognized"
Test 2 = Airlink 101 [USB2 NA] = "This Device Can Perform Faster"
Further info for USB2/ Test 2 - Dialog Box "Hi-Speed USB Device Attached To Non-Hi-Speed Hub" & Device Manager "?USB2.0 WLAN"
moved to correct forum. you just have usb 1 on the computer as per these specs?
CPU: Intel® Pentium® III 550MHz (w/512KB L2 Cache) Slot 1 CPU
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition
Memory: 64MB SyncDRAM (up to 256MB)
Hard Drive: 15GB HDD (Ultra DMA EIDE)
Optical Drive: 8x Max. DVD-ROM Drive with Software Decoder
Video: NVIDIA® RIVA TNT2 Vanta 2x AGP with 8MB SDRAM
Audio: Crystal CS4280 3D PCI Audio
Network: Internet Ready
Modem: 56K ITU V.90 PCI Fax/Modem
Peripherals: PS/2 Internet Keyboard/Mouse, Stereo Speakers
Ports/Other: 2 USB Ports (1 is on Front), 1 Serial / 1 Parallel, Audio In & Out / Game Port on Front
Expansion Slots: 3 Expansion Slots
I have used this very same device (Linksys Wireless-G Network Adapter - USB) with this same motherboard and OS for more than a year with no problems. Now I am getting a "USB Device Not Recognized" indicator.
Update: I was able to get my Airlink 101 to work just minutes ago, not sure how though. I was messing around within Device Manger, un-installing/ installing drivers and changing various settings.
Connectio seems stable with (very good) connection at about 15 to 20 yards away, but must reset the adapter manually on startup/ reboot.
Probably due to signal strength. Historically, my Linksys network adapters have had better range.
