Can Not Connect Using Linksys USB Adapter

Okay, so I got a Virus:
1. Formatted C drive
2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
3. Upgraded to SP3.
4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
6. Ran services.msc
7. WZC is stopped
8. Wusb54gsc is started
9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.

Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!

WUSB54G wifi card?
Did you download the latest driver from Linksys?
Did you run Linksys driver setup first before plugging your USB wifi card?
Did you check the adapter status in device manager?

"Gene" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B40C17CC-2E58-447C-8C90-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Okay, so I got a Virus:
> 1. Formatted C drive
> 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
> 3. Upgraded to SP3.
> 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
> 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
> 6. Ran services.msc
> 7. WZC is stopped
> 8. Wusb54gsc is started
> 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
> 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
> 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
> 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
>
> Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!

Gene wrote:
> Okay, so I got a Virus:
> 1. Formatted C drive
> 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
> 3. Upgraded to SP3.
> 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
> 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
> 6. Ran services.msc
> 7. WZC is stopped
> 8. Wusb54gsc is started
> 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
> 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
> 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
> 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
>
> Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!

This sounds as if the computer is not recognizing the device, possibly
because the USB port is not working ("If the Wireless Network Monitor is
disabled or the Adapter is not connected, then the icon will be gray.")

Do other USB devices work in the same USB jack?

Does Device Manager show any problems (yellow exclamation point)?

When you ran the Linksys install CD, what happened when the instructions
told you to connect the device (you didn't have the device connected all
of the time, did you)?

Do you get any other options on right-clicking or double-clicking the icon?

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

uninstall the driver you have just installed. and try to use the windows
update to find a driver. if it not works, try to use the wzc to configure
the wireless connection by enabling the wzc service .

"Gene" <(E-Mail Removed)> 写入消�
news:B40C17CC-2E58-447C-8C90-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Okay, so I got a Virus:
> 1. Formatted C drive
> 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
> 3. Upgraded to SP3.
> 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
> 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
> 6. Ran services.msc
> 7. WZC is stopped
> 8. Wusb54gsc is started
> 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
> 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
> 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
> 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
>
> Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!

Hello Lem,
Here is what happened:
1. I can plug a thumb drive into the UBS port and save and than open Word
documents using that same ubs port
2. I uninstalled the Linksys adapter software and reinstalled
3. The adapter was not plugged in while installing files
4. The Linksys Setup wizard loaded the files on the PC okay
5. I plugged in the Adapter when told to do so
6. When I go to the Device Manager I can see Linksys under Network adapters
and it says it is working properly and there are no yellow question marks
6. However, while in the Linksys Set up Wizard I get a dialog box that asks
if I want to use the EASY SETUP or SKIP when I click on SKIP nothing happens.
7. On the lower toolbar the Wireless Icon (box) is now Green.
8. When I place the curser on it it says Scanning
9.When I right click on the Windows Wireless Icon it syas Wireless
Connection 18 Not Connected.
10. When I right click it says Windows Cannot Configure this Wireless
Connection.
Hmmmm....
Thanks for your response and your timne.

"Lem" wrote:

> Gene wrote:
> > Okay, so I got a Virus:
> > 1. Formatted C drive
> > 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
> > 3. Upgraded to SP3.
> > 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
> > 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
> > 6. Ran services.msc
> > 7. WZC is stopped
> > 8. Wusb54gsc is started
> > 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
> > 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
> > 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
> > 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
> >
> > Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!
>
> This sounds as if the computer is not recognizing the device, possibly
> because the USB port is not working ("If the Wireless Network Monitor is
> disabled or the Adapter is not connected, then the icon will be gray.")
>
> Do other USB devices work in the same USB jack?
>
> Does Device Manager show any problems (yellow exclamation point)?
>
> When you ran the Linksys install CD, what happened when the instructions
> told you to connect the device (you didn't have the device connected all
> of the time, did you)?
>
> Do you get any other options on right-clicking or double-clicking the icon?
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>

John,
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my post. I'll try it.
-g-

"John" wrote:

> WUSB54G wifi card?
> Did you download the latest driver from Linksys?
> Did you run Linksys driver setup first before plugging your USB wifi card?
> Did you check the adapter status in device manager?
>
> "Gene" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B40C17CC-2E58-447C-8C90-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Okay, so I got a Virus:
> > 1. Formatted C drive
> > 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
> > 3. Upgraded to SP3.
> > 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
> > 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
> > 6. Ran services.msc
> > 7. WZC is stopped
> > 8. Wusb54gsc is started
> > 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
> > 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
> > 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
> > 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
> >
> > Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!
>
>
>

Logan,
Thanks, I'll try it.
-g-

"Logan" wrote:

> uninstall the driver you have just installed. and try to use the windows
> update to find a driver. if it not works, try to use the wzc to configure
> the wireless connection by enabling the wzc service .
>
> "Gene" <(E-Mail Removed)> 写入消�
> news:B40C17CC-2E58-447C-8C90-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Okay, so I got a Virus:
> > 1. Formatted C drive
> > 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
> > 3. Upgraded to SP3.
> > 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
> > 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
> > 6. Ran services.msc
> > 7. WZC is stopped
> > 8. Wusb54gsc is started
> > 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
> > 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
> > 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
> > 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
> >
> > Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!
>

Hi Logan,
When I enable WZC is says, No Wireless Networks Found in Range.
-g-
"Logan" wrote:

> uninstall the driver you have just installed. and try to use the windows
> update to find a driver. if it not works, try to use the wzc to configure
> the wireless connection by enabling the wzc service .
>
> "Gene" <(E-Mail Removed)> 写入消�
> news:B40C17CC-2E58-447C-8C90-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Okay, so I got a Virus:
> > 1. Formatted C drive
> > 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
> > 3. Upgraded to SP3.
> > 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
> > 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
> > 6. Ran services.msc
> > 7. WZC is stopped
> > 8. Wusb54gsc is started
> > 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
> > 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
> > 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
> > 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
> >
> > Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!
>

I don't know where you stand now after trying some or all of the various
suggestions, but as of when you posted these 10 points, it looks like
things are working properly. If the Linksys icon is green and
"scanning," then the Linksys utility is controlling the adapter. In
this case, the Linksys utility will turn off WZC because only one or the
other of these utilities should be active.

You should be able to open the Linksys utility and set it to be disabled
in favor of WZC, if that's what you want.

Are you sure that there is an active wireless access point in range?

Gene wrote:
> Hello Lem,
> Here is what happened:
> 1. I can plug a thumb drive into the UBS port and save and than open Word
> documents using that same ubs port
> 2. I uninstalled the Linksys adapter software and reinstalled
> 3. The adapter was not plugged in while installing files
> 4. The Linksys Setup wizard loaded the files on the PC okay
> 5. I plugged in the Adapter when told to do so
> 6. When I go to the Device Manager I can see Linksys under Network adapters
> and it says it is working properly and there are no yellow question marks
> 6. However, while in the Linksys Set up Wizard I get a dialog box that asks
> if I want to use the EASY SETUP or SKIP when I click on SKIP nothing happens.
> 7. On the lower toolbar the Wireless Icon (box) is now Green.
> 8. When I place the curser on it it says Scanning
> 9.When I right click on the Windows Wireless Icon it syas Wireless
> Connection 18 Not Connected.
> 10. When I right click it says Windows Cannot Configure this Wireless
> Connection.
> Hmmmm....
> Thanks for your response and your timne.
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>
>> Gene wrote:
>>> Okay, so I got a Virus:
>>> 1. Formatted C drive
>>> 2. Re-loaded Windows XP disks that came with computer
>>> 3. Upgraded to SP3.
>>> 4. Reloaded the Linksys Wireless software that came with the adapter
>>> 5. Updated the drivers using the device manger
>>> 6. Ran services.msc
>>> 7. WZC is stopped
>>> 8. Wusb54gsc is started
>>> 9. Bottom Tool bar shows wireless icon as a gray box
>>> 10. When I right click on Wireless icon it says "Disabled"
>>> 11. When I click on Use Windows XP to congiure nothing happens
>>> 12. Wireless network worked before getting virus.
>>>
>>> Any advice will be greatly apprecoated by this newbie!
>> This sounds as if the computer is not recognizing the device, possibly
>> because the USB port is not working ("If the Wireless Network Monitor is
>> disabled or the Adapter is not connected, then the icon will be gray.")
>>
>> Do other USB devices work in the same USB jack?
>>
>> Does Device Manager show any problems (yellow exclamation point)?
>>
>> When you ran the Linksys install CD, what happened when the instructions
>> told you to connect the device (you didn't have the device connected all
>> of the time, did you)?
>>
>> Do you get any other options on right-clicking or double-clicking the icon?
>>
>> --
>> Lem -- MS-MVP
>>
>> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
>> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>>

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

"Gene" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5509A56B-163A-4BD3-9378-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 6. However, while in the Linksys Set up Wizard I get a dialog box that
> asks
> if I want to use the EASY SETUP or SKIP when I click on SKIP nothing
> happens.

At this point, you are supposed to configure your wifi connection instead of
"skipping". Follow Linksys wizard.

> 9.When I right click on the Windows Wireless Icon it syas Wireless
> Connection 18 Not Connected.

That looks like you've installed/removed USB wifi adapter more than 15
times. That's why it says Wireless Connection 18

> 10. When I right click it says Windows Cannot Configure this Wireless
> Connection.

This is normal because Linksys software is controlling your wifi connection.
Is your wireless network SSID hidden?