Can't Install Driver for Lynksys WUSB11 Network Adapter

I have a HP desktop pavilion xt963 running windows xp. I
acquired
> a
> > Linksys WUSB11 wireless network adapter in order to communicate
> with a
> > 2wire moden/router feeding dsl to a Dell insprion laptop also running
xp.
> >
> > In the beginning, the hardware setup wizard came on. However, it
> said
> > it could not find any software (but the Linksys CD was right in
the
> > drive). I tried again later. This time the wizard identified the setup file name but when I pressed next or whatever there was a blue flash and nothing else. So I displayed the contents of the CD and tried to open
> > setup.exe. There was a very brief flash then nothing. Could not
> > activate setup.exe.
> >
> > So I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive and tried
> again.
> > Same results. Then I went on Linksys' web site and downloaded
the
> > driver from there. Tried it with same results. I loaded the set
> up
> > files on the laptop and tried from there. Same results.
Finally,
> I
> > went back to Linksys site and had a text messaging discussion
with
> > a "tech" and agreed to download the driver from another link, the
> > slight difference in nomenclature suggesting it was the European
> > driver. Tried it. Same results (pulling hair out).
> >
> > Anyone have a good clue as to what is going on here?

steve wrote:
> I have a HP desktop pavilion xt963 running windows xp. I acquired
>> a Linksys WUSB11 wireless network adapter in order to communicate
>> with a 2wire moden/router feeding dsl to a Dell insprion laptop also running xp.
>>> In the beginning, the hardware setup wizard came on. However, it
>> said it could not find any software (but the Linksys CD was right in
> the drive). I tried again later. This time the wizard identified the setup file name but when I pressed next or whatever
there was a blue flash and nothing else. So I displayed the contents of
the CD and tried to open
setup.exe. There was a very brief flash then nothing. Could not activate
setup.exe.
>>>
>>> So I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive and tried
>> again.
>>> Same results. Then I went on Linksys' web site and downloaded
> the driver from there. Tried it with same results. I loaded the set
>> up files on the laptop and tried from there. Same results.
> Finally, I went back to Linksys site and had a text messaging discussion
> with a "tech" and agreed to download the driver from another link, the
>>> slight difference in nomenclature suggesting it was the European
>>> driver. Tried it. Same results (pulling hair out).
>>>
>>> Anyone have a good clue as to what is going on here?

I believe that adapter is old enough that you can't use the wizard and
also you can't have the adapter plugged in to the computer when you try
to run setup from the CD. Have you tried that?

"Pen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:gl5huv$dsb$(E-Mail Removed)...
> steve wrote:
>> I have a HP desktop pavilion xt963 running windows xp. I acquired
>>> a Linksys WUSB11 wireless network adapter in order to communicate
>>> with a 2wire moden/router feeding dsl to a Dell insprion laptop also
>>> running xp.
>>>> In the beginning, the hardware setup wizard came on. However, it
>>> said it could not find any software (but the Linksys CD was right in
>> the drive). I tried again later. This time the wizard identified the
>> setup file name but when I pressed next or whatever
> there was a blue flash and nothing else. So I displayed the contents of
> the CD and tried to open
> setup.exe. There was a very brief flash then nothing. Could not activate
> setup.exe.
>>>>
>>>> So I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive and tried
>>> again.
>>>> Same results. Then I went on Linksys' web site and downloaded
>> the driver from there. Tried it with same results. I loaded the set
>>> up files on the laptop and tried from there. Same results.
>> Finally, I went back to Linksys site and had a text messaging discussion
>> with a "tech" and agreed to download the driver from another link, the
>>>> slight difference in nomenclature suggesting it was the European
>>>> driver. Tried it. Same results (pulling hair out).
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have a good clue as to what is going on here?
>
> I believe that adapter is old enough that you can't use the wizard and
> also you can't have the adapter plugged in to the computer when you try to
> run setup from the CD. Have you tried that?

yeah - you might try the install WITHOUT the device plugged in -
in fact, most USB instructions tell you to do that...
Reason ? Because when the USB device gets plugged in,
it communicates with the OS a unique device adapter number
that in turn hopefully matches up with a driver to support it.
SO - plugging the USB device before you load the drivers
may have dire consequences.... preventing correct driver/device association.

"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45ec1f37-a2f0-4e8a-a4c1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a HP desktop pavilion xt963 running windows xp. I
> acquired
>> a
>> > Linksys WUSB11 wireless network adapter in order to communicate
>> with a
>> > 2wire moden/router feeding dsl to a Dell insprion laptop also running
> xp.
>> >
I ran into a similar situation recently. I never did figure out why the
installation wouldn't work, but I was able to install the driver by
manually using the .inf file in the driver folder. It then worked well with
WZC.
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On Jan 20, 5:07*pm, Pen <nos...@nospam.net> wrote:
> steve wrote:
> > *I have a HP desktop pavilion xt963 running windows xp. I acquired
> >> a Linksys WUSB11 wireless network adapter in order to communicate
> >> with a 2wire moden/router feeding dsl to a Dell insprion laptop also running xp.
> >>> In the beginning, the hardware setup wizard came on. However, it
> >> said it could not find any software (but the Linksys CD was right in
> > the drive). I tried again later. This time the wizard identified the setup file name but when I pressed next or whatever
>
> there was a blue flash and nothing else. *So I displayed the contents of
> the CD and tried to open
> setup.exe. There was a very brief flash then nothing. Could not activate
> setup.exe.
>
>
>
> >>> So I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive and tried
> >> again.
> >>> Same results. Then I went on Linksys' web site and downloaded
> > the driver from there. Tried it with same results. I loaded the set
> >> up files on the laptop and tried from there. Same results.
> > Finally, I went back to Linksys site and had a text messaging discussion
> > with a "tech" and agreed to download the driver from another link, the
> >>> slight difference in nomenclature suggesting it was the European
> >>> driver. Tried it. Same results (pulling hair out).
>
> >>> Anyone have a good clue as to what is going on here?
>
> I believe that adapter is old enough that you can't use the wizard and
> also you can't have the adapter plugged in to the computer when you try
> to run setup from the CD. Have you tried that?

Thanks for all that info, which tracks what I had found already. The
driver I have is v. 4 which is apparently the first version compatible
with xp. The written instructions specifically say plug the device in
first. That is what I started with. I got the setup wizard and when
I clicked "install" there was a momentary flash then nothing else
would happen. Same result you get when you open the CD and try to
open setup.exe. (I also tried without having the device plugged in
first. It didn't help.)