Help.. will XP restore function restore my wireless settings?

I did a dumb thing. I removed my D-Link DWL-520 wireless G PCI adapter
from my desktop planning to move it to another desktop. Don't ask..
long story. I did this with the assumption that my install disk was at
hand. No.. that was for the D Link Router.. not the 520. Oops..
well, just go to the website.. My luck.. it's no longer supported.
it's obsolete (what a difference a year makes, no?)

I tried downloading the drivers, and followed instructions in my
manual (which I do have). No luck. XP just doesn't find those drivers.
I was wondering if I could try picking a Restore point on my original
desktop, and plugging in the wireles PCI card back in the ol' slot
where it was when I started this adventure.

Would it work?

Thanks in advance..

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Ldray <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>I did a dumb thing. I removed my D-Link DWL-520 wireless G PCI adapter
>from my desktop planning to move it to another desktop. Don't ask..
>long story. I did this with the assumption that my install disk was at
>hand. No.. that was for the D Link Router.. not the 520. Oops..
>well, just go to the website.. My luck.. it's no longer supported.
>it's obsolete (what a difference a year makes, no?)

The DWL-520 comes in 5 different hardware versions:
A, B, C1, D1, and E1. If you download and install the wrong driver,
it won't work. Go to the support page at:
http://support.dlink.com/
Locate the DWL-520 page, pick the correct hardware version, and
download that driver.

>I tried downloading the drivers, and followed instructions in my
>manual (which I do have). No luck. XP just doesn't find those drivers.

Go to Control Panel -> Add Remove Software and vaporize anything
you've installed. Then try installing the driver again.

>I was wondering if I could try picking a Restore point on my original
>desktop, and plugging in the wireles PCI card back in the ol' slot
>where it was when I started this adventure.

Yes, that will work. It usually does a fair job of putting things
back the way they were. However, I save it for a last resort because
of ocassional unintended suprises. If you've done a Windoze Update or
Office Update between the restore point and today, you might have to
reinstall some updates.

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