WPC54G install on win2000/pro laptop fails

When I install WPC54G software from CD on
my wife's win2000/pro dell laptop, instead
of 'congratulations' I get error message:

" is not a valid integer value.

No tray icon. Then I download latest drivers
(at linksys' suggestion) and try them. Same
error. After many installs and uninstalls
no luck. Worse yet, the laptop now runs at
about 1/10 normal speed for everything, even
after reboot (my wife is really pissed at me!)
Virus check shows nothing.

Anyone have any ideas on this one, a fix or
workaround? All help appreciated.

Jim Buddenhagen

Hi,
You are not the only one where the installation didn't work as described in
the installation guide, but my case is different.
The installation from CD-ROM resulted in the "not a valid integer" message.
I decided to wait for a while but no Congratulations for me. If I remember
right, there was a message a bit later "restart your PC".

I powered down the PC, installed the WPC54G and power on again => card was
recognized and the Linksys utility showed up in the system tray.
The settings (SSID, WEP key, MAC filtering) were done through the Linksys
utility by double-clicking on the detected WLAN (Site Survey page).

Driver version: I checked the driver version on the Linksys support page,
but the version was the same as on the CD-ROM.

PC details
- Toshiba laptop running Win2K Pro
Slow PC - I didn't notice anything, my Toshiba Portege P1-150 MHz is already
dead sloooow from the start, but good enough for surfing and chatting.
- Driver version: 3.30.15.0, vesion: WPC54G European
- WLAN monitor Linksys, version 1.35

It would be nice to know if there is an install package without the "not a
valid integer" message.
PS: tried the installation on a Win98SE machine as well => same error
message.

Hint: try it for the last time:
- uninstall using the control panel
- check the device manager and remove the driver (if not already gone)
- remove card
- follow the quick install guide

/rob

"James Buddenhagen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:V9adnZ1pUK0uNKfcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I install WPC54G software from CD on
> my wife's win2000/pro dell laptop, instead
> of 'congratulations' I get error message:
>
> " is not a valid integer value.
>
> No tray icon. Then I download latest drivers
> (at linksys' suggestion) and try them. Same
> error. After many installs and uninstalls
> no luck. Worse yet, the laptop now runs at
> about 1/10 normal speed for everything, even
> after reboot (my wife is really pissed at me!)
> Virus check shows nothing.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on this one, a fix or
> workaround? All help appreciated.
>
> Jim Buddenhagen

>> Anyone have any ideas on this one, a fix or
>> workaround? All help appreciated.
>>
>> Jim Buddenhagen
>
I remember having a similar problem I think I uninstalled everything,
downloaded the updated software package and installed that to clear
the problem. The driver version was the same but I think there's a
bug on the CD.

Brian

"James Buddenhagen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>" is not a valid integer value.

My wife's old laptop wouldn't load the latest WWWebsite drivers, and
had to use the original CD drivers. Have you tried completely
removing the drivers and seeing if her performance problems go away?
Might be worth trying a different vendor...

IIRC, we had to restore her system from a previous (Ghost) backup,
hope you have backups...

Taking a moment's reflection, James Buddenhagen mused:
|
| When I install WPC54G software from CD on
| my wife's win2000/pro dell laptop, instead
| of 'congratulations' I get error message:
|
| " is not a valid integer value.

I would get that from time to time as well. I just uninstalled and
reinstalled the drivers ... without the WPC54G slotted ... I didn't pop in
the card until after I had reinstalled, rebooted, and was at desktop.