One question, one machine gave the effect you are talking about, it turned
out that another driver had already been loaded, and I had to remove it,
then weed it from the registry, then reboot and it found it.

No, I've no idea why either.

Drivers are a pain when they don't work as it seems the fix could be any
number of things, often determined by the machine's install history.

Brian

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<bjjp2@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1136009800.584052.128440@g43g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Tried this. It just doesn't recognize that file as a driver. Is there a
> way to manually install a driver?
> Thanks for help.
>
>
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> I just downloaded the drivers from the Linksys website.. obviously, I can
>> do
>> nothing with them as I do not have a Linksys adapter, but I was
>> interested
>> to see what would happen..
>>
>> Having downloaded the file, I ran it.. a folder called Linksys Drivers
>> was
>> set up on the root directory of C
>>
>> C:/Linksys Drivers..
>>
>> What I would suggest is that you do this, and then when asked, point to
>> the
>> folder.. if the driver is still not found, keep trying each subfolder
>> until
>> you have to point it directly at the 'PRISMUSB' file in the subfolder
>> 'WINXP'..
>>
>> if you get no resolution, your best bet is to contact Linksys directly..
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> <bjjp2@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:1136005802.159533.107970@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> >> Strange, because the online manuals on the Linksys site all state that
>> >> the
>> >> drivers should be loaded first.. that is to say, the quick
>> >> installation
>> >> manuals.. what model USB adapter do you have?
>> >>
>> >> Also, I have yet to come across a USB device that didn't require
>> >> drivers
>> >> loading first..
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >
>> > Instructions say: "Note to Windows XP users: You must install the
>> > Adapter's hardware before installing the software. Do NOT run the Setup
>> > Wizard."
>> >
>> > Adapter is WUSB11 ver. 2.6
>> >
>> > It's so wierd, because I also downloaded the drivers on a different
>> > computer and then copied them to the hard drive of the computer at
>> > issue. The computer recognizes the adapter, but no matter what I do,
>> > when I point it to the right place on the CD drive and/or on the hard
>> > drive, it says it's not finding any drivers.
>> >
>