Re: Device Mgr. mistakes wireless card for PCI device

Dave, you are somewhat missing the pint of my problem. I have tried
installing drivers a dozen times over using every different method I can
imagine; different versions of drivers, different cards from another
manufacturer. I have also been on the phone with SMC technical support for
two different versions of their cards with no resolution. I have tried known
working d-link cards as well.

What is happening here, for sake of comparison; when I install a new card
into my xp laptop, the device manager sees it as a network adapter and allows
the installation of drivers. When I install any of the same cards to the
Win2K laptop, the device manager sees the new card as a PCI device and
henceforth will not allow the installation of drivers. My question to the
forum is, is this normal behavior for Win2K to see a 802.11b card as a PCI
device? Even if it is recognized incorrectly would this hinder the
installation of drivers?

Another question for you Dave. This laptop's OS is installed allong with
many proprietory applications using a ghost image. (The laptop is used for
diagnosing malfunctions on heavy equip) Can I do an upgrade to WinXP without
wiping the applications on the pc? I know they (the apps) will work with xp
but have never tried an upgrade from one OS to the other.

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Check with the manufacturer of this device for a digitally signed Windows
> 2000 specific device driver for the device. Run the Update Driver wizard
> using the Update Driver button, but do not let Windows 2000 automatically
> detect devices. Instead, click Have Disk when prompted, and manually point
> the wizard to the appropriate driver.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
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> "Howie J." wrote:
> |I have an HP Laptop that will not recognize a wireless adapter. When I try
> | to install a wireless device (have tried several) the device manager
> | identifies it as a PCI device instead of a network adapter as it should.
> | Having recognized it as a PCI it will not recognize the correct drivers to
> | finish installation. I have tried the cards on my xp laptop and all have
> | worked.
> |
> | One of the cards that I am trying to install worked previously on this
> | machine. Client complained that it stopped working. I wrestled with it
> for
> | a while and then wiped and recovered with fresh and updated install of
> | Win2Kpro. I did this to eliminate any possibilities of malware that might
> be
> | causing me the grief.
> |
> | Any thoughts? Please!
>
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>
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