Re: USB2.0 PCMCIA Notebook Cardbus Adapter

From: aa (aa_at_virgin.net)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:13:31 -0000

I indeed confused you - sorry.
I partitioned the disk on that computer and installed XP-home on it hoping
that XP will sort it out. (I myself do not like XP, but this computer came
with pre-installed XP Home, I formated the disk and installed w2k SP1).
Now I have two OS on that machine and on both the adapter is not working.
So, back to w2k - What I said about XP appplicable to w2k, except there is
no siggestion to use Internet for for installing the driver.
The driver consists of an inf file, two sys files and one bin file and I do
not know how to initiate the driver installation other than through Update
driver via Device Manager, and this is aborted on the grounds that the
existing driver is better then the offered one.

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:41F81AF4.3000403@yahoo.com...
> When did the operating system switch to XP? We were/are talking about
> Win2K which should not have had a driver of it's own that would work. If
> you are trying to pull the rug out from under XP you will need to bugger
> the inf file it's using and replace it with the one's that you have. BUT
> before I did that I would make sure that is what the vendor drivers
> are to be used for.
>
> aa wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Bob.
> >
> > The driver comes as a zip file and when inzipped no exe files are there,
> > i.ee you cannot install it directly, but have to plug the adapter. XP
> > detects it searches for its own drivers and install it. An attempt to
point
> > to the supplied driver via Device Manager-Update driver, results in a
> > message that the existing driver is the best and will not be
over-installed
> >
> > They also advise to instal using MS website facility, but I an
installing
> > this driver for a stand alone computer which is not connected to
Internet,
> > and I do not want even try that as this computer runs software which is
not
> > compatible with antivirus
> >
> > How can I force XP to accept new driver?
> >
> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:41F65200.4030706@yahoo.com...
> >
> >>What does the manual say about installation? The symtoms you describe
> >>fit in with "misidentified hardware". In other words the correct drivers
> >>should have been installed before the hardware was plugged in, but were
> >>not there and the drivers the system has were used but are infact
> >>incorrect.
> >>
> >>aa wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I inserthd the 4 Ports USB2.0 PCMCIA Notebook Cardbus Adapter into the
> >>>relevant slot on my notebook with W2K Pro.
> >>>
> >>>It automatically detected it and shows up working well in Comtrol
> >>>Panel-System-Devi9ce Manager without even asking for a driver.
> >>>
> >>>However whatever USB devise I plug into it (memory stick, usb web cam,
> >>>digital photocamera) it says that this devise does not work properly.
> >>>
> >>>In the device manager the USB2.0 PCMCIA Notebook Cardbus Adapter is
> >>>
> > shown
> >
> >>>as working properly. But any device attached to it is shown as unknown
> >>>
> > and
> >
> >>>having no driver.
> >>>
> >>>Iven the USB memory stick which does not require driver for w2k
> >>>
> >>>An attemt to install a driver for devices which require drivers result
> >>>
> > in a
> >
> >>>message saying that the already installed driver is better then the new
> >>>
> > one
> >
> >>>(the device indeed had been installed and works fine on the biult in
> >>>
> > USB1
> >
> >>>port
> >>>
> >>>What shall I do?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>

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