Re: Unable to update Linksys driver

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From: R. McCarty (PcEngWork-NoSpam__at_mindspring.com)
Date: 05/29/04 

Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 20:43:02 GMT

Here is something to try.

Device Manager, NIC, Roll-back driver, Reboot, Device Manager
Nic, Uninstall Driver, Shutdown, Remove Card, Registry - Remove
all Local Area Connections. Reboot- Right Click the .Inf file from the
latest driver package. Shutdown, re-install card, Reboot.

"Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1517201c445bc$7a23ef00$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I have tried both methods. I have also tried
> uninstalling the Linksys card and then rebooting to
> reinstall. I have used two different drivers, the latest
> and the previous one which I was using before I tried to
> update to the latest. Nothing works.
>
> I am stuck using the original driver no matter what I
> do. Windows always says I am using the best driver,
> although I am not.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> > Rob, sometimes you have to point directly to the
> driver. Rt click on
> >MyComputer>select Properties>Hardware>Device
> Manager>Linksys Card. rt
> >click and choose Update driver>Install from a
> > Specific Location>Check Include this location in the
> search and browse to
> >the drivers folder. If that doesnt work you can
> select Don't search I
> >will select the driver to install.
> >"Rob" <robkunz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:14f9201c445a4$309571f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I have a Linksys wireless network card. I am trying to
> >> update the driver for it. Linksys has sent me the
> latest
> >> driver and I have followed the directions exactly many
> >> times but Windows XP always says that it cannot find a
> >> better driver so it won't update it.
> >>
> >> Any ideas? Linksys is at a loss.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Rob
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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