Re: Linksys PCMCIA Card not recognized

From: Nathan McNulty (nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 08/05/04


Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:58:03 -0700

You can check under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\

I'm not sure what PCMCIA shows up as as I don't have my laptop with me.
  You may be able to find it in there and then you can remove the folder
that it is contained in.

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Nathan McNulty
Paul Goldman wrote:
> I did downloaded the latest version of the XP drivers from the Linksys site.
> I did not use the drivers from the installation CD. The problem is that the
> Windows installation process does not recognize the card as a Linksys card,
> so it does not try to install the drivers. XP thinks its a "PCMCIA
> UNKNOWN_MANUFACTURER" card, so doesn't want to install the Linksys drivers.
> There must be something in the registry now, because when I initially
> installed the card several days ago, XP did correctly identify it as a
> Linksys card. Any ideas??
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <mrxp2004@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ODc5fwleEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 
>>Visit http://www.linksys.com/download/  and download the latest
>>Windows XP drivers for your WPC11 card.
>>
>>How do I configure my WPC11 under Windows XP?
>>
> 
> http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=691&p_created=1084219709&p_sid=nq5MZ5ih&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTUmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9wcm9kX2x2bDE9OCZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMj0xOCZwX2NhdF9sdmwxPTc2JnBfY2F0X2x2bDI9JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=
> 
>>-- 
>>Carey Frisch
>>Microsoft MVP
>>Windows XP - Shell/User
>>
>>Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
>>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> ------------
> 
>>"Paul Goldman" paulgoldman1948@hotmail.com  wrote in message:
>> news:zVaQc.83207$SO5.30650@twister.socal.rr.com...
>>
>>| After successfully installing a Linksys
>>| WPC11 Wireless PCMCIA card, I noticed that I could no longer play music
> 
> on
> 
>>| my Windows XP Home laptop. I uninstalled the PCMCIA card, which fixed
> 
> the
> 
>>| music problem. When I went to reinstall the Linksys card, XP identified
> 
> it
> 
>>| as a "PCMCIA UNKNOWN_MANUFACTURER" card, and even though I pointed the
>>| driver installation to the correct subdirectory where the XP drivers
> 
> were
> 
>>| (which I had successfully used the day before), the installation process
> 
> did
> 
>>| not like those drivers. It seems to not be looking for Linksys drivers.
> 
> I've
> 
>>| tried installing the drivers first, uninstalling the drivers, rebooting
> 
> the
> 
>>| machine, etc. Now, everytime I try and install the card, it does not see
> 
> it
> 
>>| as a Linksys card.
>>|
>>| Any help out there??
>>
> 
> 
> 


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