Posted 21 August 2008 - 09:54 PM
Greetings all,
The DWA-542 is backwards compatable to G networks, so the technology is right. You have alread proved that the DWA-542 Nic works by putting it in the Vista machine. That NIC is Good.
You know my first thought is to put the current one from the Vista machine that is working ( if it is compatible with Xp) and see if it will come up in Xp
Then take that DWA-542 you know works in the Vista machine and bring it up. Voila problem solved. Two networked computers.
Otherwise....If you want to try something before going to really indepth troubleshooting, put that DWA-542 nick in the Xp, go to Msconfig and uncheck all of the Dlink startup software and let Windows Wireless mange it.
Some reference instructions should you need to help things along, if everything works will not need this.
If your computer or your wireless network adapter did not come with its own wireless network software, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type ncpa.cpl, and then click OK.
2. Click Network Connections.
3. In Network Connections, click to select your wireless connection, and then click Change settings of this connection.
4. On the Wireless Networks tab, click to select the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box.
To start the Wireless Zero Configuration service, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc /s, and then click OK.
2. Double-click Wireless Zero Configuration.
3. In the Startup type list, click Automatic, and then click Apply.
4. In the Service status area, click Start, and then click OK.
Lets see how this works for you.
Regards
Kaz.
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