"Mart" wrote in message
...
Mike/John

.. I think the most important point from your post
is the possible differences in behaviour between
systems with USB 1.0 and USB 2.0.

Fair point, however something weird about Edimax's web sites too. The UK
site :-
http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/support_d...id=1&pl2_id=44
includes WinMe drivers, but their International site :-
http://www.edimax.com/en/support_det...1_id=1&pl2_id=
does not.

I wonder if there is a firmware issue here and perhaps the .inf file is
not recognised or fully acted upon by WinMe when it tries to enumerate the
wireless stick. I suppose it could explain that the drivers will
(apparently) install but the system then halts before completion.

Again, perhaps a time for Edimax Tech Support :-
http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/support_tech.php

I've tried Tech Support but like Mike they have no problems installing WinME
driver.

John

Mart


"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Mart,

Nevertheless the question remains is why John cannot install the drivers
on his system. Until he can do this without the installer hanging then I
feel that the order in which things are done is for now irrelevant.
However I think the most important point from your post is the possible
differences in behaviour between systems with USB 1.0 and USB 2.0.

Incidentally the system I was using to install the driver only has USB
1.0 ports.

I'm becoming increasingly tempted to lash out that £8.12. g If nothing
else I could remove the network cable currently running to my Win Me box.
I'd have lashed out already if my preferred router hadn't died on me last
night.
--
Mike Maltby



Mart wrote:

Hmm ... except that in this case, the manufacturers instructions
require the device to be inserted and then to cancel the wizard
immediately BEFORE running the driver (and software) installation
utility.
FWIW - As I alluded earlier, I recall having issues installing a
Gigabit USB 2.0 stick on my old WinMe laptop both in the legacy USB 1.1
port and
more particularly via a PCMCIA-USB 2.0 card back end of last year.

A couple of years ago, the MS Knowledge Base pointed to a dead link
concerning USB2.0 - Wifi Adapter issues with WinMe but it finally got
pulled before it (the link) was ever fixed and so I never did manage
to find out any details.

That said, I had similar issues (instability) with a USB 2.0 WiFi
stick (Siemens Gigaset USB Adapter 108) on a couple of different
laptops which only had single legacy USB1.0 ports. In each case, I
fitted completely different unbranded 'generic' 4 port PCMCIA
(Cardbus) USB2.0 cards. One always worked correctly and the other
displayed similar symptoms to John's (hanging during the install
process). Both cards worked normally with other USB devices but one
didn't like the USB2.0 Wifi adapter. I ended up using the USB1.0 port
for the WiFi stick as it was more (but not totally) reliable.

I also wonder if John has USB 2.0 ports on his PC?

Extract form MSN TechNet article:-
Wireless LAN Support in Windows: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net...faq.mspx#E3BAE

snip
" Q. What wireless support is built into Windows Me, Windows 98, and
Windows NT 4.0?

A. There is no built-in wireless LAN support in Windows Me, Windows
98, or Windows NT 4.0. Wireless network adapter manufacturers must
supply all wireless and authentication functionality for these
versions of Windows.
To configure a wireless client computer running Windows Me, Windows
98, or Windows NT 4.0, you must use the wireless configuration tool
provided by your wireless network adapter manufacturer. Please see
the instructions for the wireless configuration tool to configure
802.11 and 802.1X authentication settings.
/snip

So MS implies it's not so much a WinMe issue but more likely it could
be due to 3rd party drivers. A trawl around Google also suggests that
WinMe and USB2.0 WiFi is not an exact science. I suppose John could
try Ralink Tech Support.