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Mike wrote :-
What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. .. and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device... 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. Mart "Mike M" wrote in message ... Mart, What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. If he could at least do this he might be able to proceed, and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device, but unless he can get the driver to install I feel he is going nowhere. In contrast it took some 15 seconds or so for the installer to install the drivers on a Win Me system here although that is where I had to stop since I don't have an EW-7318USg to test whether the driver installation was correct. -- Mike Maltby Mart wrote: Hi Mike & John, 'Scuse butinski (and pardon me if I've missed some of the thread) ... but although :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/support_d...id=1&pl2_id=44 implies that the EW-7318USg works with WinMe, in section 1.3 on page 5 of the User Manual :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/images/Image...anual-0710.pdf WinMe is not included in the compatibility list - AND goes on to say the it "May not work on USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly reduced" Further - according to the User Manual - there is a 'correct sequence' of installing the Software (and drivers) by first cancelling the 'Found New Hardware Wizard' (see p20) then go to p23 'Software Installation' My own experience with a Siemens Gigabit 108 USB WiFi stick was that you MUST follow that (or at least a very similar sequence) to get it to work with USB 1.1 - and even using USB 2.0 (via a PCMCIA card on WinMe laptop) I found it very iffy to setup and run. Pointing the 'found new hardware' wizard to the .inf file was not a solution. |
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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. |
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A couple of points Mark;
At the moment my problem as Mike states is trying to get the unzipped driver application to install ,not the USB port;however my USB port is 1.1, but if Mike has no problems with this I assume the USB 1.1 port will be OK John "Mart" wrote in message ... Mike wrote :- What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. .. and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device... 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. Mart "Mike M" wrote in message ... Mart, What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. If he could at least do this he might be able to proceed, and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device, but unless he can get the driver to install I feel he is going nowhere. In contrast it took some 15 seconds or so for the installer to install the drivers on a Win Me system here although that is where I had to stop since I don't have an EW-7318USg to test whether the driver installation was correct. -- Mike Maltby Mart wrote: Hi Mike & John, 'Scuse butinski (and pardon me if I've missed some of the thread) ... but although :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/support_d...id=1&pl2_id=44 implies that the EW-7318USg works with WinMe, in section 1.3 on page 5 of the User Manual :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/images/Image...anual-0710.pdf WinMe is not included in the compatibility list - AND goes on to say the it "May not work on USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly reduced" Further - according to the User Manual - there is a 'correct sequence' of installing the Software (and drivers) by first cancelling the 'Found New Hardware Wizard' (see p20) then go to p23 'Software Installation' My own experience with a Siemens Gigabit 108 USB WiFi stick was that you MUST follow that (or at least a very similar sequence) to get it to work with USB 1.1 - and even using USB 2.0 (via a PCMCIA card on WinMe laptop) I found it very iffy to setup and run. Pointing the 'found new hardware' wizard to the .inf file was not a solution. |
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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 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. |
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Just a thought John, (see also my other reply) what happens if you try to
run the setup application WITHOUT the stick plugged in? Error reports? Completion?? If completion, what then happens if you plug the stick in? Any errors in Device Manager? etc. etc. Mart "JohnN" wrote in message . uk... A couple of points Mark; At the moment my problem as Mike states is trying to get the unzipped driver application to install ,not the USB port;however my USB port is 1.1, but if Mike has no problems with this I assume the USB 1.1 port will be OK John "Mart" wrote in message ... Mike wrote :- What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. .. and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device... 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. Mart "Mike M" wrote in message ... Mart, What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. If he could at least do this he might be able to proceed, and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device, but unless he can get the driver to install I feel he is going nowhere. In contrast it took some 15 seconds or so for the installer to install the drivers on a Win Me system here although that is where I had to stop since I don't have an EW-7318USg to test whether the driver installation was correct. -- Mike Maltby Mart wrote: Hi Mike & John, 'Scuse butinski (and pardon me if I've missed some of the thread) ... but although :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/support_d...id=1&pl2_id=44 implies that the EW-7318USg works with WinMe, in section 1.3 on page 5 of the User Manual :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/images/Image...anual-0710.pdf WinMe is not included in the compatibility list - AND goes on to say the it "May not work on USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly reduced" Further - according to the User Manual - there is a 'correct sequence' of installing the Software (and drivers) by first cancelling the 'Found New Hardware Wizard' (see p20) then go to p23 'Software Installation' My own experience with a Siemens Gigabit 108 USB WiFi stick was that you MUST follow that (or at least a very similar sequence) to get it to work with USB 1.1 - and even using USB 2.0 (via a PCMCIA card on WinMe laptop) I found it very iffy to setup and run. Pointing the 'found new hardware' wizard to the .inf file was not a solution. |
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Hi Mike
These are the folders/files that get installed; I'd be interested to know from you which files I dont install?(ie those omitted from the complete installation. C:\Program Files\RalinkCommonRACONFIGCHN;RACONFIGENG;RaUI;R aUI C:\Program Files\RalinkRT7xWireless LANCardDriverColnstaller.dll;difxapi.dll;Ralnst; Ralnst64;RalOx64;rt25u98;tr25u98.sys;setacl C:\Program Files\RalinkRT7xWireless LANCardUtilityRACONFIGCHN;RACONFIGENG;RaUI;RaUI StartProgramsRalink WirelessRalink Utility Clicking this Ralink Utilty only puts an Icon in the system tray which does nothing. John "Mike M" wrote in message ... Mart, What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. If he could at least do this he might be able to proceed, and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device, but unless he can get the driver to install I feel he is going nowhere. In contrast it took some 15 seconds or so for the installer to install the drivers on a Win Me system here although that is where I had to stop since I don't have an EW-7318USg to test whether the driver installation was correct. -- Mike Maltby Mart wrote: Hi Mike & John, 'Scuse butinski (and pardon me if I've missed some of the thread) ... but although :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/support_d...id=1&pl2_id=44 implies that the EW-7318USg works with WinMe, in section 1.3 on page 5 of the User Manual :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/images/Image...anual-0710.pdf WinMe is not included in the compatibility list - AND goes on to say the it "May not work on USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly reduced" Further - according to the User Manual - there is a 'correct sequence' of installing the Software (and drivers) by first cancelling the 'Found New Hardware Wizard' (see p20) then go to p23 'Software Installation' My own experience with a Siemens Gigabit 108 USB WiFi stick was that you MUST follow that (or at least a very similar sequence) to get it to work with USB 1.1 - and even using USB 2.0 (via a PCMCIA card on WinMe laptop) I found it very iffy to setup and run. Pointing the 'found new hardware' wizard to the .inf file was not a solution. |
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Hi Mart,
With or without stick ;all combinations tried - same result, As stated previously, Device Manager shows 'unknown device' and attempts to update driver = not found, indicating driver installation has not completed, as we know! John "Mart" wrote in message ... Just a thought John, (see also my other reply) what happens if you try to run the setup application WITHOUT the stick plugged in? Error reports? Completion?? If completion, what then happens if you plug the stick in? Any errors in Device Manager? etc. etc. Mart "JohnN" wrote in message . uk... A couple of points Mark; At the moment my problem as Mike states is trying to get the unzipped driver application to install ,not the USB port;however my USB port is 1.1, but if Mike has no problems with this I assume the USB 1.1 port will be OK John "Mart" wrote in message ... Mike wrote :- What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. .. and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device... 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. Mart "Mike M" wrote in message ... Mart, What concerns me here is that John seemingly cannot even get the driver to install, instead the installer just hangs and never completes. If he could at least do this he might be able to proceed, and yes I am aware of the importance of installing the drivers before inserting the device, but unless he can get the driver to install I feel he is going nowhere. In contrast it took some 15 seconds or so for the installer to install the drivers on a Win Me system here although that is where I had to stop since I don't have an EW-7318USg to test whether the driver installation was correct. -- Mike Maltby Mart wrote: Hi Mike & John, 'Scuse butinski (and pardon me if I've missed some of the thread) ... but although :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/en/support_d...id=1&pl2_id=44 implies that the EW-7318USg works with WinMe, in section 1.3 on page 5 of the User Manual :- http://www.edimax.co.uk/images/Image...anual-0710.pdf WinMe is not included in the compatibility list - AND goes on to say the it "May not work on USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly reduced" Further - according to the User Manual - there is a 'correct sequence' of installing the Software (and drivers) by first cancelling the 'Found New Hardware Wizard' (see p20) then go to p23 'Software Installation' My own experience with a Siemens Gigabit 108 USB WiFi stick was that you MUST follow that (or at least a very similar sequence) to get it to work with USB 1.1 - and even using USB 2.0 (via a PCMCIA card on WinMe laptop) I found it very iffy to setup and run. 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Hi Mark,
I've tried Edimax Tech Support and like Mike they have no problems with ME Driver installation. John "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 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. |
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Unable to Install Driver
"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. |
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