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Would like to install the adapter on a vista 64 bit pc

I have been using the adapter on windows xp with no problem but now wants to use it on a vista machine, adapter is ver 2.1.

It seems like the software which came with it would do nothing on vista 64 bit. Please help with some instructions.

Thanks
Gus

  • Anonymous Feb 06, 2009

    shows that it connects, yet does not...

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  1. Go to Ralink Windows Driver and download the RT61 PCI/mPCI/CB driver for Vista X86/X64
  2. Extract and run the Setup program which will take about 5 minutes to complete
  3. Click Finish to complete the RT6x Wireless LAN Card Setup
  4. Open the Windows Device Manager
  5. Right-Click on the Network Controller under 'Other devices', and select Properties
  6. Select the Driver tab and click on 'Update Driver' button
  7. On the upcoming screen, select 'Browse my computer for driver software'
  8. I am not 100% sure if it's necessary to browse to the VistaX64 folder before you continue, but just to be safe here, browse to the VistaX64 folder (in my case it was installed at C:\Program Files (x86)\RALINK\RT6x Wireless LAN Card\Installer\VISTAX64), and then select 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'
  9. On the upcoming screen, select 'Network Adapters' and click Next
  10. Now comes the part where you may have to try different Ralink drivers using trial-and-error. Select 'Ralink Technology, Inc.' under the Manufacturer listbox, and try out some of the Network Adapters which will appear in the right listbox. In my case, the 'Ralink RT2500 Wireless LAN Card' did the job. If you selected a non-working driver, you will get the typical 'Device cannot be started error (Error 10)'. If you selected a working driver, the driver will successfully install. As I said above, I have a WMP54GV4 wireless PCI card, and the Ralink RT2500 Wireless LAN Card driver worked for me.

  • Anonymous Jan 15, 2009

    Also....



    http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/...

    You can download the driver directly from here.

  • Anonymous Jan 15, 2009

    A couple of other tips to add: If you don't find the correct driver right away (you get an Error 10 Code), be sure you go back and uninstall the incorrect driver. Then click on Actions, select Detect Hardware Changes, and you'll get back to your original Device Manager configuration with the Network Controller listed again under Other Devices. (When you install an incorrect driver, it will show up under Network Adapters and the original detection under Other Devices will go away.)

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I'm sorry to say this but Linksys don;t have any driver made for a 64 bit computer for this adapter and that is the reason why it wont work with a 64 bit computer.......

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Have u gone to the Linksys web site and checked the support section for software downloads, I am sure the sofware is there as wll as the instructions.

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HI,

I'll let you know if there is a software available for vista 64bit in a moment.

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Looks like linksys website is down right now. Once it does come up go to the support section and get the drivers using the WUSB54G section. They should be available for your device if it isn't on the cd you were given when you purchased the unit.

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