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Linksys USB wireless adapter no longer recognized by Vista
LONG STORY SHORT: WUSB54Gv4 is compatible with Vista and ran fine for many
months until this weekend. Device still works on XP, so I'm guessing it's not broken. Device doesn't work on a different computer with Vista, so I'm guessing I don't have two broken PCs -- leading me to believe there's a new compatibility issue brought up by some recent Windows Update. Any suggestions to get it fixed or should I just buy a really long cable and throw it accross the hallway? VERY LONG DESCRIPTION: I've used a Linksys wireless adapter (WUSB54Gv4, Vista compatible with proper driver) for about one year on a computer running Windows Vista. A couple of weeks back it begin showing some bad signs -- I had to restart the computer or deactivate/activate it through the device manager to get it to work. Then it stopped working. As the computer restarts, the power led lights up, but it goes off after a few seconds. The same thing happens when I unplug it and plug it back, and Vista cannot recognize the device. Then I tested the device on an older computer, with Windows XP, and the wireless internet worked with no issues. Which brings me to conclusion #1: THE DEVICE WORKS FINE, THE COMPUTER IS THE ISSUE. That computer is a HP I purchased last year with decent configuration (2Gb RAM, dual core, the whole deal). It has 8 USB ports, and all of my other devices (mouse, wacom tablet, nobreak, pendrive, camera) were running fine too. Still, I tested the wireless adapter at a different computer, this time with Vista. It did not work. And that leads me to conclusion #2: THE COMPUTER IS FINE, THE OS (VISTA) IS THE ISSUE. I've contacted the Linksys online support people today and they asked me to update the driver and stuff like that. Didn't work. According to them, the issue is with Vista, and they can't do anything about it. Since the WUSB45Gv4 was compatible with Vista -- Linksys has a proper driver and it has worked properly for so many months -- I'm guessing a new windows update has brought a compatibility issue. SHOULD I... 1) Buy a new adapter? -- That feels like wasting my money, since my adapter is not faulty. Not to mention I can't be sure if a new device (different model/different brand/whatever) would work on Vista. 2) Restore my OS? -- All things considered (aka security issues), I hate to leave my windows behind on updates. Not to mention I can't really guess which one I have to revert. 3) Wait for Microsoft to fix it? -- How do I get them to notice the problem, anyway? |
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Linksys USB wireless adapter no longer recognized by Vista
On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:34:00 -0700, Lhys
wrote: LONG STORY SHORT: WUSB54Gv4 is compatible with Vista and ran fine for many months until this weekend. Short answer: System Restore to a date prior to when the problem started. Device still works on XP, so I'm guessing it's not broken. Device doesn't work on a different computer with Vista, so I'm guessing I don't have two broken PCs -- leading me to believe there's a new compatibility issue brought up by some recent Windows Update. Any suggestions to get it fixed or should I just buy a really long cable and throw it accross the hallway? VERY LONG DESCRIPTION: I've used a Linksys wireless adapter (WUSB54Gv4, Vista compatible with proper driver) for about one year on a computer running Windows Vista. A couple of weeks back it begin showing some bad signs -- I had to restart the computer or deactivate/activate it through the device manager to get it to work. Then it stopped working. As the computer restarts, the power led lights up, but it goes off after a few seconds. The same thing happens when I unplug it and plug it back, and Vista cannot recognize the device. Then I tested the device on an older computer, with Windows XP, and the wireless internet worked with no issues. Which brings me to conclusion #1: THE DEVICE WORKS FINE, THE COMPUTER IS THE ISSUE. That computer is a HP I purchased last year with decent configuration (2Gb RAM, dual core, the whole deal). It has 8 USB ports, and all of my other devices (mouse, wacom tablet, nobreak, pendrive, camera) were running fine too. Still, I tested the wireless adapter at a different computer, this time with Vista. It did not work. And that leads me to conclusion #2: THE COMPUTER IS FINE, THE OS (VISTA) IS THE ISSUE. I've contacted the Linksys online support people today and they asked me to update the driver and stuff like that. Didn't work. According to them, the issue is with Vista, and they can't do anything about it. Since the WUSB45Gv4 was compatible with Vista -- Linksys has a proper driver and it has worked properly for so many months -- I'm guessing a new windows update has brought a compatibility issue. SHOULD I... 1) Buy a new adapter? -- That feels like wasting my money, since my adapter is not faulty. Not to mention I can't be sure if a new device (different model/different brand/whatever) would work on Vista. 2) Restore my OS? -- All things considered (aka security issues), I hate to leave my windows behind on updates. Not to mention I can't really guess which one I have to revert. 3) Wait for Microsoft to fix it? -- How do I get them to notice the problem, anyway? |
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Linksys USB wireless adapter no longer recognized by Vista
"Nonny" wrote in message ... On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:34:00 -0700, Lhys wrote: LONG STORY SHORT: WUSB54Gv4 is compatible with Vista and ran fine for many months until this weekend. Short answer: System Restore to a date prior to when the problem started. Device still works on XP, so I'm guessing it's not broken. Device doesn't work on a different computer with Vista, so I'm guessing I don't have two broken PCs -- leading me to believe there's a new compatibility issue brought up by some recent Windows Update. Any suggestions to get it fixed or should I just buy a really long cable and throw it accross the hallway? VERY LONG DESCRIPTION: I've used a Linksys wireless adapter (WUSB54Gv4, Vista compatible with proper driver) for about one year on a computer running Windows Vista. A couple of weeks back it begin showing some bad signs -- I had to restart the computer or deactivate/activate it through the device manager to get it to work. Then it stopped working. As the computer restarts, the power led lights up, but it goes off after a few seconds. The same thing happens when I unplug it and plug it back, and Vista cannot recognize the device. Then I tested the device on an older computer, with Windows XP, and the wireless internet worked with no issues. Which brings me to conclusion #1: THE DEVICE WORKS FINE, THE COMPUTER IS THE ISSUE. That computer is a HP I purchased last year with decent configuration (2Gb RAM, dual core, the whole deal). It has 8 USB ports, and all of my other devices (mouse, wacom tablet, nobreak, pendrive, camera) were running fine too. Still, I tested the wireless adapter at a different computer, this time with Vista. It did not work. And that leads me to conclusion #2: THE COMPUTER IS FINE, THE OS (VISTA) IS THE ISSUE. I've contacted the Linksys online support people today and they asked me to update the driver and stuff like that. Didn't work. According to them, the issue is with Vista, and they can't do anything about it. Since the WUSB45Gv4 was compatible with Vista -- Linksys has a proper driver and it has worked properly for so many months -- I'm guessing a new windows update has brought a compatibility issue. SHOULD I... 1) Buy a new adapter? -- That feels like wasting my money, since my adapter is not faulty. Not to mention I can't be sure if a new device (different model/different brand/whatever) would work on Vista. 2) Restore my OS? -- All things considered (aka security issues), I hate to leave my windows behind on updates. Not to mention I can't really guess which one I have to revert. 3) Wait for Microsoft to fix it? -- How do I get them to notice the problem, anyway? I was using the same adapter and it never did work properly. Some days it worked fine, others I had to reinstall the drivers to get it to work again. I replaced it with a DLink 2340 USB adapter and it has worked fine. |
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Linksys USB wireless adapter no longer recognized by Vista
Thank you for answering.
It didn't work, but then I did some more testing with it and now I believe IT'S NOT A VISTA ISSUE. It's apparently a faulty device that still runs on USB 1.1., but gets turned off on USB 2.0. I've read somewhere it might be an issue of sucking too much energy through it and being turned off by the computer. I'll probably just buy a new device. "Nonny" wrote: On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:34:00 -0700, Lhys wrote: LONG STORY SHORT: WUSB54Gv4 is compatible with Vista and ran fine for many months until this weekend. Short answer: System Restore to a date prior to when the problem started. Device still works on XP, so I'm guessing it's not broken. Device doesn't work on a different computer with Vista, so I'm guessing I don't have two broken PCs -- leading me to believe there's a new compatibility issue brought up by some recent Windows Update. Any suggestions to get it fixed or should I just buy a really long cable and throw it accross the hallway? VERY LONG DESCRIPTION: I've used a Linksys wireless adapter (WUSB54Gv4, Vista compatible with proper driver) for about one year on a computer running Windows Vista. A couple of weeks back it begin showing some bad signs -- I had to restart the computer or deactivate/activate it through the device manager to get it to work. Then it stopped working. As the computer restarts, the power led lights up, but it goes off after a few seconds. The same thing happens when I unplug it and plug it back, and Vista cannot recognize the device. Then I tested the device on an older computer, with Windows XP, and the wireless internet worked with no issues. Which brings me to conclusion #1: THE DEVICE WORKS FINE, THE COMPUTER IS THE ISSUE. That computer is a HP I purchased last year with decent configuration (2Gb RAM, dual core, the whole deal). It has 8 USB ports, and all of my other devices (mouse, wacom tablet, nobreak, pendrive, camera) were running fine too. Still, I tested the wireless adapter at a different computer, this time with Vista. It did not work. And that leads me to conclusion #2: THE COMPUTER IS FINE, THE OS (VISTA) IS THE ISSUE. I've contacted the Linksys online support people today and they asked me to update the driver and stuff like that. Didn't work. According to them, the issue is with Vista, and they can't do anything about it. Since the WUSB45Gv4 was compatible with Vista -- Linksys has a proper driver and it has worked properly for so many months -- I'm guessing a new windows update has brought a compatibility issue. SHOULD I... 1) Buy a new adapter? -- That feels like wasting my money, since my adapter is not faulty. Not to mention I can't be sure if a new device (different model/different brand/whatever) would work on Vista. 2) Restore my OS? -- All things considered (aka security issues), I hate to leave my windows behind on updates. Not to mention I can't really guess which one I have to revert. 3) Wait for Microsoft to fix it? -- How do I get them to notice the problem, anyway? |