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Does the installer give you any error code when it refuses to work?

Do you have UAC off? I'm not really an expert but have noticed that many problems in vista seem to be fixed by turning this off, also make sure you're running the installer in adminstrator mode.

If it still doesn't work you might want to try installing the drivers from another source (http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7528) until someone comes up with an answer.

how do i turn off uac?

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Quoted from the wiki page.

or http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm
Downloading and running this .reg file should be easier:
http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/DisableUACforAdministrators.zip

Also might be worth it to try turning off your firewall and things like that if you already haven't, you never know. '

If nobody here has an answer for you (assuming these "tricks" don't work.) you could try asking at the official netgear support forums (http://forum1.netgear.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23), the forum seems fairly active so it shouldn't take too long to get an answer.

having trouble downloading files to memory stick now, will take me about an hour to do the stuff you have said appreciate the advice and will let you know if it works

On July 27 2009 06:11 Robinson47 wrote: having trouble downloading files to memory stick now, will take me about an hour to do the stuff you have said appreciate the advice and will let you know if it works

Meanwhile I'll be searching around the internet for any clues, hope you get it working!

i disabled UAC and tried different drivers, but neither worked, when i tried installing a new driver the same problems occured, got to the end of install and windows visuals c+++ fails and it tells me to try again in a few moments, windows is still upgrading or something like that.

Hm, have you tried using different channels for your wireless network? I guess it shouldn't be a problem though if you can get the other computer to work.

Is this the way you connect to your netgear router or does the drivers give you another way or something~?
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/95/session/L2F2LzEvc2lkL01JQnNBVERq

I assume you have tried to connect to the internet from different places in your house as well? To make sure there is nothing "in the way".
Oh right its a desktop, might be a bit hard to move, can you move the router?

I'm not really sure, perhaps you need the runtime dlls for visual studio C++?

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08...istributable-installer-free-download/


edit: run as administrator? not sure... and yea ^_^ Try compatibility mode?

Seems like you have pending updates, see the red icon at your taskbar (to the right), click on it and see if its erroring about any updates not being installed, it probably says you'll have to download the updates or restart your pc.

If it doesn't say that then just try updating your windows manually if you can.

If your windows vista is 64 bit btw. you need different drivers for the wn111v2.

The more I "investigate" this thing the more it starts to feel like the actual installer error isn't what causes this, but rather the connection just isn't stable because of interference or eh something.

What is the router model?

What happens if you try to install the software in "compatibility" mode, I think you do this by right clicking the icon and its there somewhere.

netgear wireless n router WNR2000

Okay well Vista can have some problems with that exact model,follow the steps (Scroll down to "resolution" ) on how disable the DHCP broadcast that might be the cause of the problem, then try to connect to your wireless network once again.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233

Oh wow I had to rewrite that like ten times for it to make any sense lol, anyway I hope this does something haha!

my xbox is next to my pc and the xbox live through the wireless works fine on that, so i dont think its interference, the red x is windows security centre, inside the security centre there is user account control i assume that is UAC? it allows me to turn it off or on, there is no more updates avilable

On July 27 2009 08:32 Robinson47 wrote: my xbox is next to my pc and the xbox live through the wireless works fine on that, so i dont think its interference, the red x is windows security centre, inside the security centre there is user account control i assume that is UAC? it allows me to turn it off or on, there is no more updates avilable

I'm almost certain its the DHCP broadcast thing, check out the link I posted.

ive done the link up until /{GUID} i have 4 subkeys how do i know which subkey corresponds to my network adapter? screen shot of 4 listed subkeys on the way.

the pc i installed the wireless router to is on windowsxp.

On July 27 2009 08:50 Robinson47 wrote: ive done the link up until /{GUID} i have 4 subkeys how do i know which subkey corresponds to my network adapter? screen shot of 4 listed subkeys on the way. the pc i installed the wireless router to is on windowsxp.

you need to disable it on the receiving computer.'

For the subkey:
go to H something local machine/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/NetworkCards

how do i decide which of the 4 it is? i really appreciate the help whats your pokerstars name ill give u 25$ for the help u given me so far

HKey_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/NetworkCards

There you should see a folder under it and when you click it you'll see something like "Servicename: numbers(guid)andletters", thats the GUID you're looking for, if you have multiple possible number combinations there then just see which one is one of the four.

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My english is a bit poor so tell me if I have to reword anything.

i done all it said got excited thought it was working then it went slow again, thanks for your help anyway, anymore suggestions? maybe turning the router off and on?

On July 27 2009 09:34 Robinson47 wrote: i done all it said got excited thought it was working then it went slow again, thanks for your help anyway, anymore suggestions? maybe turning the router off and on?

Possible yeah, and the computer as well. (register edits don't come in to effect before restarting the computer.

I'm pretty much out of ideas right now but I'll think about it and will come back if something pop up in my mind.
You could try simple things like switch the usb slot the network receiver is in and moving it around but other than that I'm a bit lost.

Can I ask you btw. why are you using wireless for a desktop? I thought just getting yourself a stnd network card and cable would be much cheaper and efficient. I've always myself avoided anything wireless because I tend to always face problems with them.

excuse my ignorance but whats the difference between a standard network card and a network adapter? my laptop works fine on the wirless network, i dont understand why my wireless network adapter wont work on my desktop, it is recommednded for use with the wireless router and its a new pc with no viruses or anything, think my only option is to get a long ethernet cable and use that.

On July 27 2009 09:57 Robinson47 wrote: excuse my ignorance but whats the difference between a standard network card and a network adapter? my laptop works fine on the wirless network, i dont understand why my wireless network adapter wont work on my desktop, it is recommednded for use with the wireless router and its a new pc with no viruses or anything, think my only option is to get a long ethernet cable and use that.

I might be mistaken, your network adapter is a stick you put in to your USB right? this is what google leads me to believe when I google with the model name.
A standard network card I mean is just a card you put inside your computer and connect the ethernet cable in to, I'm not an expert myself either so its possible you have more knowledge in this field.

And wireless networks tend to have problems with vista because of DHCP and it seems to have problems with other things as well, if you're willing to do "extreme" changes you could try installing Windows XP on a different partition and see if the network works better on that one.

i rang netgear they said it wasnt their problem it was something wrong with the pc so i would have to ring dell, which i did and after 20 minutes they said they would charge me 57 pound for a call out or 99 pound for 6 months software warranty because i involved a third party might as well get a long ethernet cable.
So frustarting

You might need a new network card for your laptop.