![]() ![]() Let me remind you again the card works PERFECTLY with two other Windows 7 64-bit multi-core computers, so the card itself isn't defective. I ended up reinstalling Windows 7, which fixed System restore but didn't help with the wireless card. Every time I attempted to do a restore (even after rebooting, uninstalling the drivers and RaLink software), I would get a "catastrophic failure" error message. I did a system restore and it still didn't work. I downloaded a different version of the drivers/wireless utility from Zonet AND THIS NEW VERSION BROKE MY SYSTEM RESTORE COMPLETELY. The RaLink wireless utility that came with the drivers on the disk doesn't even detect the card. ![]() However, while the card is plugged in, the taskbar wireless indicator still shows our home wireless network (but no other network!) but when I try to connect that utility freezes. Also, if I try to utilize most networking features built into Windows - the wireless network list, the adapter settings, "set up a new connection", etc - the networking feature will freeze until I unplug the card. For a while, if it was plugged in and I moved it at all, it would constantly be deactivated and detected in Windows, as if it was shorting - but it never did this on the other computers I tested it with. Since then, the damn thing has only caused problems. Annoyed, I installed the driver off of the disk, with the USB card still plugged in as it says to do - the progress bar reached the end, but then it froze until I finally gave up and unplugged the wireless card, upon which the installation finished. I could see all of the nearby wireless networks and connected to my home network. Windows automatically installed a driver and it showed up in the taskbar using the wireless networking utility built into Windows. ![]() The first time I plugged it in, it played the device detected and device deactivated tones several times. It trashed my new 64-bit Windows 7 desktop that I purchased it for. It works fine on my brother's Windows 7 64-bit desktop. It works fine on my Windows 7 64-bit laptop (doesn't need it but I was testing). I bought a Zonet ZEW2500P USB Wireless B/G adapter from Newegg because it has outstanding ratings and is often reported as Windows 7 64-bit compatible. Sorry it will take so long to explain it. Ugh, this is such an idiotic problem to have. ![]()
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