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Oct 28, 2001 | 09:22 AM

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OT-- Wireless networking and windows XP

Has any found a driver for the Linksys wireless PCMIA card for windows XP. When I went to install it stated there was not a driver for the card. Has anyone done this?

Oct 28, 2001 | 02:42 PM

Wennch

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You might try the Linksys website...or email them.

Oct 28, 2001 | 02:46 PM

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No driver yet. Been trying to make this work all week.

Linksys website says support for the WPC11 in XP in November. Very ****ty service in my opinion.

I can't upgrade my WAP 11 firmware nor can I upgrade my laptop to XP because the WPC 11 won't work.

I do love XP tho and miss it when I am at work.

Oct 28, 2001 | 02:53 PM

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Hey Ivan,

What's XP got over Win2K Pro...I'm debating on whether to upgrade but don't want to go through any undue aggravation if the benefits aren't great. I'm running it on a spare laptop hard drive but so far haven't seen anything significant. Of coure I did go and buy the Aquarium screensaver..very cool.

I ran the upgrade report on my 98 pc and its going to be extremely painful to upgrade that.. so I'm holding off.

Oct 28, 2001 | 04:44 PM

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I think it's an incremental upgrade for those of us that know computer stuff

but it has already helped cut down on my family support considerably. It's a lot more intuitive than previous versions. WinME was a teaser of these things.

I like:

-The new format of the Start menu
-The new look
-The stability
-driver support is outstanding (Linksys excepted)
-Photo viewing, editing and printing functions ROCK
-It's faster than Win2k
- The help is very intuitive. I'm not shy to go there even as a computer pro. Answers are there.
- Remote control
-Compatibility mode: If a program wants Win95, WinXP gives it Win95. It works. I tried it with old games.
- It's exactly what is advertised: the ease of use of Win9x with the stability of Win2K.
- System Restore (it works)

Things I don't like:
- Hibernate won't work. It does tell me that the Keyboard driver is the reason (which is cool) but it won't hibernate. I am running RC1, tho.
-when I swith to Ali's user profile it wants the damn Office 2000 CD. The files are all there, it works fine under my profile!
-Plus Packs are bull****. (I'm sure that aquarium screen saver is cool, tho.)
- Mouse settings aren't saved when I go back and forth between profiles

Really those are all bugs. I think XP is not just the best Windows yet, but a great OS. It serves everyone well.

Oct 28, 2001 | 05:14 PM

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Agreed Linksys 24X7 support is a joke!

Oct 29, 2001 | 01:52 AM

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Thanks for the inputl...

I'm probably going to get another PC for Ronzo...work is going to be offering a deal you can't refuse shortly...then I'll put XP on. I still may hold out on the upgrade to the Win2K Pc tho.

Regarding your office 2000 issue...I found that in Win98 also...you need to install in each profile for it to correctly recognize it. But you probably know that already. XP should be smart enough too, right?

Wendy