lost belkin installation cd

Lum

With the belkin tool I have no idea, sorry. I usually turn off the manufacturers utility and use the default Windows one. I'd probably start by rebooting the router and making sure that is working with other devices if you have any. Does your router have an SSID (wireless network name) and a password set up, or did you just leave it on the defaults that it came with from the shop?

wheresmydoshat

well from what i can gather, although i dowloaded the driver it is not actually installed with the device.

when using wizard and selecting the files i downloaded it can't find the necessary software.

wheresmydoshat

spent another hour or so last night trying to sort this.

any advice i come across now is going way over my head.

in short:

i d/l the correct belkin driver.

when i go to device manager wizard does not recognise it as software whether i let it search for it, or manually select it.

Lum

In that case it probably isn't the correct Belkin driver, sorry if I gave you duff advice but it was the best I could find based on the information available via software.

Is it possible you downloaded an XP driver but are using Vista, or vice versa?

Unfortunately I think the best thing to do now would be to take the card out and look at what is written on it, as per Belkin's instructions, and if it still doesn't work, contact Belkin.

Sorry.

espresso

wheresmydoshat wrote: »

well from what i can gather, although i dowloaded the driver it is not actually installed with the device.

when using wizard and selecting the files i downloaded it can't find the necessary software.

It's not a driver.

Did you double click on the f5d7000v8_ww_2.00.09.exe file?

wheresmydoshat

no worries mate, you told me the same driver as i have been told elsewhere. no i don't have vista (chose to keep xp instead).

what i have found is mention of wizard not recognizing the driver file for some reason, and then it gets into advice on using info which was completely foreign to me.

at this point i'd actually rather pay money to get a usb adaptor and just leave the belkin in there to rot, tho is it as simple as that ?

wheresmydoshat

hi espresso,

i downloaded version 8, although i have also tried the other versions as well.

where is the exe file ? i've seen so many files and pages the last few days my minds gone blank(er).

espresso

wheresmydoshat wrote: »

spent another hour or so last night trying to sort this.

any advice i come across now is going way over my head.

in short:

i d/l the correct belkin driver.

when i go to device manager wizard does not recognise it as software whether i let it search for it, or manually select it.

This is the exe file here it is not a driver so device manager won't recognise it. Save it to a location on your hard drive and then navigate to that location using windows explore and then double click on it.

wheresmydoshat

okay, i will try this later on when i get home. thanks for the help, fingers crossed !

wheresmydoshat

hi,

right i tried the above and basically the same happened as when i have previously installed it.

the belkin "programme" is installed, but it has no life in it, it just shows

my computer
router
internet

all divided by a "!" sign. theres no option in my connections either.

i really think the problem lies in me creating the connection, as the adaptor card has no life in it either (no lights on the back of the pc).

so this is what the end of a wit looks like !!

any suggestions please ?