i got a used linksys wireless card but no installation cd. is there a way i can install it without the cd. a website maybe where i can burn it to a cd? my pc dont pick it up when i put it in.
2007-09-28 13:14:38 · 7 answers · asked by beautifully.chaotic1987 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
just go to the linksys website and you can download it all from there.
2007-09-28 13:17:09 · answer #1 · answered by mishle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure that you have the model number for the specific card, and just download the drivers from linksys. Once you have them, plug in the card (assuming its usb) and you'll get an unknown hardware error. Right-click my computer go to properties, and then go to the hardware tab. Push the button that says device manager, then find the unknown usb device. Double click the unknown device then go to the driver tab, and click on the button that says update driver. Choose the advanced option that allows you to specify where the driver is located, and then click on the .inf file that would have been in the file that you download from Linksys. Finish the wizard, and you're done.
Either that or it may come with a setup.exe file.. If there's no setup.exe file, the steps above will work.
2007-09-28 20:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by Mike K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, just go to the site: www.linksys.com/download/
Do a search for your model number, and that's it!
I am assuming you are using this on an older O.S., because Xp usually does not require the cd.
Also, if you can't find it, they have a tool (free) that you can download, and after you install your linksys device, it will tell you what software files you need. I have used it, and it truly works great for archived antique drivers!
Good Luck!
~Justice
2007-09-28 20:20:58 · answer #3 · answered by Justice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely, you'll have to get a new CD. Without it, I think you'd be completely lost especially with a linksys. Those things are pretty damn hard to configure! Try asking your handy-dandy local computer technician he has a duplicate of the disc (or your ISP that supplied the router). I hope that helps.
Good luck!
2007-09-28 20:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by Lucifer Sam 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can download a driver here, and if needed, move the file over to the computer with the wireless card using a flash drive
2007-09-28 20:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by shockdude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goto www.linksys.com and at the top it says downloads, select that then select wireless network cards and select your model, It should say your model somewhere on the card and download what they tell you to download.
2007-09-28 20:18:39 · answer #6 · answered by David James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1166859837314&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&displaypage=download
That is Linksys support page, you should be able to download the drivers from there
2007-09-28 20:17:35 · answer #7 · answered by Michael H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋