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Beware Linksys Card ! ! ! Ray 08-20-2005
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Posted by Ray on August 20, 2005, 2:14 pm
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 Yesterday I tried to install a new Linksys 802.11G wireless card in my old
Fujitsu laptop running Windows 98.

As soon as I installed the software and restarted, I got a strange error
message, then a white screen that I had to reinstall Windows 98.

Needless to say this lost a LOT of stuff on the hard drive.

To make sure it was the software and not the laptop, I tried to install the
Linksys card again -- with the same result. Had to reinstall Windows 98
again

This card works fine in my newer laptop running Windows XP. But if you are
running Win98, beware.





Posted by SLLD on August 21, 2005, 7:26 am
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 I'm sure you were wise and had backed everything up...
I was thinking for one for my averatec
Any suggestions
tnx

> Yesterday I tried to install a new Linksys 802.11G wireless card in my old
> Fujitsu laptop running Windows 98.
>
> As soon as I installed the software and restarted, I got a strange error
> message, then a white screen that I had to reinstall Windows 98.
>
> Needless to say this lost a LOT of stuff on the hard drive.
>
> To make sure it was the software and not the laptop, I tried to install
> the Linksys card again -- with the same result. Had to reinstall Windows
> 98 again
>
> This card works fine in my newer laptop running Windows XP. But if you are
> running Win98, beware.
>
>
>




Posted by Sept1967 on August 21, 2005, 7:41 am
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Maybe you need an older 16bit card for your Fujistu?


> I'm sure you were wise and had backed everything up...
> I was thinking for one for my averatec
> Any suggestions
> tnx
>
>> Yesterday I tried to install a new Linksys 802.11G wireless card in my
>> old Fujitsu laptop running Windows 98.
>>
>> As soon as I installed the software and restarted, I got a strange error
>> message, then a white screen that I had to reinstall Windows 98.
>>
>> Needless to say this lost a LOT of stuff on the hard drive.
>>
>> To make sure it was the software and not the laptop, I tried to install
>> the Linksys card again -- with the same result. Had to reinstall Windows
>> 98 again
>>
>> This card works fine in my newer laptop running Windows XP. But if you
>> are running Win98, beware.
>>
>>
>>
>
>




Posted by Ray on August 21, 2005, 8:32 pm
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It safely installed in my 3-year-old HP pavilion. Running WinXP

Are you familiar with Google's Gmail and Gmail drive? That really makes
backing up and offsite storage very easy.


> I'm sure you were wise and had backed everything up...
> I was thinking for one for my averatec
> Any suggestions
> tnx
>
>> Yesterday I tried to install a new Linksys 802.11G wireless card in my
>> old Fujitsu laptop running Windows 98.
>>
>> As soon as I installed the software and restarted, I got a strange error
>> message, then a white screen that I had to reinstall Windows 98.
>>
>> Needless to say this lost a LOT of stuff on the hard drive.
>>
>> To make sure it was the software and not the laptop, I tried to install
>> the Linksys card again -- with the same result. Had to reinstall Windows
>> 98 again
>>
>> This card works fine in my newer laptop running Windows XP. But if you
>> are running Win98, beware.
>>
>>
>>
>
>




Posted by Bruce Markowitz on August 22, 2005, 12:48 am
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Radio Shack has a closeout on the Motorola G card. It is superb.
I returned my Linksys card, it kept losing the connection.


>I'm sure you were wise and had backed everything up...
>I was thinking for one for my averatec
>Any suggestions
>tnx
>
>> Yesterday I tried to install a new Linksys 802.11G wireless card in my old
>> Fujitsu laptop running Windows 98.
>>
>> As soon as I installed the software and restarted, I got a strange error
>> message, then a white screen that I had to reinstall Windows 98.
>>
>> Needless to say this lost a LOT of stuff on the hard drive.
>>
>> To make sure it was the software and not the laptop, I tried to install
>> the Linksys card again -- with the same result. Had to reinstall Windows
>> 98 again
>>
>> This card works fine in my newer laptop running Windows XP. But if you are
>> running Win98, beware.
>>
>>
>>
>
>



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