installing a driver

I'm trying to install the new driver for my wireless adapter. The
internet works and everything but has low signal and they suggested
installing the new driver for vista. I download and open but it always
closes when it's installing. I've tried to download and install it many
times but it always closes. Any idea why?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/nurv/wireless.png


I may just buy a new adapter to get a better signal. It worked fine
with my old computer on xp.




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eilonwylovegood

run the setup/install program in admin mode.

"eilonwylovegood" <> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to install the new driver for my wireless adapter. The
> internet works and everything but has low signal and they suggested
> installing the new driver for vista. I download and open but it always
> closes when it's installing. I've tried to download and install it many
> times but it always closes. Any idea why?
>
> http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/nurv/wireless.png
>
>
> I may just buy a new adapter to get a better signal. It worked fine
> with my old computer on xp.
>
>
>
>
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> eilonwylovegood

eilonwylovegood wrote:

>
> I'm trying to install the new driver for my wireless adapter. The
> internet works and everything but has low signal and they suggested
> installing the new driver for vista. I download and open but it always
> closes when it's installing. I've tried to download and install it many
> times but it always closes. Any idea why?
>
> http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/nurv/wireless.png
>
>
> I may just buy a new adapter to get a better signal. It worked fine
> with my old computer on xp.

From your description, I would say that you downloaded the wrong driver.
Since you didn't tell us what make/model wireless adapter you have, what
make/model router you have, or who "they" are, that's all I can suggest.
See below for general drivers information.

The First Law of Driver Updates is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
Normally if everything is working you want to leave things as they are. The
exception is that heavy-duty gamers will usually want to update their video
and sound drivers to squeeze every last bit of performance out of the
hardware to get the fastest frame rates. If you're not one of those people,
you don't need to update your drivers if there are no problems you are
trying to solve.

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM computer
(HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific model
machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor or System Information for Windows.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows


Malke
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