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santo · 08-22-2005, 08:33 PM

Alright... so we just got the internet and I'm trying to connect a laptop to a wireless linksys router I just bought, BUT whenever I put the CD to install the router on the laptop an error comes up just a few steps in and I have to close the installation program. Is there anyway to bypass the CD to get this installed? For the life of me I can't figure this out.

Some info:

OS: Windows XP
Browser: IE
Router: Linksys Wireless G

The laptop in question does NOT have WiFi.
In Network Connections the only one that appears is 1394, which says "enabled" but that's about it.

I also have an adapter: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper which was used previously to work with a DSL connection at a different house and worked just fine.

Is there any easy way to do this without the software Linksys packaged with it?

08-22-2005, 08:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
santo Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9	Anyway to connect to a wireless router without the CD? Alright... so we just got the internet and I'm trying to connect a laptop to a wireless linksys router I just bought, BUT whenever I put the CD to install the router on the laptop an error comes up just a few steps in and I have to close the installation program. Is there anyway to bypass the CD to get this installed? For the life of me I can't figure this out. Some info: OS: Windows XP Browser: IE Router: Linksys Wireless G The laptop in question does NOT have WiFi. In Network Connections the only one that appears is 1394, which says "enabled" but that's about it. I also have an adapter: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper which was used previously to work with a DSL connection at a different house and worked just fine. Is there any easy way to do this without the software Linksys packaged with it?