Trouble with win 7 not finding wireless adapter

[PeterOz]

yes the 1/1/2002 is where you are at.
Now it is working- we think can you reinstall the driver then connect the adapter and see via device manager if it is connected to the dlink driver

[olddude]

I could do that but I’m afraid to open that can of worms again. I thought I had posted earlier that I had given up on the idea of going the wireless route. I can get internet through my eithernet connection so that I can update a couple of my CAD prograns and also my Mach3 program. I’ve been trying to get up with the vendor who I got the table from to find out what updates might be needed. Once that it is done I can take it to the shop and see what I end up with.

I’m still wondering what you came up with about the u-tube download thing.

[PeterOz]

Make sure you turn OFF windows update. If you can connect via cable why use wi fi at all

I’m still wondering what you came up with about the u-tube download thing.

Have to find an Admin who is online

[olddude]

Thanks…The wyfi thing was just to be able to get the win 7 machine up in my office where my other computer is at while I was working on it.

[PeterOz]

I am missing something here.
I assume this computer is in the factory
you have a computer upstairs.
You want factory computer and upstairs computer to talk to each other True or false

[PeterOz]

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-download-youtube-videos-on-iphone-android-mac-and-pc

[olddude]

No, It is just easier for me to do stuff like this in my office upstairs. Where the cable modem is I don’t have room and there is always people, kids, dogs and a grouchy wife to deal with. The wify would just have made it a lot easier for me. I lost one keyboard to a flying pepsi yesterday and my new puppy almost chewed my eithernet cable in half. :cry: Two trips to circuit city in one week is enough. If you could see my living room you would understand. LOL

[PeterOz]

Go back to system restore and create a restore point.
Put dlink back on. You can always restore back to before dlink with the new restore point

[olddude]

ok, same problems just a different day.
First I plugged in the adapter and windows could not find drivers. Can’t look for drivers unless auto updates are turn on. I don’t think I want to do that so I plug in the eithernet cable to get on the net to search for drivers. I go to DLink support and firefox or google a message comes up saying they are having trouble finding site. tried for 2.5 hours same thing. Went upstairs to my other computer and tried web site came up just fine. I know I’m on line because I can get on to comcast and get my mail also tried a couple other sites I use and right now I’m connected and posting this from the machine in question all while being careful because I have no virus protection at all other than what windows does.

Oh and I did create a new restore point before I started.

[PeterOz]

ok you do not need to connect your computer to the internet. Disconnect it.
On a computer you have internet access.
Can you go here DWL-G132 108Mbps Wireless USB Adapter | D-Link UK
Scroll down to Support > drivers and download the driver.
Go to your downloads and put the zip folder on a usb stick.
Put the usb stick into the other computer and install the driver.
You do not need the computer on the internet to install drivers. You just need another protected computer that has internet access.
The same should be for programs that need updating.
Tried 2.5 hours same thing

Instead of this you are better off coming back here and asking for advise.

[olddude]

I saw that but was not sure if it was the right one, it’s the UK version. The other day when I downloaded it (V1.02) there was another box that broke it down to the exact version that is on my adapter…V 1.02. The one on this site is V 3.0.
I found where I had downloaded the V 1.02 version on my win 10 computer and have sent that to one of my usb sticks. I can download and transfer the 3.0 version if you think I should.

[PeterOz]

Try the 1.02

[olddude]

I’ll try it in the morning and see what happens.

[PeterOz]

Not a prob. Have you disconnected from the internet.
If V1.02 won’t work try v.3

[olddude]

I worked on it for a couple hours this morning and never did get it to work. As soon as I downloaded the files and tried to connect I started getting those same error messages something about dynamic link library. That box would pop up and as soon as I X’ed the box out it would pop right back up. I’m done with trying to get that thing hooked up. I don’t need it now that I figured out how to download those u-tube videos anyway.

I spent the rest of the day working with the Mach3 tech guys trying to roll back that program to a more stable version but didn’t get far with that either. I put the version I need on a USB stick but never was able to get it on the computer to where it would work. Oh well tomorrow is another day.