How to Get Wireless Linksys Hardware to Work on Windows XP 64 Bit
Although the 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows XP are fundamentally the same, there is a substantially difference in method by which they access system memory, which can create problems when it comes to interfacing with individual parts of system hardware, such as a wireless Linksys hardware. The solution to this problem is to utilize 64-bit drivers, which are readily available from the manufacturer's website.
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Instructions
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Navigate to the page in Resources and download the appropriate driver for your specific model of Linksys wireless adapter.
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Save the download to your desktop for safe keeping.
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Open the "Start" menu, click on the "Control Panel," and open the "Device Manager."
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Open the tab for "Network Adapters" and double click on your Linksys adapter.
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Click on the "Drivers" tab and select the option to "Update Driver
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Choose the "Desktop" as the location to search for the driver and follow the remainder of the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of the new driver.
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quarrydawg
Mar 29, 2010
whoever wrote this should be fired, from a cannon. If the author had actually tried the instructions as written, they would not succeed in making an xp 64 machine work with a linksys adapter. Give me a job writing for you; I would give you good tips and better yet i would hold my tongue when i know nothing of the matter at hand. For now my search for a 64-bit driver cruises into the night.
