Wireless Card worked with Vista 64, but not Win 7 x64

[Finzz]

Using this card:

 

http://www.encore-usa.com/product_item.php?region=us&bid=2&pgid=1&pid=269

 

I upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista x64, it was an "in-place" upgrade, so I didn't lose any files (I hope) and it worked for the better part of a day, and now it can't find any wireless networks. I made sure my router's SSID is set to broadcast and evn tried to connect manually. I know it is broadcasting because my brother's wireless card on his computer is working with xp.

 

I called them up and they said they are working on Windows 7 drivers and that MOST people have gotten it to work with the Vista x64 drivers.

 

I am 100% sure I am running Win 7 x64, I tried the CD that came with it and the drivers off of their site here.

 

The person told me if those drivers don't work (which they aren't) then to go to to device manager and manually install the vista x64 drivers that are on this card's page:

 

 

http://www.encore-usa.com/product_download.php?region=us&bid=3

 

That didn't work either, so I called them up again and some guy told me to download the driver RAlink2860. but I couldn't get those to work either.

 

 

This is my last hope, as of right now, I have the card in a small machine next to my gaming rig that uses Windows XP, and I am bridging the connection over with an ethernet cord lol.

 

Thanks for any help.

[Wrathek]

anything they suggested should work, hell, the regular vista driver should work. the problem is, you MUST uninstall the drivers first.

 

1. Go into device manager, right click the wireless card, and click uninstall, and say yes/select the checkbox when asked if you want to delete the drivers.

 

2. Restart your computer

 

3. download the latest vista driver for your card off of their website and install it.

 

4. Restart your computer if asked to

 

5. Enjoy wifi.

[Finzz]

anything they suggested should work, hell, the regular vista driver should work. the problem is, you MUST uninstall the drivers first.

 

1. Go into device manager, right click the wireless card, and click uninstall, and say yes/select the checkbox when asked if you want to delete the drivers.

 

2. Restart your computer

 

3. download the latest vista driver for your card off of their website and install it.

 

4. Restart your computer if asked to

 

5. Enjoy wifi.

 

It doesn't ask me to delete the drivers when I uninstall it, and when I try to update the drivers with their vists x64 ones, it just says it already has the best drivers.

[Wrathek]

... you aren't understanding me. you CAN NOT ignore step #2. you CAN'T.

[Finzz]

... you aren't understanding me. you CAN NOT ignore step #2. you CAN'T.

 

Got it working now, what I was doing wrong was not putting the card in before I install the drivers I think. I know you are supposed to do that, I just wasn't thinking.

 

Thanks for the help. +rep