Linksys Compact USB 2.0 manual Appendix C Starting Over in Windows

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Appendix C: Starting Over in Windows 98

If you experience installation difficulties, you may need to re-install all of the Windows networking components from scratch. The following instructions explain how to give your PC a blank slate so that you can retry the Adapter’s driver installation.

1.Start up Windows. Click Start, and select Settings. Open the Control Panel.

2.Double-click the Network icon. When the Network screen appears, click the Configuration tab.

3.If the Configuration box has a component called Dial-Up Adapter, go to step 5. If it doesn’t, go to step 4.

4.Remove any instance of the name Linksys in the box. This includes IPX/SPX...Linksys, NetBEUI...Linksys, and TCP/IP...Linksys. Also remove Client for Microsoft Networks, Client for NetWare Networks, and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks.

In some cases, removing one of these components may in turn automatical- ly remove other components as well. If this happens, go to step 6.

5.For PCs with dial-up networking and/or an AOL adapter, remove any instance of the name Linksys, all IPX/SPX protocols, all NetBEUI, all clients, and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. Do NOT remove Dial-Up Adapter, AOL Adapter, TCP/IP-CompatibleProtocol-AOL Adapter, or TCP/IP-CompatibleProtocol-Dial-Up Adapter.

6.When you have completed the removal of the aforementioned components, click the OK button. When you are asked to restart the computer, click the No button.

Note: Linksys does not provide technical support for network con- figuration or troubleshooting.

Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter

7.Return to the Windows Control Panel. Double-click the System icon. The System Properties screen will appear. Click the Device Manager tab.

8.If Network adapters is listed, then expand it by clicking the + sign. Remove all devices with the name Linksys in its description. (If at any point you are asked to restart the computer, click the No button.)

9.If Other Devices is listed, click the + sign beside it. Remove the Linksys Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter.

10.Click the OK button. Shut down Windows, and restart your computer.

6.After your computer has restarted, go to “Chapter 5: Windows 98 Installation and Setup” for installation instructions.

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