 | reply to safetyboy8
Re: WG121 causes Win XP to freeze mines back freezing again... piece of shit.... |
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 | hey guys,
i had this problem and may have found a fix
i posted to the netgear forum and they sent this
i follow the link to the firmware upgrade and it has worked so far
i have service pack 2 on window xp
good luck
david
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Did you try updating to the latest driver for the adapter available here:
»kbserver.netgear.com/support_det···ldID=603
Also check for any programs that may be eating up too much memory from task manager
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Is there anything that says its a netgear product that is crashing your pc?
Sounds like you may have a heat issue?
are there any loud fan noises coming from your pc?
does your computer still crash if you take out the wireless adapter? |
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 | yes , mine only stops freezing when i uninstall the drivers for the netgear.... |
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 | Guys, give this driver a try.
»www.linksys.com/download/driver.···4&osid=6
It's the latest Linksys driver for the same Intersil Prism GT chipset as found in the WG121. It may fix the problem. I've also found the very latest Intersil Prism drivers but I'm not sure whether these will work with the GT variant, let alone in a USB implementation. If you're desperate give them a go:
»www.fmworld.net/download/E100139···1390.exe |
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