BeyondNovice
join:2009-07-12
Westminster, MD | reply to lmacmil
Re: Looking for Windows 7 compatible USB wireless adapter
I'm using a Netgear WG111T with Win 7 occasionally. Plug & Play. |
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stevech0
join:2006-09-17
San Diego, CA
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said by lmacmil  :said by stevech0 :said by lmacmil :The Zonet ZEW2500P has a 5 egg Newegg rating... Prudent to use a mainstream, name brand adapter in these early days of Win 7. This is the best selling wireless adapter on Newegg. Wouldn't that qualify it as mainstream? No. Best selling means cheap usually means lousy engineering. Common sense.
Mainstream+consistent quality = Linksys, in terms of likely having proper drivers for the very latest operating systems. Alternative might be ZyXel. But Netgear, D-Link, no: they are marketing heavy, engineering poor.
Using non-mainstream with cutting- edge operating systems is always a problem. |
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SoonerAl
Old Enough To Know Better
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join:2002-07-23
Norman, OK
1 edit |  reply to lmacmil
I have a ZyXEL G-202 802.11g USB adapter running on a Win7 RC1 (build 7100) 32-bit laptop using the Vista drivers from the included CD. This USB adpater also runs under Ubuntu 9.04 natively.
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lmacmil
join:2001-01-26
South Bend, IN
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said by stevech0 :said by lmacmil :The Zonet ZEW2500P has a 5 egg Newegg rating... Prudent to use a mainstream, name brand adapter in these early days of Win 7. This is the best selling wireless adapter on Newegg. Wouldn't that qualify it as mainstream? |
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stevech0
join:2006-09-17
San Diego, CA
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said by lmacmil :The Zonet ZEW2500P has a 5 egg Newegg rating and is Vista compatible but not listed on the Microsoft Windows 7 compatible hardware list. Does anyone know for a fact that it will be Windows 7 compatible or should I assume that since it's Vista compatible, it will also be Win7 compatible? Prudent to use a mainstream, name brand adapter in these early days of Win 7. |
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Napsterbater
Premium
join:2002-12-28
Milledgeville, GA
1 edit | reply to lmacmil
I would think Windows Vista = Win 7 compatibility wise like Windows 2000 was with XP
If your running 64bit make sure their are 64bit drivers available at the manufactures website, just in case. |
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lmacmil
join:2001-01-26
South Bend, IN
| The Zonet ZEW2500P has a 5 egg Newegg rating and is Vista compatible but not listed on the Microsoft Windows 7 compatible hardware list. Does anyone know for a fact that it will be Windows 7 compatible or should I assume that since it's Vista compatible, it will also be Win7 compatible? |
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