Unable to Install Driver

Hi Mike,

I have already done what you suggest; the part installation creates folders
under a primary folder 'RaLink',one of which is a folder named DRIVERS, but
when I point the Dev.Man./Unkown Device to this folder it does not recognise
what is there!;presumably the installation process when it stops does not
get to the installation of the appropriate driver.

Thanks John

"Mike M" <No_Spam.DeleteThis@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> John,
>
> Can you extract the contents of the "Application Program File" or when you
> run it does it create a folder and expand its contents in to a folder in
> say the C:\Windows\Temp folder? If so look for an inf file (it helps to
> NOT have file extensions hidden in Windows Explorer), select, right click
> and then Install. Alternatively if the usb wi-fi device appears in the
> Device Manager as "unknown device", select, right click, then Properties |
> Drivers | Update Driver, select "Specify the location of the driver" then
> click Next, click Specify a location and browse to the folder containing
> the driver inf file and continue until finished.
>
> If this still doesn't work why not post details of the device you are
> trying to install, such as manufacturer/vendor and model, a detail I can't
> find in any of your posts but I may have missed it. Knowing such details
> helps enormously those you are asking for help. What continues to
> intrigue me is that you continue to describe the device as being for
> Windows XP/Vista so unless it is specifically designed for use with Win Me
> you are quite possibly wasting your time.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby.DeleteThis@gmail.com
>
>
> JohnN <jfn.DeleteThis@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I want to install a WindowsXP/Vista USB/Wireless adapter on my
>> Windows ME pc.Consequently I have downloaded a WinME Driver in the
>> form of a 'zip' file from the adapter vendor.I have unzipped the file
>> to give the Application Program file, but when I run this file to
>> install the Driver the installation stops running mid way and does
>> not complete( it 'hangs').The result is no driver is installed. Does
>> anyone know what the problem is and how I might resolve it, without
>> having to purchase a WinME USB/WIRELESS adapter.
>>
>> Thanks J.
>

> when I point the Dev.Man./Unkown Device to this
> folder it does not recognise what is there!;

Can you please confirm that the folder contains a file with an INF
extension? If not that is why the installation cannot proceed.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby.DeleteThis@gmail.com


JohnN <jfn.DeleteThis@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> I have already done what you suggest; the part installation creates
> folders under a primary folder 'RaLink',one of which is a folder
> named DRIVERS, but when I point the Dev.Man./Unkown Device to this
> folder it does not recognise what is there!;presumably the
> installation process when it stops does not get to the installation
> of the appropriate driver.

Yes; the ONE 'inf' file is rt25u98.inf;

I presume 98 refers to Windows98 which in my case is WindowsME, the file
perhaps common to both '98 and'ME.Otherwise the WinME inf file has not
loaded!

John

"Mike M" <No_Spam.TakeThisOut@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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>> when I point the Dev.Man./Unkown Device to this
>> folder it does not recognise what is there!;
>
> Can you please confirm that the folder contains a file with an INF
> extension? If not that is why the installation cannot proceed.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby.TakeThisOut@gmail.com
>
>
> JohnN <jfn.TakeThisOut@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> I have already done what you suggest; the part installation creates
>> folders under a primary folder 'RaLink',one of which is a folder
>> named DRIVERS, but when I point the Dev.Man./Unkown Device to this
>> folder it does not recognise what is there!;presumably the
>> installation process when it stops does not get to the installation
>> of the appropriate driver.
>

You say that when you point the Dev Man | Unknown Device at the folder
containing rt25u98.inf that the driver wizard doesn't recognise the file.
Are you saying that the driver install fails at this point or are you able
to move to the next step and the install fails there? Normally the "wizard"
allows one to continue once it is pointed at a folder containing an inf
file. If you haven't already done so, it might be a good idea to clear out
any remnants of your previous failed installations and then try again.

Which version of the driver are you using? v2.1.1.15 dated 12 Feb 2009?
FYI I have just downloaded the v2.1.1.15 driver package from the Ralink site
and installed it (using the downloaded exe file) without any problem on a
Win Me system here although it should be noted that I don't have a usb wi-fi
card with a Ralink 2500 chipset. Have you tried installing the driver
_without_ the usb device present and only plugging in the wi-fi device when
the installation is complete? Incidentally my installation (which was the
"full" installation using the exe rather than just the driver) installed
aegise2.dll to the Program Files\Ralink\RT7x Wireless LAN Card\Aegis folder
and gave no message about being unable to locate the file.

Any chance that after FIVE posts you might actually name the make and model
of the device? At least I now know that it apparently uses the Ralink 2500
chipset but knowing the manufacturer and model would be of considerable help
and might help establish why you are having problems.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby.RemoveThis@gmail.com


JohnN <jfn.RemoveThis@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:

> Yes; the ONE 'inf' file is rt25u98.inf;
>
> I presume 98 refers to Windows98 which in my case is WindowsME, the
> file perhaps common to both '98 and'ME.Otherwise the WinME inf file
> has not loaded!

Thanks for your continued interest Mike.

Here is the whole story:

I have a USB/WIRELESS adapter bought for me, but unfortunately for use on
Vista/WinXP systems.The device in question is the Edimax EW7318USG Wireless
LAN Adapter 4dBi Antenna 802.11b.g.Mbps.

I contacted Edimax for details of a Driver that would enable me to use their
adapter on my WinME PC.They directed me to a download point on their
site.This I downloaded as a zip file (I also downloaded a Win98 zip file to
compare, and they look the same, with the same unzipped contents - I have
tried this also in an attempt to get the driver loaded but again without
success).

I downloaded the zip to a memory stick on my other XP pc (I have no internet
connection on my ME pc; this is why I need the adapter working).

The memory stick was plugged into my ME pc from where I unzipped it (using
WinZip) to a RaLink.exe file.When this launched an Installsheild window
comes up with the usual install progress band across it; I can see various
named files being installed as the band moves across the screen, until no
more file names appear , with the band fully across the screen with the word
'Installing' only; but at this point the installation stops.To get me out of
this position I use Wndows Task Manager to end a couple of RaLink tasks
which are not responding.But when I look for any installed files I can find
C:/Program Files/Ralink folder with sub folders Common and Drivers (where I
find the driver previously mentioned).In Start>Programs there is also a
Ralink Utility program, which does nothing when run.( both with the adapter
fitted and without).

Each time I have tried starting from scratch again, I have 'searched' for
Ralink files/folders and deleted them. - but with no avail, always stopping
at same point.

Because the installation doesnt complete I can only point to the only 'inf'
file installed as mentioned via Dev.Man./Unknown Devices/Update Driver

You mention with yours you get 'aegise2.dll file installed in an 'Aegis'
folder, but I dont get this folder or file; perhaps this is where my
installation stops i.e prior to 'aegise2.dll' being installed.

Long winded I know but I remain stuck!

Regards John

"Mike M" <No_Spam DeleteThis @Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> You say that when you point the Dev Man | Unknown Device at the folder
> containing rt25u98.inf that the driver wizard doesn't recognise the file.
> Are you saying that the driver install fails at this point or are you able
> to move to the next step and the install fails there? Normally the
> "wizard" allows one to continue once it is pointed at a folder containing
> an inf file. If you haven't already done so, it might be a good idea to
> clear out any remnants of your previous failed installations and then try
> again.
>
> Which version of the driver are you using? v2.1.1.15 dated 12 Feb 2009?
> FYI I have just downloaded the v2.1.1.15 driver package from the Ralink
> site and installed it (using the downloaded exe file) without any problem
> on a Win Me system here although it should be noted that I don't have a
> usb wi-fi card with a Ralink 2500 chipset. Have you tried installing the
> driver _without_ the usb device present and only plugging in the wi-fi
> device when the installation is complete? Incidentally my installation
> (which was the "full" installation using the exe rather than just the
> driver) installed aegise2.dll to the Program Files\Ralink\RT7x Wireless
> LAN Card\Aegis folder and gave no message about being unable to locate the
> file.
>
> Any chance that after FIVE posts you might actually name the make and
> model of the device? At least I now know that it apparently uses the
> Ralink 2500 chipset but knowing the manufacturer and model would be of
> considerable help and might help establish why you are having problems.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby DeleteThis @gmail.com
>
>
> JohnN <jfn DeleteThis @jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Yes; the ONE 'inf' file is rt25u98.inf;
>>
>> I presume 98 refers to Windows98 which in my case is WindowsME, the
>> file perhaps common to both '98 and'ME.Otherwise the WinME inf file
>> has not loaded!
>

Hi Mike,

Further Info:

Unzipped file is Ralink RT7x_070903 ; Version 12.0.0.58849 ; created 3 Sept.
2007 ; size 31.2MB

Regards John

"Mike M" <No_Spam.RemoveThis@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> You say that when you point the Dev Man | Unknown Device at the folder
> containing rt25u98.inf that the driver wizard doesn't recognise the file.
> Are you saying that the driver install fails at this point or are you able
> to move to the next step and the install fails there? Normally the
> "wizard" allows one to continue once it is pointed at a folder containing
> an inf file. If you haven't already done so, it might be a good idea to
> clear out any remnants of your previous failed installations and then try
> again.
>
> Which version of the driver are you using? v2.1.1.15 dated 12 Feb 2009?
> FYI I have just downloaded the v2.1.1.15 driver package from the Ralink
> site and installed it (using the downloaded exe file) without any problem
> on a Win Me system here although it should be noted that I don't have a
> usb wi-fi card with a Ralink 2500 chipset. Have you tried installing the
> driver _without_ the usb device present and only plugging in the wi-fi
> device when the installation is complete? Incidentally my installation
> (which was the "full" installation using the exe rather than just the
> driver) installed aegise2.dll to the Program Files\Ralink\RT7x Wireless
> LAN Card\Aegis folder and gave no message about being unable to locate the
> file.
>
> Any chance that after FIVE posts you might actually name the make and
> model of the device? At least I now know that it apparently uses the
> Ralink 2500 chipset but knowing the manufacturer and model would be of
> considerable help and might help establish why you are having problems.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby.RemoveThis@gmail.com
>
>
> JohnN <jfn.RemoveThis@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Yes; the ONE 'inf' file is rt25u98.inf;
>>
>> I presume 98 refers to Windows98 which in my case is WindowsME, the
>> file perhaps common to both '98 and'ME.Otherwise the WinME inf file
>> has not loaded!
>