Cisco connect will not install

[wootle02]

Hi, I am having a problem getting Cisco Connect

on an older computer (~2000) running WinXP SP3.

It has 2 USB ports in one of which is inserted

a Linksys AE1200 Wireless-N USB adapter. The

driver has installed OK (I did that separately)

and the hardware shows up in the Device Manager

together with the driver.

However if I try to install the configuration software

for the Linksys USB adapter the computer crashes,

sometimes with the loss of OS files. This occurs

no matter whether I try and install from the CD or

from the hard disk (using the 30 Mb download).

Is there some way round this? If I can't solve

it then I can't connect to the internet via the

remote wireless router.

Help please!!

[ScarletJamie]

Did you try to manually install the adapter to this computer?  Or try another computer?

[wootle02]

Thanks, ScarletJamie

Yes, I did try a manual install. The driver installs OK. The problem is with

the software. Here I copied the software to the hard disk and tried to

install it from there. However the computer either crashed or froze,

and I lost files on reboot. 

There is no problem installing the wireless USB on a more recent computer.

I think the technology on my old machine (~2000) is just not up to the task

even though it has functioning USB ports. I guess in those days nobody was

thinking about wireless USB sticks.

It's a pity though. If anybody has struggled with similar problems and solved them

please let me know!

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