Unfortunately, as Microsoft makes new operating systems, they do not ensure compatability with old hardware. The transition to 64 bit was a major one, and a lot of older hardware became incompatible.
It would be worth an attempt to connect the PC by an alternate means (wired network or supported adapter) and see if Windows Update has a compatible drive for that adapter. Sometimes that works.
A driver update will be an OPTIONAL update.
Here's how to get newer versions of Windows to get driver updates:
There's no drivers for win 7 for this model. But you can try to check the vista driver and check if there's a driver for x64 because that might work with win 7 64-bit but if not then you might be able to install this on your win 7 computer.
Again, get rid of those old, old adapters. I can recommend the AE1000 USB adapter that is small and super fast. Runs perfect on Win 7. Best of all it's only $14 on Ebay.
