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Question

How to Install the Linksys N Wireless Adapter Drivers

Jul 9, 2014 1:17AM PDT

<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">High Performance Dual-Band N USB Adapter (AE2500) - I lost the disc, and downloaded the driver off Linksys support page for the operating system I'm currently using; Windows XP. It was saved within a rar file. There a different files contained in the file. How do I install these and get it working for me?? I'm confused. Thank you. Happy

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XP is a dinosaur at times.
Jul 9, 2014 1:25AM PDT

Did you extract all those files to a folder and try the right click, INSTALL on the .inf file?

Tell me if Microsoft got this wrong by not standardizing driver install methods.
Bob

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Jul 9, 2014 1:17AM PDT