Belkin F5D7050 Wireless G USB Adapter

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Windows update offered me a driver update for the above device (it is based
on a Ralink chipset). I opted to download and install it. All seemed OK until
my PC asked for a restart, when it hung on the "Shutting Down" screen and I
eventually had to power it off.

The PC then refused to boot up. It went through the POST fine, through the
initial Vista boot-up screens, then, after a few seconds, the screen went
blank and it hung in this state until I pulled the wireless adapter, at which
point the boot continued OK. I assume it hung at the point it was trying to
load the network adapter drivers. Plugging the adapter back in after loggin
in it was recognised in Device Mgr, but would was dead to the world.

Windows Update reports:

Ralink - Networking - Belkin Wireless G USB Adapter

Installation date: ‎19/‎11/‎2007 22:49

Installation status: Failed

Error details: Code 800705B4

Update type: Optional

Ralink Networking software update released in October, 2007

More information:
http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=20100777

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub

Having rolled back to the old driver I have tried installing the latest
drivers from Belkin's website, and an alternative that they point to on
Ralink's site. Neither of those works either. They install, but the adapter
is not enabled. I've checked everything I can think of but have ended up
rolling back to the old driver for the time being.

Anyone seen similar issues?
 
Yes, it is working with the "old" driver.

I just wondered if anyone else had seen similar issues to me with the latest
F5D7050 drivers?

I want to know why two sets of updated drivers, one from Belkin and one from
Ralink, the latter installation attempted via Windows Update and via a
download from Ralink, both cause my system to lock up. Seems odd to me.

Cwinterb.
 
I am having a very similar problem with my belkin wireless adapter, says it's
installed, but just wont work and is stopping my system both shutting down
and starting up properly, I don't have any 'old' drivers to use, just the
setup disc that the adapter came with, all very confusing....
 
which Belkin adapter exactly?
was the setup disk specifically for Vista or was it for XP?

please post the text output of

ipconfig /all

run from a command prompt

can you look in the event log to see if there are errors?

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:09:01 -0800, Laura B <Laura
I am having a very similar problem with my belkin wireless adapter, says it's
installed, but just wont work and is stopping my system both shutting down
and starting up properly, I don't have any 'old' drivers to use, just the
setup disc that the adapter came with, all very confusing....
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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
 
I suggest that you:
1. Disconnect the USB adapter
2. Boot the system normally.
3. Run WinUpdate to make sure that you have latest USB drivers and other
updates for your system
4. Boot/Restart.
5. Install the latest Vista 32 or 64 bit drivers from Belkin for your
adapter.
6. Boot/Restart
7. Reconnect your Belkin adapter and check in device manager to see if it
is using the drivers you got from Belkin. If not change drivers and point
to the correct ones.
 
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