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Dont just hear one side of the coin.....this is a great device for Windows XP...easy installation and fool proof, ive used it for a long time. But i am now running it on Windows Vista for about 2 months, it wouldn't install off the cd...i had to go to my Windows Old (Vista creates this when i upgraded it keeps all of your old files/programs) then i copied and pasted all the Belkin folder contents into the new directory that was created when i tried to install from the cd....worked....not ideal but it doesn't say Vista compatible anyway. Bottom line= if you have Windows XP get it. IF you have Vista DONT.....its that simple.

....hmm its been a while...its now July 2009 and this device is still working on my Vista.....i still don't get the bad reviews i still haven't had a problem with it....maybe i am just lucky enough to get a good one.....or maybe i just know what i am doing :) anyway...its a moot point now...as i going to upgrade to the N wireless adapter. My advice now is, if you cant get this puppy running, you should stick to Rj45/ CAT 5 cables :P

This adapter installed fine under XP and ran faultlessly for 48hrs and then intermittently for a couple more days but then stopped working altogether after a week!!. Tried to install on another PC and different network just to make sure it was not a fault on the PC or router. Adapter was as dead as a Dodo!!

Returned for refund from Amazon (Thank you) and probably will never buy another Belkin product again.

i will back the other good review , i have been using one of these adapters for about two years, never had a problem with it at all, has been excellent and easy to use. therefore about to buy another one

My advice for people looking to use a wireless network, do not buy Belkin, i've read many reviews on the adapters in particular and i couldn't agree more with what most have said. I am on my second wireless adapter now after the first one died recently, this second one is still useless to a point where i've regretted wasting my money on it, i should've gone for another brand, something that won't crash my pc everytime i try and look at something online or everytime i download some music or look at Google Earth. Even after trying the latest drivers for the damn thing or reinstalling the software it still crashes my pc, luckily i can reconnect after my pc boots up and hence i'm managing to type this review now.
Basically do not buy this useless piece of junk if you want a stress free wireless internet connection, go for something a little more expensive that is easier to set up and does not crash your pc, enough said i think.

I had no idea how fast and reliable my broadband connection was until this piece of rubbish one day decided to die on me. I persevered with this unstable, unreliable piece of kit for 6 months, Tried everything: having firstly with Belkins own software (waste of memory and useless), then uninstalling the software and used just the drivers, both with and without the adaptor (which appears to have no effect whatsoever).
Slight improvement once I'd uninstalled the Belkin software, but I just got so frustrated how one minute I'd have 'excellent' then the next 'poor', or anything inbetween. Even when the connection appears to be excellent, it can be so slowwww.
As I'd spent £30 on it (at the time) I stuck with it although almost throwing it out the window on several occasions!

Last week, it decided to throw in the towl altogether and I'm now SO glad it did. My friend gave me a Netgear WG111v2 adaptoe (only 54Mb/s) and it flys by in comparison. Now I have stable, fast connection. Just wish I'd thrown the Belkin in the bin months ago!!