Hello Luvr,
I am ready to pull my hair out. I downloaded the files you said but when i go into device manager to look for the wireless card, i dont see it, i havent been able to even get it to work once cuz it always freezes upon insertion. Any suggestions. Im running XP Serv Pk 3. I have two cards, a dlink and a lucent technologies. The laptop always freezes. I dont know how to run the sys file since xp doesnt allow me to do it. Another thing, How do I get XP to not revert to the old file once I change the file. Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks
luvbebito2

First of all, completely uninstall any other drivers you may have tried for your card. Then reboot.

You don't run a sys file. You've unpacked the driver to a folder, so go into control panel/system/hardware/device manager. Select your Atheros card, right-click, and select 'update driver'. 'Install from specific location', 'don't search, I will choose the driver to install', and 'have disk'. Browse to the folder you unpacked the driver to, and select the .inf file.

You say your laptop freezes as soon as you plug the card in, so it's probably loading the wrong driver immediately. Get rid of that, and you might make some progress. Faulty hardware is unlikely, but if all else fails, it can't be ruled out.

Thanks for the reply. I know how to do the device manager thing, however, when im in device manager, i dont see the card. its not under network adapters. the only thing there is my lans connection. and under the pci card, comes out 1510 cardbus. If this is it, Ive tried to uninstall but i reboot windows install it automically even though there isnt anything in the slot. Could this be it, the 1510? If so, how do I get Windows to not reinstall it after boot up?

Any idea? I'm stumpped. Im not to savvy with computer terms but I manage pretty well. I was able to get it to do one time, but upon boot up, it reverts back. Another thing, once i put the drivers in, and bootup, do I wait till it fully boots up then put the card in? maybe I did a mistake somewhere there.

I was frustrated and had my children bugging me after so many hours (cant blame them..lol) I may have overlooked something.

Thanks again.

Don't you see any devices with the yellow exclamation mark next to them? Have you installed a driver for your Atheros card before? Anyway, the link below gives instructions on how to remove 'hidden' devices in device manager. Try that, and remove any wireless lan cards you might find. Then reboot, and pop the card in, remembering to go through the process above for installing a specific driver when the new hardware is found.

tech-recipes.com/rx/504/how-to-uninstall-hidden-devices-drivers-and-services