I just finished install windows 7 on my new computer. I needed internet to complete the antivirus and firewall installations. I checked to see if there was a Win7 driver for the Belkin f5d8053 USB wireless adapter. Which I used to install the device on the front panel. This worked for three days, but I need the front panel USBs for my Rat7 and N53TE speedpad. So I moved the device to the back USBs. This is when the problems started. First off the device is shown to work properly on any of the USB slots. Including the original slot I started with. The Network sharing center/Change Adpaters shows the wireless network connection is disabled. Of course I click enabled a box pops up saying enabling then changes to enabled ,but the connection still disabled. I've tried diagonse, it says your network device is experiencing problems. I have another system that is running XP which I'm using now to type this with the Belkin Device installed and connected to internet. I've searched the internet, contacted Belkin (they said talk to Microsoft, but not paying for it I'm not No money). and have have up at a loss. I'm planning to buy a Gigabit wired/Wireless router (to have both machines connected to the other HUB with internet) within the next couple of months, but the games I pay are GTAIV and FME which have achievements to unlock. I was hoping to play them in the meantime. Is there anything I can do to fix this and if I do get this router will the problem carry over to the new router

Also to add I physically removed the driver and registry entries relating to the Belkin USB device and reinstalled it. and no luck. The wireless connection remains disabled.

ok, ive been banging my head with the belkin f5d8053 usb adapter after i installed windows 7 for a few days now and fixed the issue atlast!!!!!! here is wat i did: 1. remove any drivers you have previously installed and do a restart 2. now go into device manager and disable the laptops wireless card (in my case it was intel 3945abg (this is very important step to be done) 3. now locate the belkin on the device manager right click and update device driver this worked for me, let me know how you guys get on with this.