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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Network and WIreless Adapters => DWA-643 => Topic started by: OliversAttic on July 23, 2007, 03:19:48 PM

Title: DWA-643 Windows Vista Drivers
Post by: OliversAttic on July 23, 2007, 03:19:48 PM
Does anyone know what the timeline will be for supported Windows Vista Drivers for the DWA-643? The BETA drivers are not recognized by windows at this time using the directions given on the downloads page. Windows Vista works using the XP driver but it is temper-mental - dropping the connection often.

Has anyone else run into issues trying to install the Beta drivers?
Title: Re: DWA-643 Windows Vista Drivers
Post by: AWDL on July 23, 2007, 04:35:23 PM
Specific Product Link (DWA-643):
http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/ProductDetails.aspx?m=v&g=d&cid=&sv=D-Link&f=&pn=D-Link%20DWA-643%20Xtreme%20N%20ExpressCard%20Notebook%20Adapter&oid=410

General Link that covers D-Link model numbers:
http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/ProductList.aspx?m=v&g=d&cid=&sv=D-Link

Run Windows Vista update and use the driver provided there.

Note: Links only work in IE. Microsoft blocks other browsers including Firefox, Safari, and more W3C compliant browsers.
Title: Re: DWA-643 Windows Vista Drivers
Post by: dabitbol on July 25, 2007, 12:10:21 PM
Is that it?

Is D-Link ever going to provide a D-Link driver or we are supposed to stick with the Microsoft one?

Thanks
Title: Re: DWA-643 Windows Vista Drivers
Post by: ddwinell on July 25, 2007, 12:28:48 PM
The MS driver is based off the chipset for the card and should work fine.
Title: Re: DWA-643 Windows Vista Drivers
Post by: Lycan on July 30, 2007, 02:43:16 PM
D-Link is working on a driver verision, however the windows zero config thats written in to Vista is making things complicated. MS would like for you to only use thier utility with thier OS................
Title: Re: DWA-643 Windows Vista Drivers
Post by: AWDL on August 08, 2007, 11:21:58 AM
Quote from: dabitbol on July 25, 2007, 12:10:21 PM

Is D-Link ever going to provide a D-Link driver or we are supposed to stick with the Microsoft one?

Thanks

As it currently stands (08/08/07) D-Link will support the use of either driver and the use of MS windows Zero Configuration utility.

We are slowly transitioning to D-link branded versions of 32-bit Vista drivers. The Vista Driver links on the support site will reflect options to use drivers Built-in to the OS or the D-Link branded versions.