"Jeff" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have just got a new XP MCE PC and bought a Dynamode wireless USM dongle.
>IT
> doesnt work and cannot figure out why. The symptoms were that eventually
> after hours of messing i got it to connect but then it dropped connection
> and
> would not reconnect. I went out and bought a Belkin one and have had
> similar
> problems with that.
>
> I spoke to Belkin support and they tell me that it is not compatible with
> MCE.
>
> Does this sound like this is the problem i am having with both of these
> adaptors?
>
> What USB Wireless adaptors ARE compatible with MCE? Most shops/literature
> just state compatible with XP (of which MCE is only an ad-on in my
> opinion -
> it is still basically XP).
>
> Is there a general compatibility issue with MCE. Should i have just bought
> normal XP?
>
> Any comments would be appreciated as without wireless ability a PC is
> pretty
> useless really and i am reluctant to try yet another random adaptor and
> possibly have the same problems....
>
> Thanks very much, J

"David Hettel" <dah***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It sounds to me like someone basically didn't want to deal with you. If it
> works with XP I would expect it to work with Media Center. So just what
> does your network consist of? What are you trying to connect to?
>
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> "Jeff" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3B7B5814-1E43-4682-B354-D146B6BB5C0C@microsoft.com...
>>I have just got a new XP MCE PC and bought a Dynamode wireless USM dongle.
>>IT
>> doesnt work and cannot figure out why. The symptoms were that eventually
>> after hours of messing i got it to connect but then it dropped connection
>> and
>> would not reconnect. I went out and bought a Belkin one and have had
>> similar
>> problems with that.
>>
>> I spoke to Belkin support and they tell me that it is not compatible with
>> MCE.
>>
>> Does this sound like this is the problem i am having with both of these
>> adaptors?
>>
>> What USB Wireless adaptors ARE compatible with MCE? Most shops/literature
>> just state compatible with XP (of which MCE is only an ad-on in my
>> opinion -
>> it is still basically XP).
>>
>> Is there a general compatibility issue with MCE. Should i have just
>> bought
>> normal XP?
>>
>> Any comments would be appreciated as without wireless ability a PC is
>> pretty
>> useless really and i am reluctant to try yet another random adaptor and
>> possibly have the same problems....
>>
>> Thanks very much, J
>