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dml50
Aspirant
Oct 18, 2017

A6210 adapter not found

I bought this yesterday as it is supposedly compatible with Windows 8. It says adapter not found yet it shows up in my Device Manager. Since I cannot connect to the internet on that computer I cannot...
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  • dml50's avatar
    dml50
    Aspirant
    Oct 19, 2017

    Yes I did install/reinstall the software several times infact and also for stand alone.

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    dml50
    Aspirant
    Oct 19, 2017

    BTW thank you for the link.

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    dml50
    Aspirant
    Oct 20, 2017

    Well I printed out the whole manual and followed and it still isn't found so I am giving up and returning it to the store and getting another brand

    • michaelkenward's avatar
      michaelkenward
      Guru - Experienced User
      Oct 20, 2017

      Where do you see this "adapter not found" message? Windows?

       

      Another device may not be any better if there is an issue in your Windows configuration.

       

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        dml50
        Aspirant
        Oct 20, 2017

        After installing from the cd and I plug in the adapter it searches and searaches and then says adapter not found. The adapter does show up when I check the system for plug ins but with an exclamation .