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mikerr
Feb 23, 2026Aspirant
My A7500 ADAPTER
I just purchased this adapter and when Im trying to install the driver the window that should open to process the insrall does not open. I installed on my laptop and had no problem. But in my desktop...
plemans
Feb 24, 2026Guru - Experienced User
have you tried installing the standalone driver?
Does the device manager say there's a driver installed at all?
Have you tried other ports?
- mikerrFeb 24, 2026Aspirant
Yes I tried other ports and I downloaded the driver apart from using the one that comes on the USB drive that comes with the adapter. The manager just gives you the typical options of updating or looking for the driver on the pc
- plemansFeb 24, 2026Guru - Experienced User
You can't open it and see the errors/issues? You should be able to.
Any other devices you can try it on? When only 1 device is having an issue, it makes that devices suspect