I just setup AT&T Uverse service and was given a Netgear WNA 1100 to use. The only thing the product has done is cause Windows to crash with an error: IRQL_Unexpected_Error. It started doing this when I entered the network key, and then later started doing this with just the wireless adapter inserted.
I did research the error and came to the determination based on posts in the Microsoft forums, that there is a known hardware conflict with this adapter and Windows. Netgear support however seems to disagree with this, and they say that it works up to Windows 10. I turned off the wireless on my laptop and installed the drivers from the CD that came with the adapter. It seemed to go well, but then the laptop crashed as well.
Two completely different hardware configurations with the only similarity being WIndows 8.1. I get the same issue on both computers.
I have downloaded the Windows 8 software from netgear and installed it onto my Windows 8 desktop. The minute I enter the network key and click next, Windows instantly crashes.
