I solved the problem, I took it back to CC and got credit. Have now tried the adapter and the card and they both put my puter in a loop and would not shut down or reboot, had to restore the system with both devices I tried. I think I will give up on the wireless and just use the dial up for my spare puter that I am tinkering with. Does anyone know how I can get this to go wireless. I would be able to use neighbor's wifi as it is unsecured, I use it on my good notebook that has wifi built into it. Thanks for any suggestions, Buck