im trying to install a wireless router (Linksys) but not sure if im supposed to install the previous wired router(dynex). so when i tried to install the Linksys it said that it couldn't install. not sure how to uninstall the wired router because i can't find my damn CD that came with it. Any help would be appreciated
great now i understand thank you so much. i was wondering because after i set up the password it says it cannot setup the router. i thought it might of been the old router.
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1 Tracy L // Mar 8, 2009
First, you don't really "install" a router on your computer. The CD is simply a program that you install which allows you to configure the router.
A router, once setup/configured is a stand alone device and doesn't even need a computer attached to operate! Routers all have internal computers to keep connections alive.
All that being said, you don't need the CD at all for any reason! The CD is to make it simpler for those who don't understand how a router works and don't want to find out!
To "uninstall" a router, you unplug it! That is all there is to the issue you don't need to "remove" anything from the computer.
Then connect the new router (use an ethernet cable don't try it wirelessly) - restart the computer and run the setup cd (if you have to), or just open a web browser go to http://192.168.1.1 (for linksys) enter the username and password for the router - those are in the "setup guide" and configure the router! NO CD has to be used!
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Yes I know Linksys has a sticker that says, "RUN CD FIRST". Its only because they don't want the phone calls on how to setup a router without using the guides that are on the CD! If you check the manuals, and the install guides, you will find you don't need the CD to setup a router on ANY computer.
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