Okay, long ago I bought a linksys wmp11 wireless b pci card for a comp downstairs (away from the router) because running wires wasn't an option. I had problems with it before (numerous ones and I can't remember them all) so I called linksys and they said "you got the receipt?" I said "no, I thought linksys was supposed to be high quality, so I threw it out". They said, "one shot rma, we'll send you a good one." A month later I recieve my shiny new wmp11v27 card, throw it in and all is "okay". Works a while, then I start getting random reboots. I decide its time to upgrade, get new mobo, new ram, new psu, install it all and throw on a fresh copy of XP. Get the net up and running, got to download latest ATI drivers and--BAM! BSOD. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, implicates wmp11v27.sys as culprit. I upgrade to latest driver only to find out I had it all along. I'm using XP's zero wireless config utility. What the heck? I hop on the 'ole computing.net forums, find numerous references to IRQ conflicts. Move to another pci slot they say. Okay. Done. Still BSOD anytime I try to use the wireless connection. Is it really the wireless card? I disable the thing, machine runs like a dream. Re-enable...surf net a bit...BSOD (with 10 minutes or so while using wireless). Anyone have any ideas. I searched the forums here and tried every reccomendation I saw, but I'm hoping for something new... I contacted linksys, they say they can't do crap. Same old crap about latest drivers, checking IRQs, making sure all updates are applied, etc. Problem is, I can't apply updates if the damned thing won't work for more than ten minutes! My entire experience with this has effectively convinced me that linksys is complete garbage. Hate has a way of closing the eyes, the ears, and the hearts of men.

Try the older driver from here and see if it helps. http://wiredforbb.com:5631/downloads/drivers/wireless/linksys/wmp11v27/ My sig is on sabbatical.

Hi Cius, I see Howard Hopkinso at www.techspot.com resolved several blue screen relating to wireless LAN card driver. You can send a private message to him to ask for help Regards, cpc2000

Thank you both for your recommendations. I'll try each of them and see where I can get with the problem. Whatever happens, I'll come back to give an update about the status of the problem. Hate has a way of closing the eyes, the ears, and the hearts of men.

Apparently solved. This fix was way easier than I expected it to be. When I had trouble with my first wireless card, part of the problem was the linksys drivers. I was told to use the Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration service. When I RMA'd the card, I naturally continued my use of the WZC service. However, this is apparently what was causing me trouble. I disabled the service and installed linksys' most recent driver and now everything apparently works. Just goes to show there's a reason you try the obvious stuff first. :-/ If anyone else is having trouble though, try this solution. Hate has a way of closing the eyes, the ears, and the hearts of men.