TL WDN 4800 not recognized. Can't install drivers.

mille3j3

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I recently purchased a wireless card (TP-Link 4800) for a new build PC. I inserted the card into the motherboard (Asrock z87 Extreme 6) but when I try to install the drivers, the card isn't being detected. The operating system is Windows 8-64 bit.

I've searched through some forums dealing with similar scenarios on Tom's and elsewhere but was unable to find anything that led me to any productive conclusion.
 

mille3j3

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UPDATE:

The problem more or less resolved itself with a little internal tinkering.
I went to the Device Manager, right clicked on Network Adapters and forced it to scan for hardware changes. Upon doing this my computer froze, and, after the reboot, the wireless card was being recognized and the drivers could be installed.