Ethernet Adapter

"upgraded from xp home to black"

What's black??

"…when i try to install software for linksys wireless router…"

Something's amiss here. I assume you really mean a linksys wireless *adapter*, the wireless card you installed on your laptop. After all, this is the wireless forum. And if that’s the case, the following "no ethernet adapter recognized" doesn’t make sense since that message is referring to a WIRED adapter.

So I'd like to help, but there are several inconsistencies here that make that difficult.

Btw, be sure to include DETAILS like make/model of wireless router, wireless network adapters, etc. The more details the easier it is to diagnose the problem.