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    Dec 4, 2009, 02:42 PM
    Router
    I have a net gear wireless router but me computer is windows 200 xp and I put it upstairs and can't get a ethernet cable upstairs so I was going to try a usb wireless adapter can I do it
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    Dec 4, 2009, 02:44 PM
    [QUOTE=llottie;2116027]I have a net gear wireless router but my computer is windows 2000 xp and I put it upstairs and can't get a ethernet cable upstairs so I was going to try a usb wireless adapter can I do it or should I try something else the desktop is not wireless its around 2002 model
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    Dec 4, 2009, 07:38 PM

    You were posting your "question" as a answer to another persons question.

    I have moved your posts
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    Dec 4, 2009, 07:56 PM

    Computer is singuular
    Windows 2000 + Windows XP is plural (i.e. more than 1)

    A USB wireless adapter should work fine as long as the drivers are available for the OS.
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