USB on WIN NT 4.0

#1 robfisher

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Posted 23 April 2003 - 10:31 AM

So, Microsoft says they don't support USB on Windows NT 4.0. My question is, can it be done? What I want to do is, use a Linksys USB network adapter on a machine running Windows NT 4.0. Are there any universial USB drivers out there for Windows NT 4.0? Do they work? PCI would be so much easier, but, I can't open the machine, and I have to stick with NT 4.0.

#2 uboofer

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Posted 23 April 2003 - 04:20 PM

Yes it can be done. If you look on the internet you can find some links to files that will add the USB support to NT. I have one that we had used at work but now if a machine needs USB and and has high enough specs we just upgrade it to W2k. Be aware that you will probably only be able to find support for USB 1 only.

#3 umikun

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Posted 03 January 2004 - 02:03 AM

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PCI would be so much easier, but, I can't open the machine, and I have to stick with NT 4.0.

Is there a lock on there? If not, PCI would be the way to go. Just borrow a screwdriver to get it open. Rest your wrists upon the bare metal of the case while you put in the card to prevent electrostatic damage. If there's a lock on there, there may be some USB drivers you can find. I'm planning on getting a portable MP3 player, but I want to keep NT4 on my machine, so I'm very much in the same boat.