Did Not Work On My Gateway using Windows Vista Ultimate
923535
I really needed this to work for me becuause after a hard drive crash and then installing Vista Ultimate there was no word processor included like Works. Unfortunately this Did Not Work On My Gateway using Windows Vista Ultimate. I kept getting messages like "someone else is logged on to this computer" and would not install. THere is only ONE user on my computer. ALSO it kept telling me that Internet Explorer was still running and therefore it could not install. NO. . . I.E. was NOT running. I sent this back hoping to get my money back for it. Glad I didn't pay a whole lot for it. STILL need to find a working version of the "Works" word processor because most of my documents were written with this and it uses ".wps" file extensions and they are not compatible with other word processors without going through a converter for EACH FILE. Not! .wps files aren't even compatible with Microsoft's other word processors and I think that stinks. Microsoft makes some fine software and other items BUT come on guys, make the files interchangable with your other products. Thanks and best wishes.
1031519
If you've got a wired all XP professional network, then it works fine, however don't add a vista laptop with a wireless connection to the mix it is just one big headache. Went back & forth with tech support and when I finally gave up and said that when I didn't use NM to manage the connection, everything went fine...their response was Great glad that things are working for you.
3061103
Item will not work on anything newer than windows Vista. I cannot use this, but since it cost so much to return it, I'll just use it for a paper weight.
1989005
The driver did not work with windows vista 32bit. The cable is high quality though, which is a nice touch.
2118923
This seems to be a good product, if you are using Windows XP. It worked well on my XP machine on my home network, but wouldn't work on my machines using Windows ME or Windows Vista. I learned this sad fact after spending too much of my time with D-Link Tech Support. Fortunately, Amazon refunded my money and paid for the return freight. After returning the D-Link DP-301P+, I used a Hawking HPS1P Print Server for my Windows Vista and Windows XP machines, and upgraded my ME to XP, which works well. The Hawking HPS1P doesn't support Windows ME either, unless you are willing to downgrade the firmware, which probably won't work for Vista applications.
3181640
I have had trouble installing this with my new Windows Vista system.  I'm not sure that this reflects a problem with the software, or something about my Vista setup.  I will update my review if/when I am able to install successfully.
367920
Note as of 21 June 09: This review was written using Vista SP1. I do not know if this was fixed with the recent release of SP2.

After about 3 hours of troubleshooting, I finally got it to work. After searching the net, I found that it isn't necessarily a Brother problem, but a network printer problem with Vista (XP doesn't have this problem). Still I wasn't the first to have these problems (lots of people seem to have the same problem), and Brothers support site makes no mention of it. I called tech support but they were closed for the weekend.

I was setting it up as a network printer using the easy setup button on my router. Basically you press a button on the back of the printer, press the easy setup button on your router (if your router supports it, otherwise you have to use a cable just for setup), and the network configuration is sent to the printer. You don't have to do anything else, just click through the dialogs to install the drivers. Very easy, and it seemed to work. The printer was showing up, it had an IP address assigned to it and the included Brother software was showing it's status.

Except it wouldn't print. Vista showed the printer as offline, and there aren't any settings or buttons to put it online. Reinstalled the driver and set up the network on it multiple times, trying different methods. It wouldn't even print using a USB cable, still showing offline.

The printer was showing up on the network, so I figured I would try it with my MacBook Pro. A slight drawback is the first thing you see when you open the box is a piece of paper saying the included CD doesn't provide full support for OSX Leopard (10.5). I went to their website, downloaded the newest drivers there and set up the printer quickly and easily with no problems at all. Printed fine, so I knew the printer was working.

If anyone has the "offline" problem on Vista, the fix was very easy once I figured it out. The secret is to let Vista set up the printer, not the Brother software. Although the included software is nice for guiding you through the network setup. Once it was installed using the included software I removed the printer in the printer control panel. I then clicked add printer from the same control panel instead of using Brother's install software as I did every time before. It found the printer and installed it and now it works fine.

Print quality is good, but not great. I am pleased with it for what I will use it for. For the price though, it's the perfect home printer. Cheap, relatively small footprint, good print quality, speedy (for the price range) and a tray that holds a large amount of paper.

The only thing I don't like about it, besides the difficult install, is it's power draw. When I turn on the printer or when it starts to print, my UPS (Uninterpretable power supply) turns on due to noise on the line, and the lights flicker. Granted I have a lot of stuff plugged into the circuit, but this seems a bit extreme for a printer.

I only gave it 3 stars for a few reasons. Brother's website at the very least should have a work around for set up. Obviously a lot of people don't have the problems I had, but there are quite a few reports of this problem if you do a Google search. The power draw is another factor, a printer shouldn't be making my lights flicker. And lastly as others have noted, the manual feed "tray" is very flimsy and you can't really call it a tray since it won't support any paper without you holding on to it.
3546762
I don't have an issue with Gateway, however, the OS (windows 8 and 8.1) are horrible.
If you want to do tasks other than social media and online shopping I do not know how that can be done.
Also, windows 8 & 8.1 seem to track your every breath no matter the settings.
Wish I had purchsed a different OS.
1314836
I ordered this before reading reviews.. then seeing it has problems installing on vista.. i have windows 7 and it didn't install automatically but if u go to dlink website and download the newest drivers they have for vista it works fine.. do not let windows 7 automatically install ..stop the auto install and it worked fine for me..not sure if it will work for u but it did for me..
3873012
I have Toshiba laptop with Vista. Originally when I plugged this in and waited for the drivers to install it didn't work. I was little miffed, and visited the companies website with little help (very lacking in information). I unplugged it and plugged it in again. It installed a second time, and THEN it worked. Functions fine after that, but I almost threw it away thinking it would not work.
977833
downloadable driver for The Windows 7 would not install without problems.
I was refused technical support from Netgear because Stick Price is not an authorized Netgear reseller.

So now we are suppose to check this ahead of time when purchasing from Amazom!!!

Buy the Cisco or TP-Link product instead.
2702115
I have tried using PC Mover about 8 times with various configurations to transfer programs from an XP Pro laptop to a Vista 64 bit machine. Each times it kills the WMI in the Vista machine which makes the machine unstable. I have spent 12 hours researching the WMI issue and tried every fix I could find, and whatever it does, appears to be unfixable. The only thing PC Mover does well is to undo the transfer and restore the new machine to pre-transfer state. For me it was a complete waste of money.  Oh, and support sucks.
1504757
I needed a 5GHz adapter for one of my older PCs.  This one has worked well on my newer win 7 machines.  The driver and utility that comes with it will not work, or at least it didn't for me.

Don't install TP-Link software.
Search for the following driver: Linksys WUSB6300.
Download driver. (Vista 64 or 32 depending on what you have)
Extract files where you can browse to them on the PC.
Plug in TP-Link Adapter.
Windows will or will not find a driver, it doesn't matter.
Go to device manager and select TP-Link adapter.
Right click properties.
Select update driver.
Select to specify driver.
Go to your extracted Linksys driver.
Select the linksys driver.
The name will now be Linksys WUSB6300.
My computer automatically connected based on my previous attempts with the TP-Link software. Showed 300Mb/s hooked to wireless N 5GHz.

YMMV  Good luck.
1622740
Not sure why the setup is so difficult. I run Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit and even using the updated drivers from Netgear, it wouldn't install properly. I reformatted my HDD, installed Windows and then installed the driver. Everything then worked 100%. I tried to installed this on my office pc and it will not install the driver either. Just glad it worked for the main pc I ordered it for.
1120702
This Adapter did not work on my Windows vista  32 bit , I give it 4 stars because I think it was my mistake , not the seller ,, seems this is not designed for windows vista 32 bit !!! I put the mini Cd that came with adapter but Windows  give a message about the system not able to read the info on the cd  so i figure is because is not compatible for 32 bit systems ! ,,, not sure !! , I did buy a Medialink  adapter here in Amazon ,I put the cd on the computer the installation of the driver for the Medialink adapter was so easy and work's great I get an excellent wifi reception on my desktop ...
4254377
it took me several tries to get this set up. i'm using vista and the prompts in the directions came up diferently on my laptop. make sure you do exactly what the directions say in exactly the same order. seems to work really well though. i paired it with my sterio receiver and it works well.
1967229
worked fine - had vista and that didn't work when we switched cable providers.  we have had no issues since