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I decided to try Ndiswrapper now that I finally have a x64 Windows XP version of my wireless driver. I opened the Ndiswrapper GUI and selected the .inf file as instructed. Is there more that I have to do? I have rebooted my computer but noticed no difference.

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NDisWrapper is very hit-and-miss - I've never heard of trying to use a 64bit windows xp driver. Can I help you seeing if there is a native linux equivalent? type sudo lshw -class network and lsusb and lspci and rfkill list into a terminal and add the output to your question. Also uname -a as well as your ubuntu version. – fossfreedom♦ Sep 14 '11 at 22:51
Hi! Thanks for your reply. I'm currently using the driver that Ubuntu chose, which is the rt73 (rt2x00 project) driver that everyone dreads using due to the extremely slow network performance. I tried using Ndiswrapper a long time ago only to find out that it requires a Windows XP (x86) driver, and I was running x64. So I gave up on that only to find a x64 XP driver months later. Maybe it's time to just buckle down and get a new wireless card. – Alan Sep 15 '11 at 15:58
hmmm - maybe - there is a very long thread here for natty with rt73. Maybe this can give you some thoughts - ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1811207 – fossfreedom♦ Sep 15 '11 at 16:06
Chili's post explains it I believe: "Support for the rt2500 chipset has been extremely variable across Ubuntu releases." Oh well... I guess I'm better off getting a new card anyway. Thanks for the help!!! – Alan Sep 17 '11 at 0:10
If this question no longer applies then you can either delete it or answer it yourself if you've solved the problem. Or put that comment with whatever info you think is useful as an answer and accept it. Thanks! – nitstorm Mar 2 '12 at 13:10

closed as too localized by nitstorm, jrg♦ Mar 2 '12 at 13:11

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