Streaming music from your computer speakers wirelessly via wi-fi sounds like a great idea and it is but if you purchased a Linksys Wmb54G and tried setting it up on your Vista machine, chances are you gave up and threw the gadget out the window. Thanks to Google and some trial and error, I figured out how to get this "non-Vista" gadget working on a Vista computer.
It's wonderful to me that Linksys didn't make this gadget Vista compatible but I am not here to write about that. Instead, I will show you step by step how to get this wireless music bridge to work on your computer.
1. Throw the Cd that came with the unit out! If you happen to run the software on your computer, you will have more problems than you can image.
Important - The utility agenda is registry heavy so if you installed the old version that came on the Cd, you will most likely have issues even if you Un-install it and install the new version. I had to do a theory restore and restored my theory prior to installing the original utility program.
2. Go to Linksys Drivers and download
Xp, Vista Setup Wizard (Xp and Vista) Ver.2.18
Xp, Vista Firmware (Xp and Vista) Ver.2.18
3. Connect the wireless music bridge directly into the Ethernet port of your computer - Not into your router (you will loose Internet connection unless you are using wireless so print this page in case you need to come back to these directions.
4. Run the firmware agenda - it's pretty self explanatory - make sure the gadget is plugged into the wall and your computer and do not interrupt the process. The new firmware version should be 2.18
5. Once the firmware is upgraded, run the installation agenda by double clicking on the "setup" file.
6. Click where it says "Click here to start" - this will detect the bridge linked to your Ethernet port. Once connected, you can add a password, change the name and set it up to be seen on your wireless network.
*If you use Wpa or Wpa2 safety in your network, it is the equivalent to Psk and Psk-2 in the Linksys setup so just be aware that you will not see anything about Wpa
7. Once the gadget is all configured, it will ask you to install the utility which is the agenda that runs on your computer that sends the audio to the device. effect the on screen prompts and install the utility. You will probably get an error after installing the utility because it will not run on Vista as is - just close the error message and continue.
8. After all things is installed, you can disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer.
Here Is The important Part To Get It Working In Vista
9. Click on Start and type in "msconfig" where it says "start search".
10. Click on the startup tab and find "Cmflywave Application" - uncheck the box to the left of it and click Ok.
11. Find these three files on your hard drive:
cmas2ds.exe
cmflywav.exe
wmb54g.exe
(look for them inside the linksys install folder in agenda files)
12. Right-click on each of these files and go to properties - Then find the compatibility tab and check the box where it says "Run this agenda in compatibility mode for: and make your mind up (Windows Xp aid Pack 2) and then click Ok.
13. Now, double click on these 3 files in this order:
cmas2ds.exe
cmflywav.exe
wmb54g.exe
The utility should now run successfully in Vista. Click on "Scan for music bridge" and your gadget will show up in the list. Click on the gadget and click "connect" and now all your audio will be sent to the bridge.
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So a few days went by and all of a sudden, the music was not being transferred to the wireless bridge. I do not know if I reboot or what but now either the bridge showed as linked or not, the music was just arrival out of the computer speakers.
What I did then was go to my sound settings and right click on the active gadget for the computer speakers - I then disabled them.
Next I reboot the computer and when it came back up, I verified that the computer speakers were disabled. I then went to the Linksys folder and double clicked on cmflywav.exe and wmb54g.exe (Not cmas2ds.exe)
The bridge was able to Connect and the music transferred.
In conclusion, this gadget was more ill than it was worth. I paid with shipping for a refurbished model and all the hours wasted trying to get it to work were not worth the money I saved on the device. If you are not a tech savvy person, this gadget is Not for you. Linksys needs to get on the ball and settle all the software issues with the Wmb54G.
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