Mine/ours is the Netgear WG111v2 54mbs USB network card. However, just because it works on our setups, I can't guarantee that it'd work with yours.... different configurations, etc.

Like I said, ours were installed during the Win 7 setup, and Windows Update updated the drivers after the first proper boot, so I'm wondering if there's something else afoot with your setup.  I've heard that some mobo's and BIOS' have compatability issues with some third-party hardwares/peripherals (not correctly recognising them and etc), so that's a possibility?

I'm running an AMD Phenom II x4 920 on a Gigabyte GA-MA770 UD3 mobo with 8gb Corsair DDR2 800 RAM, if that's any help.  It may be useful to check your motherboard manufacturer's web site to see if there are any issues with your model and various network cards. Could be there's a BIOS update with a fix???

Sorry I can't be of more help and I hope you get it resolved soon.

The funny thing is that is the exact same network card I have. However, in my case Win 7 did not recognize it. I went to the Netgear site and they don't have drivers for it yet and don't have a date listed when they will have them available. I went through the forums and many others were having the same issue as me with this card. I know it's not my mobo because I've been using the same card with XP for a couple years now.

I am installing the 64 bit version of windows so that may be the difference between your setup and mine.

I have Win 7 Home Premium x64, so it's not that.  And if it's not your mobo/BIOS not recognising it, then I'm at a loss as to why yours is not being installed.

I double checked in Device Manager to see if mine was installed correctly, etc, and it is... see below for driver details, etc.

As you can see, my Netgear WG111v2 is installed correctly in Win 7 x64.  It may be the driver version that makes the difference, though the 6.1308. 1226. 2007 ones pictured above were updated/installed by Windows Update after first boot. So obviously my copy of Win 7 detected the card during setup.

This isn't usually within my field of knowledge, but it may be that you need to check the BIOS to ensure the card is still being detected there, and possibly perform a BIOS update if not.  Also, the USB port chosen, was it USB 1.1 or 2.0?   Just guessing here, but Win 7 may require higher (than XP) and may not have been able to detect it on a lower port speed?

The guy who would know best is yrag.  If he doesn't respond here, you might try sending him a PM... just find his nick next to a post he's done (Personal Computing is usually the best place to look) and click the PM option.

Anyway, I hope you get it sorted soon.... Win 7 is like heaven to use, compared to XP.