Second (Realtek) wifi adaptor - still cannot connect

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Second (Realtek) wifi adaptor - still cannot connect

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I have bought a second (cheapo) wifi adaptor, but, cannot get that to work eithor. Can someone please point me in the right direction?

My system info is as follows:

mark@mark-HP-Compaq-dx2200-MT ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: mark-HP-Compaq-dx2200-MT Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)
Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.11 Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq dx2200 MT
Mobo: MSI model: 0A48 Bios: Phoenix version: MS7254 1.05 date: 08/14/2006
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium 4 CPU (-HT-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 6398.85
Clock Speeds: 1: 3199.429 MHz 2: 3199.429 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200/1100] bus-ID: 01:05.0
X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RC410 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
Card-2: Microsoft driver: USB Audio usb-ID: 002-004
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
driver: 8139too ver: 0.9.28 port: de00 bus-ID: 02:03.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: NetGear usb-ID: 001-012
IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 80.0GB (66.9% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: ST3808110AS size: 80.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 16G used: 4.2G (29%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 0.94GB used: 0.02GB (2%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info: Processes: 151 Uptime: 1 day Memory: 575.5/1382.4MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17
mark@mark-HP-Compaq-dx2200-MT ~ $


THe disc that came with it (the Realtek one) has 3 folders, Linux, Mac OS and Windows.

It also has 3 files

autorun.apm
autorun.exe
autorun.inf

APM : Unknown file type > Make executable and run > Sorry, could not change the permissions of "autorun.apm": Error setting permissions: Read-only file system

EXE : Box flashes up on the screen but disappears too fast to read

INF : Opens a text editor with the following:

[autorun]
open=autorun.exe
icon=8192eu.ico


Open with autorun prompt :

The software will run directly from the medium "WIFI_Driver". You should never run software that you don't trust.

If in doubt, press Cancel.

If I select run, I get the following : Cannot find the autorun program
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