guys! done it.
i work in IT, so that helped.
3 of my Dell Laptops with either win2k or xp failed, no matter what i tried with the PCMCIA drivers.
i ended up using, GET THIS, a 1995 Commodore (of all makes) PC laptop!!!!!! it had win95 on it - but when i put the MR in, it detected it fine, so i painfully upgraded the OS today to Win98 (non SE2) and have finally done it!!
The update went through lovely - how it should be really!
My MR is now the latest version - and to think, i was gonna bin this laptop. LOL!
Now i need to figure out what this CAM can do for me...