Hi, Elibeth: The easiest way to do this would be to download to a flash drive, but a CD will work equally well. Since you did not provide the model of the card, I cannot locate the driver for you. You can use either the Netgear site, or if this is the adapter that came with this desktop, you can go to the main Dell support site, look up the model number (hint, there is no Optiplex model G10, so check the front of the computer), and you'll find all of the drivers for that machine there. Oh, and, yes, Microsoft and Dell will allow anyone to download and install device drivers. This is fairly routine.
I am trying to connect a donated used computer to a wireless access point so some elderly nuns can learn to use the internet.  I received the  old computer, Dell Optiplex G10 with Windows98SE, but without a disc. I have a Netgear adapter, which, when I connect it, asks for a driver which it says is on the CD ROM for 98SE. The computer donor did not provide the disc. Is there anyway that Microsoft or Dell will permit me to locate and download the driver from some website?  If so, can I download it to a CD on another computer where I have an internet connection, then transfer it to the Windows98SE computer?   Any ideas gratefully received. Thank you.
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