This one's an improvement on the previously mentioned driver for the AR701x & AR9271 series (09/30/2010,7.7.0.98); link to my vista-7 postulation here --> http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic. … 681#p44681
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For the AR9170 series; (xp_DriverVer=04/20/2010,3.0.0.168): ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/wn111v2_setup_3.1.exe 
SourceDisksFiles,arusb_xpx.sys=0; this file's missing AFIK, so no XP_x64 support
Edit: found the missing file for full 2k-w7 support from AirLive, whom had violated WHQL inf signing by simply adding their HWID. I've reverted the inf files back to WHQL stock & added extra Inf files to support AirLive's new product: http://www.airlive.com/support/support_ … 2302744594
http://69.64.87.53/airlive_fileserver/u … 68_win.zip
Unquirked here: --> http://www.mediafire.com/file/ay4ob87ez … .5.0.19.7z 
Edit: updated March 9, 2012 to include dlink dwa-160_RevA drivers v3.0.0.170, 3.1.0.137, &Win7-8 v3.5.0.21
[Atheros]
;DisplayName Section Hardware ID
;----------- ------- --------------------------
%ATHR.DeviceDesc.1001% = ATHR_1001.ndi, USB\VID_0CF3&PID_1001
%ATHR.DeviceDesc.1002% = ATHR_1002.ndi, USB\VID_0CF3&PID_1002
%ATHR.DeviceDesc.9170% = ATHR_9170.ndi, USB\VID_0CF3&PID_9170
%ATHR.DeviceDesc.5304% = ATHR_5304.ndi, USB\VID_2019&PID_5304
%ATHR.DeviceDesc.093F% = ATHR_093F.ndi, USB\VID_04BB&PID_093F
%ZCOM.DeviceDesc.0023% = ATHR_0023.ndi, USB\VID_0CDE&PID_0023
%ZCOM.DeviceDesc.0026% = ATHR_0026.ndi, USB\VID_0CDE&PID_0026
%3COM.DeviceDesc.1010% = 3COM_1010.ndi, USB\VID_0CF3&PID_1010
%H3C.DeviceDesc.1011% = H3C_1011.ndi, USB\VID_0CF3&PID_1011
[Arcadyan]
%ARCA.DeviceDesc.F522% = ARCA_F522.ndi, USB\VID_083A&PID_F522
[NETGEAR]
%NTGR.DeviceDesc.9010% = NTGR_9010.ndi, USB\VID_0846&PID_9010
%NTGR.DeviceDesc.9001% = NTGR_9001.ndi, USB\VID_0846&PID_9001
%NTGR.DeviceDesc.9040% = NTGR_9040.ndi, USB\VID_0846&PID_9040
[Dlink]
%DWA160.DeviceDesc% = DLINK_50U.ndi, USB\VID_07D1&PID_3C10
%DWA160A2.DeviceDesc% = DLINK_50UA2.ndi, USB\VID_07D1&PID_3A09
[Proxim]
%DNUA0804.DeviceDesc% = DNUA_0804.ndi, USB\VID_1435&PID_0804
[WNC]
%DNUA0326.DeviceDesc% = DNUA_0326.ndi, USB\VID_1435&PID_0326
[Ovislink]
%OVIK.DeviceDesc.9170% = OVIK_DEV_9170.ndi, USB\VID_1B75&PID_9170
ATHR.Service.DispName = "Atheros Wireless Network Adapter Service"
ATHR.DeviceDesc.1001 = "TG121n USB Wireless Adapter"
ATHR.DeviceDesc.1002 = "TP-LINK TL-WN821N 11N Wireless Adapter"
ATHR.DeviceDesc.9170 = "Atheros OTUS Wireless Network Adapter"
ATHR.DeviceDesc.5304 = "PCI GW-US300GXS"
ATHR.DeviceDesc.093F = "IO-DATA WN-GDN/US2"
ARCA.DeviceDesc.F522 = "802.11N Wireless USB Network Adapter"
ZCOM.DeviceDesc.0023 = "NB 802.11n BG Wireless LAN USB Adapter(UB81)"
ZCOM.DeviceDesc.0026 = "NB 802.11n ABG Wireless LAN USB Adapter(UB82)"
NTGR.DeviceDesc.9010 = "RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter"
DWA160.DeviceDesc = "D-Link DWA-160 Xtreme N Dual Band USB Adapter(rev.A)"
DWA160A2.DeviceDesc = "D-Link DWA-160 Xtreme N Dual Band USB Adapter(rev.A2)"
NTGR.DeviceDesc.9001 = "RangeMax Wireless-N USB Adapter WN111v2"
NTGR.DeviceDesc.9040 = "Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000"
DNUA0804.DeviceDesc = "ORiNOCO 802.11n USB "
DNUA0326.DeviceDesc = "11n generic USB dongle "
3COM.DeviceDesc.1010 = "3Com Dual Band 802.11n USB Adapter"
H3C.DeviceDesc.1011 = "H3C Dual Band 802.11n USB Adapter"
OVIK.DeviceDesc.9170 = "AirLive X.USB 11a/b/g/n USB Adapter"

here's a candidate driver to update the D-Link DWA-160 series, etc from d-link (xp_06/23/2010,3.0.0.170,vista_06/23/2010,3.1.0.137,w7_06/23/2010,3.5.0.21): ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwa160/Dri … rs_180.zip 
the extra files included are for the (rev.B) series of DWA-160, which have a Ralink chipset.
Testers, please post any results.