Probably not, h3r3tic. The way things have been going, it doesn't take long for a wireless adapter to become excess baggage. I had two really cool APs and 24 wireless adapters that are taking up space in a box back at the former position. None could be updated or anything, so ...

Anyway, just on the odd chance, check the BIOS firmware for your desktop, as well. Sometimes you find that support for some functions are added to later BIOS revs (happens with Dell's a lot).