TRANSLATION:

"after bashing the shit out of windows 8 (with no real reason) and after seeing other people adopt it without their PC's blowing up and just maybe having done a little background reading of my own on the benefits (yes real and documented benefits) of moving to Windows 8 I've decided to ignore everything I've said in the past about Windows 8"...........here's hoping the rest of the forum users also forget everything I said about it!   hehe

Out of curiosity, what did you use for internet before, when you tried 8 on your rig?  

Actually, kona and I have been discussing Windows 8 in PM's and I have helped to clear up a few usage/performance issues for him.  While Win 8 may not run the best on his current hardware, we have discussed workarounds that will allow him to use it until he can upgrade with new hardware.  However, I have not been able to find a solution to the Belkin issue, and thus, kona has posted here hoping somebody else can help.

Oh, and RND, anyone else who doesn't understand, kona has communication issues and does not always express/explain himself as well as you or I.  Whether that is due to health issues or another reason, a bit of patience and understanding goes a long way towards a better understanding of kona's thoughts, questions and needs, etc.  To just go in with all guns blazing to blame, attack ridicule him without first trying to establish a common ground is non-productive and will always lead to avoidable unpleasantries.

In other words, politely ask about the situation before using a tone that'll upset the apple cart and benefit noone. Okay?

Repeating disclaimer: I have no first hand knowledge of this product/chipset, and the info that the product in question is using this chipset is based on a quick skim of some linux forum posts - in no way an official source.

Probably the reason that Belkin doesn't have a Win8 driver is that Realtek hasn't given them a baseline one to re-brand.  According to Realtek's website, their last update for the 8192SU chipset was in 2012 and only supported up to Win7.  Note that sometimes Win7 drivers will work in Win8 - depends on which driver model they're using.

That's here:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=2&PNid=48&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true

(search for 8192SU on the page.)

If that one doesn't work and Microsoft hasn't picked up the torch, I'd guess that this hardware will never be supported under Win8, as there is little economic incentive for the manufacturers (either Realtek or Belkin) to do so at this point. 

One more thing you could possibly try is installing the Windows 8.1 update (free update to Win8) which possibly has additional driver support.  That said, if you can't reach the network downloading the update may be difficult.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/update-from-windows-8-tutorial

Final thought - if all you need is a network card, you're OK with installing it yourself, and you've got personal transportation, you can quite possibly find one for free either by trolling through Craigslist posts or (if your municipality segregates electronics waste and you live in a well populated area) heading down to your local dump (I know that mine always has an assortment of computers in various states; usually most are fairly old, but if you're just looking for something equivalent to the above, it's not exactly new technology.)  Of course, YMMV and all that, you may (will) end up with some dead ones along the way, and you'll probably need to take it out of an entire machine.

Good luck!

I think I have an old bilkin wireless tucked away somewhere in my apt.  maybe the drivers are with it.  Don't know which model it is.  When I get home tonight - I will dig the belkin out - check model, and get drivers.  sorry I cant now - appointment in a few...

Sorry, I don't have the belkin anymore.  Must have passed it on earlier... and forgotten.