I really appreciate all the help, but all the links are downThere were hacked USB drivers, which worked 'better' for me using WinXP ('better' because they were still a bitch sometimes!). I'm at work right now, but I can upload them when I'm back home.
[edit:] found 'em
Topic - http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=4562
Direct link - http://gba.kiczek.com/SOFTWARE/Linker/Flas...2ausbdriver.zip
[edit 2:]sorry for the whole editing thing, but I just found the link to the F2A FAQ dark420bishop made:
http://www.sharemation.com/dark420bishop/faq/