Re: Let Windows configure my wireless connection

After you disable one or the other you may need to reboot and re-configure
the network settings, if you didn't do that in the latest attempt.

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"Phil.T" <PhilT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7D238637-6466-43F4-8C10-32CED92BF57F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Many thanks for your response Richard.........just tried it out but no
> luck
> I'm afraid. Exactly the same results. Seemed a logical suggestion but
> really
> not sure where to go from here.
> Thanks again.
> Phil
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like you have two control programs fighting over configuring the
>> wireless card - the Windows WZC service and whatever service your
>> wireless
>> card has installed. The cure for this is to decide which one you want to
>> control the card, then disable the other. For example, if you want to
>> use
>> the wireless card's configuration program you must disable the Wireless
>> Zero
>> Configuration service in the Service MMC Snap-in (Start, Run,
>> SERVICES.MSC).
>> If you want Windows to control the card, leave WZC alone and disable the
>> card's configuration utility.
>>
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>>
>> "Phil.T" <PhilT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5599051B-E855-4485-908A-39E2EF3663E6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I cannot get a wireless connection to work between my laptop and Linksys
>> > wireless-g router. However, if I "un-check" the "let windows configure
>> > my
>> > wireless connection" within wireless properties, then immediately I
>> > have a
>> > connection! But, on closing down and re-booting once again no wireless
>> > connection is operable until I once more "check" the same tick-box and
>> > then
>> > "un-check" it. Any ideas please where I'm going so hopelessly wrong in
>> > what
>> > I presume is a configuration issue?
>> > Thanks
>> > Phil
>>
>>
>>


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