Very presumptuous claims to make since you don't even know what anit-virus software I'm running. By the way, it runs as a service. Do you understand the implications of that?
As for Windows Update, it also runs as a service.
None of your posts in this thread have been of any help and most have just been filled totally wrong information. Please keep you blatantly incorrect information to yourself.
You can establish the Wireless Connection, but you need to be logged in, into an User ID to receive the Updates for Windows Updates and VirusScan Updates, since the information or instructions aren't loaded into memory until you log in.
So the answer is NO, to your original question.
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thecreator
Here's how I achieved ability to establish wireless connection at boot up without need for a user to login.
Install/Add the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Administrator Tool option (see Intel® PROSet/Wireless help Administrator section for instructions).
Use the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Administration Tool to create and apply a new "package" containing both Persistent and Pre-Login/Common Profile.
The above profile will be used to establish a wireless connection when no user(s) are logged on and will also be available to all users (common). However the wireless connection will be interrupted during user login and logout due to switching between the Persistent profile and a user's profile (even if the persistent/common profile is used by the user).
To prevent the wireless connection from being interrupted during user login/logout, Install/Add the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Pre-Logon option (see Intel® PROSet/Wireless help Administrator section for instructions) and restart computer.
The Pre-Logon option will disable the Windows Welcome GUI Login Screen and Fast User Switching. To restore these features delete this registry key and restart computer. WARNING, If you don't know what you are doing then don't do this. Registry backup is always recommended before editing the registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
GinaDLL REG_SZ IWPDGINA.DLL
Login as a user with administrator privileges and open 'User Accounts' from 'Control' panel and select 'Change the way users log on or off'.
Now the wireless network connection should established during boot up and should not be interrupted during user login/logout and the Windows Welcome GUI Login and Fast User Switch features remain available.
Windows XP Pro / Home
Intel RRO/Wireless 2915ABG
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software 10.1.1.3
Hi Allen,
I am not at all, very knowledgeable with your equipment. I have only offered some suggestions. Just did not want to leave you hanging waiting for a reply from me. I have nothing else to offer in way of ideas.
But you might just want to create a Maintenance User ID, which can be logged in as a User. Only a suggestion.
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thecreator
My DSL connection is not in any way associates with being logged into the computer. The DSL modem takes care of all that. From computers perspective it is on a LAN.
However I have discovered that the PROSet/Wireless Software 10.1.1.3 does support initiating a WiFi connection at boot up. It's call Persistent connection and can be created with the Administrator tool. The downside to persistent connection is that it is temporarily dropped when a user logs in and thus switches to their WiFi profile.
There is also a Pre-logon/Common connection support which if I understand the documentation will maintain the Persistent connection throughout login/logout. But disables the Multi-User Icon based Welcome/Login screen and forces the use of the dialog box prompt login screen where each user has to enter there user id.
Windows XP Pro
Intel RRO/Wireless 2915ABG
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software 10.1.1.3
Hi Allen,
You can try it. However, I have a friend who has DSL, and when I have been helping him, I noticed when you log out of your User ID, you are closing the connection. That's why I suggested using Fast User and keeping one User always logged in.
Cable is always on. Not so with DSL, because even thou you have DSL, which is claiming to be always on, it isn't. You need to have the Software dial in into the DSL Gateway in the background.
If you have a Limited Phone line with DSL, you are charged a phone call, every time you turn on the computer or log out and back into your User ID. That's the way it was explained to him. Cause he had been turning off the computer when not in use.
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thecreator
Would using 'Windows to manage WiFi' instead of Intel PROSet/Wireless Software make any different?
Hi Allen,
No, with your setup. One User must be logged in, in order to establish the Wi-fi connection.
You might as well turn off the computer, until you are ready to use it.
But you might want to try using Fast user Switching, so one user is always logged in, but sitting at the Welcome Screen.
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thecreator
DSL modem with WiFi.
Computer is on 24/7.
Numerous user accounts. All is fine if at least one of them is logged in.
But if none of them is logged in so computer just sitting at the Windows XP Welcome/Login screen, which is most of the time, then there is no WiFi connection. WiFi connection not established until someone logs in, and is dropped when they logout and system is again sitting at the Welcome/Login screen.
Windows XP Pro
Intel RRO/Wireless 2915ABG
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software 10.1.1.3
Hi Allen,
Are you on a Cable or DSL Connection? Is the computer on all the time? More details please. And what do you mean by logged out?
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thecreator
Is it possible to maintain the WiFi connectivity when logged out so that Windows Update and VirusScan Update can do there thing without someone having to be logged in?
Windows XP Pro
Intel RRO/Wireless 2915ABG
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software 10.1.1.3
TIA
