Restarting Services

[Sitara Lal]

On my desktop running Win XP (Home), I always need to manually start Control
Panel | Services | Wireless Zero Configuration every time I switch on my PC.
Otherwise the PC connects to other wireless networks in the neighborhood and
not to my designated, secured network.

However, on my laptop (running Win XP Pro), I have to do no such manual
exercise. Each time I start it, the service (Wireless Zero Configuration)
starts up automatically and I get connected to the right wireless network.

How can I fix this problem on my desktop?

Thanks and have a great New Year

 

[R. McCarty]

Many Wireless NICs have a application or support applet that
tries to handle Wireless connections. If you open Network
Connections and then your Wireless Connection you'll find an
option that directs the LAC to use XP's native Wireless Control
to connect to access points. Think the wording is "Use XP to
control this device/connection" and you'll find it on the Wireless
Networks (TAB). By enabling that option it should ensure that
the Wireless Zero Config Service is set to Automatic and starts
at each boot up.

 

[Sitara Lal]

I followed your suggestions and in the Wireless Network Connection
Properties (TAB) the option 'Use Windows to configure my wireless network
settings' is checked (always had been).

However, that does not start up the Wireless Zero Configuration service
whenever the computer is booted up.

Any other ideas?

 

[R. McCarty]

Perhaps, Click Start, Run (Type) Services.Msc [Enter]
In the listing locate Wireless Zero Config and make sure that it is
set to Automatic for Start mode and it's status is Started. WZC
also has a few dependency services that must be running. It might
help analyze your issue if you could post the NIC Vendor and the
model #. If the card came with software, you may need to do an
uninstall on the full support software and only use the driver to get
whatever is attempting Wireless control to go away. I would also
purge both System & Application Event logs and reboot the PC
and then check each log for errors (Red Icons). You may have a
Service issue beyond WZC and you need a clean slate to capture
a recent boot.

Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr. Msc [Enter]
Right Click each Logs heading in the Right Pane and then click the
"Clear All Events" option.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Start/run services.msc, scroll to WZC and double click it. Then make sure
the startup type is automatic. You might also want to set the first recovery
to restart the service as well. Once done and connected, go into the
properties of the wireless adapter and set your secured wireless as the
preferred connection.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Sitara Lal]

OK, it is a ZyXEL G-302v2 802.11b/g card.

Will hunt for the original driver CD and then attempt uninstall - reinstall
and report progress, if any

Thanks for your help.

 

[Sitara Lal]

Rick - I did all that LONG BEFORE posting a help message in this newsgroup!
It does not seem to help!

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Which is why I suggested that you also set the first failure to
automatically restart as well.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org