Wireless Zero Configuration service won't start

[Russ Ringer]

Wireless Zero Configuration service was not listed under services, so
I added it per
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/qa/qa20040311.shtml

It shows up in Services now, but it won't start.
Error in event log is:
"Could not start the Wireless Zero Configuration service on local
computer. Error 2: the system cannot find the specified file"

wzcdlg.dll, wzcsvc.dll and wzcsapi.dll are in c:\windows\system32

How can I find out what file is missing or repair/re-install the
service?

TIA,
Russ

 

[Guest]

did you search your \windows\system32 folder for these files. I have them
there and servicepackfiles\i386.

Do you have SP2 installed or are you current on updates?

 

[Russ Ringer]

did you search your \windows\system32 folder for these files. I have them
there and servicepackfiles\i386.

Do you have SP2 installed or are you current on updates?

wzcdlg.dll, wzcsvc.dll and wzcsapi.dll are in c:\windows\system32
I'm running SP2 and all updates from our internal windows update SUS
server have been installed.

 

[Guest]

I know there is a networking news group also. you may want to get some help
there.

I know that I also have a service/process running in task manger. that
references these files. Have you checked there.
start>run>cmd>tasklist /svc

wireless service if running will be listed.

Have you also, looked under Services to see that Wireless configuration is
started?
To initialize it, open Administrative Tools in the Control Panel and select
Services. Scroll down to Wireless Zero Configuration, Right-click on it, and
select Start. The service is now enabled, and the Wireless Network tab will
be visible in Network Properties (from your article)

If this doesn't help you, I have exhausted my knowledge of this topic. try
networking news group.

 

[Russ Ringer]

I know there is a networking news group also. you may want to get some help
there.

I know that I also have a service/process running in task manger. that
references these files. Have you checked there.
start>run>cmd>tasklist /svc

wireless service if running will be listed.

Have you also, looked under Services to see that Wireless configuration is
started?
To initialize it, open Administrative Tools in the Control Panel and select
Services. Scroll down to Wireless Zero Configuration, Right-click on it, and
select Start. The service is now enabled, and the Wireless Network tab will
be visible in Network Properties (from your article)

If this doesn't help you, I have exhausted my knowledge of this topic. try
networking news group.

It is listed in Services.msc, but when I try to start it, it fails
with "error 2: file not found" I can only guess what file it's looking
for, so I checked the only ones I know about, the wzc* ones, which all
seem to be present.

Thanks for your help. I will try the networking group.

 

[Guest]

Like I said before I'm not really qualified to help you.
All I can do is point at some reference material.
Happy Reading.

Here's an article about Networking
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313242

Start>Help and Support Center>wireless zero configuration (in search field)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;894568
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815485
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;870702

Start>Help and Support Center
Pick a Topic>Networking and the Web>Networking>Wireless Networking>Wireless
(802.11) Networking

I don't know why your Wireless zero had to be a manually installed?

Like I said there is a Network news group

Wireless Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...lic.windows.networking.wireless&lang=en&cr=US

Networking and The Web
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ft.public.windowsxp.network_web&lang=en&cr=US


Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

Sorry for delay. took me a while to look all this up.