Pain in the Tech comments on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP]

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Jabelu Firoz

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:17:40 -0800

I\'m getting a message, "Try to refresh and continue...Cannot find the access point" Whats the prob dudes???

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Todd Peterson

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:59:48 -0800

My laptop(Lenovo 500 running XP) runs fine for a few days the the settings for preferred network revertfrom WPA2 AES to Open, None, password reverts to previous state. SSID is not changed. Anyone know of a solution?

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by PK

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:06:33 -0800

Why is it this F---king hard to connect??? I am a MAC user and trying to get the changes to "stick" for my partners XP / Toshiba notebook... (The Toshi comes with a 3rd party crap wifi manager app)... restart the machine and you are back to square one!! Bah.......... MS rubbish

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Usman

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:27:42 -0800

I was getting really tired of the center.exe error messages. Thanks for the tip, it helped me.

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Don

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:12:30 -0700

FInally figured out what was keeping one of my computer from connecting to my wireless net work, darn shame after spending hrs on the phone with Linksys India and Belkin who knows where. and being told my newly purchased adapter was bad, and having to ship it back to Belkin for Replacement, (still haven't received it back after nearly a month) They never thought to tell me to check my wireless mac filter. I disabled it and stuck in an old wireless B adapter I had laying around, and was connected and online right away. If anyones having problems getting connected to your wireless network on some but not all of your computers, you might want to try disabling your wireless Mac Filter and see if that gets you connected. Good luck and I hope this helps someone.

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Joe

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:37:01 -0700

Hi,

Maybe along the same lines and maybe already addressed, but using WinXP SP3, I want to be logged in to 2 different user accounts for 2 different users on my wireless home network via Fast-Switching but when I do this, it seems the 2 connections "compete" against each other and neither one can maintain the connection to the router. I connects, then disconnects, over and over. A cycle like this seems to complete in about 30 seconds or so. It seems to have nothing to do with the "Wireless Zero Configuration," as I've tried that.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Don

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:43:13 -0700

Stephanie you can go to Start on your computer then click Run, in the open box type, Services.msc That will open an window for services available on your computer scroll to the bottom of that list, then third from the bottom should be the Wireless Zero Configuration, click on it then go to the top left of the page and click on STOP. That will Stop the Wireless Zero Service. If you want to turn it back on repeat the same steps and click START to start it back up again. I hope this will be of some help to you .

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Don

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:43:04 -0700

Hey I was wondering if someone can help me figure out what's going on with my Net work I have 4 computers 3 desk tops and 1 laptop, all connected to the internet via my Linksys Wireless G Router except my Dell Dimension Desktop, I tried connecting with a Linksys PCI wireless adapter but could not get a connection, so I removed a Belkin wireless Adapter from one of my other desktops and immediately got connected. I tried installing the Linksys adapter in the computer that I removed the Belkin adapter from and got no connection. So I returned and purchased new adapters 3 different times and still can't get the Dell to connect unless I use the Belkin Adapter from my other desktop (Emacnine). If I install the new adapters in my E machine I still can't get a connection. does anyone know how I might solve this problem ?

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Stephanie

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:04:24 -0700

Hey I was wondering if someone could help..I am desperate. I have a Dell Inspiron 5160 notebook that I am trying to connect to a linksys router to no avail. Linksys tech support says that I have the wireless zero configuration for windows xp and the built in wireless untility running at the same time, which makes the two compete against eachother. The signals are strong, but they won't connect to the net. I was told I had to disable the built in utility. Can anyone tell me how to do that, and please keep in mind I am not computer literate AT ALL? Thank you so much . I appreciate the help.

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Hexum

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:17:19 -0700

Cheers Andy. Glad you wrote this up almost 4 years ago. :]

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Lou Tengzelius

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:43:05 -0700

SX260 Optiplex, XP, No SP2, Sagem USB WiFi Stick, -> Belkin Wireless Router, -> DSL modem. Connected to "Local" network. Needed to go to Control Panel > "Network Connections" > "Wireless Network Connection" right click, disable, then left click enable. Put a shortcut of it on desktop to make getting to internet easier. It then stopped working by disappearing. Went to device manager and activated the Sagem icon. Went to "Wireless Zero Configuration" and disabled. Deleted the aforementioned shortcut. Problem vanished. Booting up puts me directly on internet. Another identical twin had the same defect and was also corrected. Thanks to Andy Atkinson

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by George

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:57:33 -0700

Kyle, I have the exact same problem... when I disabled the WZC it fixed my lag spike problems, but now it drops my connectivity every like 10mins, is there anyway to stay connected to the same connection as before?

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Victor J.

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:52:23 -0800

Yes Andy! Your advice at the top of this page was very helpful--disable the Wireless Zero Configuration service. But in addition to doing that, I found that I had to use the wireless utility that came with the driver for my wireless adapter in order to acheive wireless connectivity with my router. In my case, my wireless adapter is a Belkin USB wireless adapter. It comes with a utility to detect and manage nearby wireless networks. The Belkin utility and the WZC service were most likely in conflict. So now, instead of letting Windows manage my wireless network, I let the Belkin utility manage my wireless network. I betcha that wireless adapters by other manufacturer's also come with a utility program to manage wireless networks. And it's very likely that the manufacturer's utility that came with the adapter is in conflict with the WZC service. Therefore, disabing the Wireless Zero Configuration service is just the first step in solving this "loss of connectivity" problem. The second step is to find out to use the manufacturer's software that came with the wireless adapter to manage nearby wireless networks. Basically the manufacturer's utility that comes with the wireless adapter accomplishes the same thing as the WZC service, however both should probably not be running at the same time.

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by amy

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:29:16 -0800

You fixed all my problems! Thanks so much!!!

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Debs

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:31:05 -0800

I agree with Ace303

The problem with the wzc restarting everytime you turn off your computer.

i was having the same problem. i found the same dell wireless wlan card utility icon in my control panel and realized that it was fighting for control rights with the wzc. there is a tab there for you to click if you want this program to control the wireless connection. they both cannot be used to control the connection. so you either use this program and disable the wzc or you use the wzc and uncheck the tab in this program and that should solve the problem

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by ITtechi69

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:42:23 -0800

Ok well I tried to use this method, which I thought it would be a good one to use cause it actually made some kidna sence. But I still have the same problem. I have a Wireless Linksys N PCI Adapter, WMP300N to be exact. I had no problem working with this adapter before on a Linksys router with a WPA-PSK encription. Well I got a new router, thats not a Linksys router. But I dont think I have to go into the details of what kinda router, cause other computers around the house work fine with WZC, but mine doesnt. Every time I try to use the WZC and go to connect to the net work, my security settings will revert back to WEP and open access not allowing my card to connect. Well ok maybe my card is being a prick, so I decide to setup the network by just seeing the network and connecting to it. Well when its detecting the network type, it disconnects saying the network has been taken down or lost signal when is hasnt. Really there is no logical sence why I can not get the encription and security settings to stay when I can get it work on my Linksys software, granted it works but it disconnects me constantly when I try to connect to the internet on anything, WL, MSN, AIM, IE, Ventrillo, it looses the connection every time I try to connect to a program... I can not figuar it out... Hope someone has a anwser or a salution I havnt thought of yet.

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Kyle

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:35:09 -0700

Hey.. I've done a lot of research trying to figure out why I would get enormous lag spikes while gaming online, making them impossible to enjoy, let alone accomplish anything.. So pretty much what I have heard the most is to disable WZC and it should go away.. and it does.. for about 10-15 minutes.. Then I get disconnected from my wireless and it'll say "Windows cannot configure a connection" I get soo frustrated with it.. It shouldn't NEED to configure a connection.. it already HAD one.. I don't quite understand why it can't just stay on the connection.. Anyways.. any ideas keeping WZC disabled after it finds a connection, and still keeping that same connection?

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Ace303

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:39:45 -0700

Hi, CharlieD - check this out... I was having the same problem with my Dell laptop because the "Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility" has the "Let this tool manage your wireless networks" option set. It basically defeats you from using the Wireless Zero Configuration (a much easier tool IMHO) to manage your wireless card.

If this is the case with you, too, there are two things you will need to do.

Go to Control Panel and open the "Dell Wireless WLAN Utility". Once that opens, make sure you are on the tab for "Wireless Networks" and un-check the box for "Let this tool manage your wireless networks". Click "Apply" and then "OK" to save the setting.
Open your Wireless Network Connection Properties (you may need to look for something that says "Change advanced settings") and make sure that the tab for "Wireless Networks" is selected. Make sure that the box is checked for "Use Windows to configure my wireless networks settings". Click "OK" to save the settings.

That should do it � GL!

P.S. To make some of the settings in step #2 you may need to do some poking around to get to the Wireless Network Connection Properties, or follow some of the instructions already posted by others.

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by Intel 3945ABG

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:09:39 -0700

Having had the same problem of freezing Windows XP once in a while using a Intel 3945ABG WiFi adapter built-in into a Toshiba Porteg� M400 Notebook, switching off Wireless Zero Configuration (WSC) in 'services.msc' as described in the article solved the problem. Yet, no automatic configuration/detection of available networks was possible anymore (as expected), not even with Toshiba's WiFi ConfigFree utility! It said that some other program was controlling the network settings. I therefore wanted to add the following hint to the article: BEFORE disabling Wireless Zero Configuration, open the 'Properties' dialog of 'Wireless Network Connection' and UNCHECK 'Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings' on the 'Wireless Networks' tab. Only then stop/disable Wireless Zero Configuration (WSC) in services.msc. Otherwise, a third-party WiFi support utility might not have access to or control the WiFi settings lateron. (Once you have disabled WSC, the "Wireless Networks" tab in the properties dialog will not be there anymore!)

Comment on [Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP] by simon

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:02:11 -0700

Can anyone help me? I decided to secure my wireless connection to my belkin router wich worked ok, i then set it to not broadcast the ssid, as soon as i done that my net work vanished from the list of networks and i havnt been able to connect to the belkin ip page through my router to disable the non broadcast ssid. Any hlpe would be much appreciated im pretty new to all this, Simon..