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

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" <lalsitara@filter.indiatimes.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>

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" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:O%23Bc5alDGHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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.

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.


"Sitara Lal" <lalsitara@filter.indiatimes.com> wrote in message
news:%23BSTMklDGHA.412@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>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" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:O%23Bc5alDGHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> 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.
>
>

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.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Sitara Lal" <lalsitara@filter.indiatimes.com> wrote in message
news:OTPw8VlDGHA.1088@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 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
>

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.



"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:e$bL9rlDGHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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 - I did all that LONG BEFORE posting a help message in this newsgroup!
It does not seem to help!




"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e9Fi%234lDGHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> 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.
>
> --

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
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Sitara Lal" <lalsitara@filter.indiatimes.com> wrote in message
news:u$P6uVmDGHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Rick - I did all that LONG BEFORE posting a help message in this
> newsgroup! It does not seem to help!
>
>
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:e9Fi%234lDGHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>
>