Thankyou for the response. As it turned out, when I reinstalled XP, I'd also
installed the Broadcom Wireless Utility as part of the wireless driver pack,
thinking i needed it to setup my connection, d'oh! Once removed, all is ok.
Many thanks for your help tho, I may be back!!
Dave M
"Smirnoff" wrote:
>
>
> "Dave M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:CD5E14DC-5D71-4AF2-898B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all. I'm using Windows XPpro SP2, updated recently with SP3, tho
> > the
> > problem started before the update. I've recently performed a system
> > reboot
> > on my laptop to cure issues with speed. Once windows had been
> > reinstalled all
> > was fine except that I could not get my internal wireless adpt to
> > connect to
> > my hub. I discovered that the check box to allow " windows to
> > configure my
> > wireless network settings" was unchecked, so i checked it and it
> > allows me to
> > connect. But whenever the adaptor is disabled or the laptop switched
> > off etc,
> > it restores the box to the unchecked state. As far as i know i don't
> > have any
> > other config systems installed as everything was uninstalled when the
> > reboot
> > was done, and only the operating system CD has been reloaded? Please
> > help,
> > this is mighty frustrating for a novice!...
>
> A couple of possibilities.
>
> It could be that your wireless card utility program is still trying to
> control your connection and conflicting with Windows. See if there is an
> option to remove it as a default or start up option.
>
> When you select "Allow Windows to configure my wireless network
> settings", it starts WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration). Possibly WZC is
> set to "manual" or "disabled".
>
> Right click "My Computer">Manage. Click on "Services and Applications"
> in the left panel, double click "Services" in the right hand panel.
> Scroll down to WZC and right click>Properties.
>
> Using the pull down menu, select "Automatic">Apply>OK.
>
>
>
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