Why no WZC/Wireless Network Tab?

The wireless zero configuration service is no installed on my Comaq Presario 700. At least, it does not show up in the Adminsitrative Tools.

As a result, I do not have Wireless network tab in my network properties boxes.

I have been using a number of Dlink wireless adapter cards and they all work fine. Recently I installed an Extreme G, but it won't work. DLink insists it is a Windows problem and I have to turn off "Let Windows control my card" or somthing like that under the Wireless tab in the network properties. But I don't have such a tab, even though my system help files show that I should.

How can I can this service turned on? I've loaded every XP update I could find and it still doesn't show up.

Thanks.

"T Edelinski" <TEdelinski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The wireless zero configuration service is no installed on my Comaq
Presario 700. At least, it does not show up in the Adminsitrative Tools.
>
> As a result, I do not have Wireless network tab in my network properties
boxes.
>
> I have been using a number of Dlink wireless adapter cards and they all
work fine. Recently I installed an Extreme G, but it won't work. DLink
insists it is a Windows problem and I have to turn off "Let Windows control
my card" or somthing like that under the Wireless tab in the network
properties. But I don't have such a tab, even though my system help files
show that I should.
>
> How can I can this service turned on? I've loaded every XP update I could
find and it still doesn't show up.
>
> Thanks.


First, try to start the service:

Start | run | type "services.msc" then hit return.
Scroll down to "Wireless Zero Configuration Service"
Double-click it.
Click the start button to start the service.
Set the Startup Type to automatic.


If it does not show in the list of Services, then try this
procedure which Barb Bowman has posted in the past:

Start | run | type "regedit" then hit return.
Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\WZCSVC

add a DWORD entry named "Start" and value "2"


--
Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking

Ron--

Thanks so much, and thanks for responding so quickly. I had to go to Regedit to turn the WZC service on, but I am now happily using my new Extreme G card and everything is working fine.

Thanks again.

"Ron Lowe" wrote:

> "T Edelinski" <TEdelinski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:86B4E2C7-2BEC-4740-9B2F-A1DB56CF3EA9@microsoft.com...
> > The wireless zero configuration service is no installed on my Comaq
> Presario 700. At least, it does not show up in the Adminsitrative Tools.
> >
> > As a result, I do not have Wireless network tab in my network properties
> boxes.
> >
> > I have been using a number of Dlink wireless adapter cards and they all
> work fine. Recently I installed an Extreme G, but it won't work. DLink
> insists it is a Windows problem and I have to turn off "Let Windows control
> my card" or somthing like that under the Wireless tab in the network
> properties. But I don't have such a tab, even though my system help files
> show that I should.
> >
> > How can I can this service turned on? I've loaded every XP update I could
> find and it still doesn't show up.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
> First, try to start the service:
>
> Start | run | type "services.msc" then hit return.
> Scroll down to "Wireless Zero Configuration Service"
> Double-click it.
> Click the start button to start the service.
> Set the Startup Type to automatic.
>
>
> If it does not show in the list of Services, then try this
> procedure which Barb Bowman has posted in the past:
>
> Start | run | type "regedit" then hit return.
> Navigate to:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\WZCSVC
>
> add a DWORD entry named "Start" and value "2"
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Ron Lowe
> MS-MVP Windows Networking
>
>
>
>

"Ron Lowe" wrote:

> "T Edelinski" <TEdelinski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:86B4E2C7-2BEC-4740-9B2F-A1DB56CF3EA9@microsoft.com...
> > The wireless zero configuration service is no installed on my Comaq
> Presario 700. At least, it does not show up in the Adminsitrative Tools.
> >
> > As a result, I do not have Wireless network tab in my network properties
> boxes.
> >
> > I have been using a number of Dlink wireless adapter cards and they all
> work fine. Recently I installed an Extreme G, but it won't work. DLink
> insists it is a Windows problem and I have to turn off "Let Windows control
> my card" or somthing like that under the Wireless tab in the network
> properties. But I don't have such a tab, even though my system help files
> show that I should.
> >
> > How can I can this service turned on? I've loaded every XP update I could
> find and it still doesn't show up.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
> First, try to start the service:
>
> Start | run | type "services.msc" then hit return.
> Scroll down to "Wireless Zero Configuration Service"
> Double-click it.
> Click the start button to start the service.
> Set the Startup Type to automatic.
>
>
> If it does not show in the list of Services, then try this
> procedure which Barb Bowman has posted in the past:
>
> Start | run | type "regedit" then hit return.
> Navigate to:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\WZCSVC
>
> add a DWORD entry named "Start" and value "2"
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Ron Lowe
> MS-MVP Windows Networking
>
>
>
>

Hi
May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html
The Extreme G mode is Not a recognized standard Mode, may be the D-Link
people know that some thing is wrong with this device and it is Not fully
compatible with Windows Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC).
So you try the D-Link manager and WZC, and see which one works better for
you.
Just make sure that they are Not working at the same tome.
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Lefty" <Lefty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Ron Lowe" wrote:
>
>> "T Edelinski" <TEdelinski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:86B4E2C7-2BEC-4740-9B2F-A1DB56CF3EA9@microsoft.com...
>> > The wireless zero configuration service is no installed on my Comaq
>> Presario 700. At least, it does not show up in the Adminsitrative Tools.
>> >
>> > As a result, I do not have Wireless network tab in my network
>> > properties
>> boxes.
>> >
>> > I have been using a number of Dlink wireless adapter cards and they all
>> work fine. Recently I installed an Extreme G, but it won't work. DLink
>> insists it is a Windows problem and I have to turn off "Let Windows
>> control
>> my card" or somthing like that under the Wireless tab in the network
>> properties. But I don't have such a tab, even though my system help files
>> show that I should.
>> >
>> > How can I can this service turned on? I've loaded every XP update I
>> > could
>> find and it still doesn't show up.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>>
>> First, try to start the service:
>>
>> Start | run | type "services.msc" then hit return.
>> Scroll down to "Wireless Zero Configuration Service"
>> Double-click it.
>> Click the start button to start the service.
>> Set the Startup Type to automatic.
>>
>>
>> If it does not show in the list of Services, then try this
>> procedure which Barb Bowman has posted in the past:
>>
>> Start | run | type "regedit" then hit return.
>> Navigate to:
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\WZCSVC
>>
>> add a DWORD entry named "Start" and value "2"
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best Regards,
>> Ron Lowe
>> MS-MVP Windows Networking
>>
>>
>>
>>