Wireless connect drops ? Disable Wireless Zero Config Servic

[charlestek]

I'm using a Lenovo N100 laptop with thinkvantage access connections and an intel 3945abg wireless chipset.
Using Antera309's instructions I had to reinstall the wireless stuff disabling the "Let Windows Manage Wireless" checkbox in the wireless connection properties tab, to
allow access connections to take over. However, lately I've had the problem of the wireless connection suddenly stopping, and the access connection diagnostic says "windows wireless configuration service is not enabled" which makes no sense, since I believe the service is Windows own management service for wireless that I just disabled with the checkbox. I've just now stopped the "wireless zero configuration" service and set it to disabled. I reconnected with access connections and it is staying connected so far. Previously before I did the network reinstall, using antera309's procedure repeated below and additionally had to find the product code for each msi that the intel pro set wireless installed (about 8 of them), and do a msiexe /x {prod code} plus msizap TP! {prod code}
things were stable WITH THE WIRELESS ZERO CONFIG SERVICE RUNNING, BUT THE CHECKBOX UNCHECKED. However, last week I had played with some wireless monitoring tools and had to uninstall them, and reinstall stuff, and am having this disconnection problem. Please don't suggest running the uninstall/reinstall stuff,
as I had extreme headaches getting the proset wireless to install its 802.11x components, even with the msiexec uninstall's.

Any ideas would be welcome.

Thanks,

Phil

Here's how to fix this problem under Windows XP SP2:

You will need the install files for the latest versions of the following on your hard disk:
- IBM Access Connections
- IBM Hotkey Utility
- Driver for Intel PRO/1000 Cabled network card
- Intel ProSET Wireless (inc Intel 2200BG wireless network card driver)

1) Uninstall Access Connections. Don't reboot.

2) Uninstall Hotkey driver. Don't reboot.

3) Uninstall Intel ProSet Wireless (inc. 2200BG driver). Don't reboot.

4) Search the C:\WINDOWS\INF folder for any files containing "2200BG". Delete any OEMxx.INF files containing this string

5) Reboot

6) Uninstall any other software that includes network components (e.g. VPN client software)

7) In Device Manager, uninstall the driver for the Wired Ethernet PRO/1000 adapter.


8 ) Start REGEDIT and make the following registry deletions - THESE ARE THE KEYS THAT THE INTEL PROSET WIRELESS UNINSTALLER SHOULD REMOVE, AND DOESN'T!!

For all keys under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}, look at the "Name" value in the "Connection" subkey. Delete ALL keys EXCEPT the one for "Bluetooth Network connection".

For all keys under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E975-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}}, look at the "Description" value. Delete they keys for "WLAN Transport" and "AEGIS Protocol (IEEE 802.1x) vx.x.x.x"

Delete keys:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_AEGISP
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_S24TRANS
(you will need to give yourself write permissions to these keys first)

Delete Keys:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AegisP
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\s24Trans


9) In System Properties-Advanced-Environment variables, you will see the string ;C:\Program files\Intel\Wireless\Bin will appear in the PATH system variable. This is another piece of sloppyness on the part of the Intel ProSET Wireless uninstaller. Delete it out and go OK.

10) Reboot

11) Using Device Manager, force a re-install of the latest version of the Intel PRO/1000 Cabled network adapter (choose "I will choose the driver to install" then "Have disk" and provide the location on the hard disk with the PRO/100 driver files for XP). Reboot if prompted.

11) Install Intel ProSET Wireless, choose Custom Install, and make sure both components are selected for installation. Reboot when prompted.

12) Right-click "My network places" and choose "Properties". Right-click "Wireless Network Connection" and choose "Propertes". On the "Wireless Networks" tab, un-tick the checkbox marked "Allow Windows to manage wireless networks" and click OK.

13) Install the IBM Hotkey utility. Don't reboot.

14) Install IBM Access Connections. Don't reboot.

15) Copy file LIBEAY32.DLL from C:\Program files\Intel\Wireless\Bin to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32.

16) Reboot.

17) Re-install any network software (e.g. VPN client) that you might have uninstalled earlier and reboot again.

After the reboot, everything should work as intended!