Remove SSID completely

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I was setting up a particular network for a client of mine and after setting
it up for them, I have now sold the system to them but I still have the
settings and SSID name on my system.
How do I completely remove all evidence of this so as I can start from
scratch?

I have uninstalled all the IEEE1394 devices and this made the network
connections dissappear but when I restart my computer, everything is
re-installed. I no longer have any other connections showing but the 1394
connection will not go away.

As I require this for future computer builds for my clients, I wish to have
it set so as I can start new connections whenever I need them. Not finishing
here, it has now made my internet connection extremely sluggish and slow.

Can anyone help?

Cheers.

Den
 
I was setting up a particular network for a client of mine and after setting
it up for them, I have now sold the system to them but I still have the
settings and SSID name on my system.
How do I completely remove all evidence of this so as I can start from
scratch?

I have uninstalled all the IEEE1394 devices and this made the network
connections dissappear but when I restart my computer, everything is
re-installed. I no longer have any other connections showing but the 1394
connection will not go away.

As I require this for future computer builds for my clients, I wish to have
it set so as I can start new connections whenever I need them. Not finishing
here, it has now made my internet connection extremely sluggish and slow.

Can anyone help?

Cheers.

Den
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Den

The IEEE1394 devices are Firewire, which is a cable similar to USB. The SSID is
a WiFi identity. Un install the WiFi devices and drivers, and the SSID
association should go away.

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Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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I was setting up a particular network for a client of mine and after setting
it up for them, I have now sold the system to them but I still have the
settings and SSID name on my system.
How do I completely remove all evidence of this so as I can start from
scratch?

I have uninstalled all the IEEE1394 devices and this made the network
connections dissappear but when I restart my computer, everything is
re-installed. I no longer have any other connections showing but the 1394
connection will not go away.

As I require this for future computer builds for my clients, I wish to have
it set so as I can start new connections whenever I need them. Not finishing
here, it has now made my internet connection extremely sluggish and slow.

Can anyone help?

Cheers.

Den
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To remove the SSID from your wireless network connection:

1. Right-click the wireless network connection.
2. Click Properties.
3. Click Wireless Networks.
4. In the list of preferred networks, click the SSID.
5. Click Remove.

If that doesn't help, please describe exactly where you see the
settings and SSID on your system.

The IEEE 1394 connection has nothing to do with wireless networking.
It's there because your computer has a FireWire (IEEE 1394) port.
Windows XP can use that port for networking, so it creates a network
connection. Just ignore it.

I don't know how connecting to a client's wireless network or
uninstalling and reinstalling the IEEE 1394 connection could make your
Internet connection sluggish and slow now.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
That was one of the first things I did and that was to remove any networks.
As it stands now, I still have the associated programs running all the time
in which I want to remove.

Control panel.
Network connections.
Properties.
Wireless Networks.
**** No networks are connected or installed ****

IEEE 1394 is still showing.
Internet Connection icon is still showing.
Connect to the internet using,
[Internet Connection]
This connection allows you to connect to the internet through a
shared connection on another computer.

Changed the name of the SSID to 1 (one) but I cannot remove it no matter
what I try. As I have no connections and no networks active, what is keeping
it there. The MB does not have FireWire on it but I do have a FireWire card
installed. I have ever only used this for the purpose of my video camera and
nothing more. With saying that, no other connections were ever present until
I pre-set up a network for my client.

If I have to format, I will be extremely P'd off as this scenerio should be
easily repairable. (I hope)

As some brain activity happens every now and then for me, should I remove
the FireWire card and see what happens?

This is all I can really assist you with and if you can decode my
explainations, I hope you can find an easy cure for me.

Cheers.

Den
 
That was one of the first things I did and that was to remove any networks.
As it stands now, I still have the associated programs running all the time
in which I want to remove.

Control panel.
Network connections.
Properties.
Wireless Networks.
**** No networks are connected or installed ****

IEEE 1394 is still showing.
Internet Connection icon is still showing.
Connect to the internet using,
[Internet Connection]
This connection allows you to connect to the internet through a
shared connection on another computer.

Changed the name of the SSID to 1 (one) but I cannot remove it no matter
what I try. As I have no connections and no networks active, what is keeping
it there. The MB does not have FireWire on it but I do have a FireWire card
installed. I have ever only used this for the purpose of my video camera and
nothing more. With saying that, no other connections were ever present until
I pre-set up a network for my client.

If I have to format, I will be extremely P'd off as this scenerio should be
easily repairable. (I hope)

As some brain activity happens every now and then for me, should I remove
the FireWire card and see what happens?

This is all I can really assist you with and if you can decode my
explainations, I hope you can find an easy cure for me.

Cheers.

Den
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The IEEE 1394 connection is supposed to be there. Just ignore it. It
might go away if you remove the IEEE 1394 card.

The Internet Connection icon is supposed to be there. It represents
your network's broadband router, not another computer. Just ignore
it.

Neither of those connections has anything to do with wireless
networking.

Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. If a wireless network
utility program appears in the list of installed programs, remove that
program.

If that doesn't remove the wireless network, please answer these
questions to help other people understand the situation:

1. What exactly do you see on your computer that's called "Wireless
Networks"?

2. Where do you see it?

3. How do you access it?

4. Does it give the message "**** No networks are connected or
installed ****"? If so, how do you get it to give that message? Do
you click it, hover the mouse over it, or something else?
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
I found the answer and this is not recommended for anybody unless you backup
the registry. If anyone attempts this, then please backup the registry so as
no ill effects will happen after restoring your PC.

With all the assistance I recieved, no single answer came of it. Not anyones
fault as this is most likely a one off scenerio. As I have a FireWire card
installed, the PC understood it to be a part of a network which in fact it
wasn't. With setting up a network for a customer of mine, I used the
resources available on my main frame PC which left all the settings current
and available.

As no networks were visible or connected, I searched the Registery for any
tell-tale signs of the current network properties. I found many instances of
the Wireless network named "1" and thus changed the name to "XYZ".

The registry showed the same results and aftre backing up the registery, I
thus deleted all entries regarding the SSID name. As the IEEE1394 was never
evident before I started any network structures, I found it strange that the
PC picked up the network with the advent of my setting up a bogus network.
With all entries deleted from the registry, the icons are gone, the "Wireless
Network Wizard" has reset itself and I even tested this process three times.

All evidence is now removed from my PC with the network wizard reset.

As stated, this move may be damaging to many PC's but hey, it worked for me.

Thank you MVP's for the assistance you gave and perhaps I may become an MVP
one day. My credentials are MCSA, MCSE, A+, PHP ad a few others but never
renewed as I found that my son of twelve has more knowledge than me.

Rotten little bugger.

Cheers.

Den
 
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