A
Annoyed-Gamer
This message is in regards to the Wireless Zero Configuration not being fixed
in SP1.
This is a serious issue for multiplayer gaming enthusiasts who play
wirelessly. This system causes a lag spike in games that lasts between 1-3
seconds and reoccurs EVERY 60 SECONDS. This is unacceptable! This makes
playing games over a wireless connection completely unbearable!
The problem goes like this. Every 60 seconds, via Wlan autoconfig (WZC), my
computer (and ANY computer using Vista and wireless connection) attempts to
find the best connection. During this time period, if you're doing something
intensive with your connection such as playing a game, the connection spikes
and causes an intermission between your game and the server you're playing on
because your connection is being temporarily interrupted. There are no
options to stop WZC from doing this. Manually disabling Wlan autoconfig
causes you to be shut out from connecting to the internet at all.
3rd party programs have been made to alleviate this issue, many complain
they don't work, or only help a little. Some have offered help in the form
of commands for use in the command prompt; these too fail to alleviate the
problem. Microsoft seems to be the only ones who can fix this, and we want a
fix ASAP. There should be an option to disable this scan from occurring. An
option that allows us to maintain a connection to a specific connection
without our system scanning for a new one every 60 seconds. Please let us
know you are working on a solution.
If you parse the internet for 60 second lag on vista, or vista wireless
gaming time outs, or anything of the like, you will find there is an
outstanding number of people experiencing this problem with no solution to
it. I have no doubts in my mind, given how word-of-mouth the gaming
community is, that this is just one of the many reasons so few have adopted
Vista yet and prefer XP. Gamers are heralded by their peers as "tech gurus"
due to their misconceptions. But, because of this, if a gamer says Vista is
bad, the flock listens, after all, this person spends a lot of time with
computers so they must know what they're talking about, right? While they
may not in actuality, their opinion is still regarded as truth. This is
where word-of-mouth takes on a life of its own and holds back sales! I can
guarantee you if this issue is fixed swiftly and properly, with no trace of
the problem existing after the "fix" many gamers will rejoice, and word will
spread.
Please take this issue seriously! I know that you will consider Wlan
autoconfig to be "working as intended" but we are people, not numbers, and we
want a real answer! No corporate responses, please! We deserve a solution!
Thank you.
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in SP1.
This is a serious issue for multiplayer gaming enthusiasts who play
wirelessly. This system causes a lag spike in games that lasts between 1-3
seconds and reoccurs EVERY 60 SECONDS. This is unacceptable! This makes
playing games over a wireless connection completely unbearable!
The problem goes like this. Every 60 seconds, via Wlan autoconfig (WZC), my
computer (and ANY computer using Vista and wireless connection) attempts to
find the best connection. During this time period, if you're doing something
intensive with your connection such as playing a game, the connection spikes
and causes an intermission between your game and the server you're playing on
because your connection is being temporarily interrupted. There are no
options to stop WZC from doing this. Manually disabling Wlan autoconfig
causes you to be shut out from connecting to the internet at all.
3rd party programs have been made to alleviate this issue, many complain
they don't work, or only help a little. Some have offered help in the form
of commands for use in the command prompt; these too fail to alleviate the
problem. Microsoft seems to be the only ones who can fix this, and we want a
fix ASAP. There should be an option to disable this scan from occurring. An
option that allows us to maintain a connection to a specific connection
without our system scanning for a new one every 60 seconds. Please let us
know you are working on a solution.
If you parse the internet for 60 second lag on vista, or vista wireless
gaming time outs, or anything of the like, you will find there is an
outstanding number of people experiencing this problem with no solution to
it. I have no doubts in my mind, given how word-of-mouth the gaming
community is, that this is just one of the many reasons so few have adopted
Vista yet and prefer XP. Gamers are heralded by their peers as "tech gurus"
due to their misconceptions. But, because of this, if a gamer says Vista is
bad, the flock listens, after all, this person spends a lot of time with
computers so they must know what they're talking about, right? While they
may not in actuality, their opinion is still regarded as truth. This is
where word-of-mouth takes on a life of its own and holds back sales! I can
guarantee you if this issue is fixed swiftly and properly, with no trace of
the problem existing after the "fix" many gamers will rejoice, and word will
spread.
Please take this issue seriously! I know that you will consider Wlan
autoconfig to be "working as intended" but we are people, not numbers, and we
want a real answer! No corporate responses, please! We deserve a solution!
Thank you.
----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...osoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing