WZC Configuration

[rbaddela]

When I open my wireless network connection, I no longer
get a list of wireless networks in range, but get the
following message:

Windows cannot configure this wireless connection
If you have enabled another program to manage this
wireless connection, use that software.
If you want Windows to configure this wireless
connection, start the Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC)
service. For information about starting the WZC service,
see article 871122 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the
microsoft.com Web site.

Previously I could view the wireless networks in range.
However, after unsuccesfully loading my SBC/Yahoo
DSL/wireless gateway software, I apparently changed some
settings that I can't change back and no where on the MS
website is there anything that discusses my particular
predicament. Sure, there are articles that seem to
relate but in reality don't apply. In addition, I could
not find this "article 871122."

Can anyone please help?!?!?!

 

[nivrip]

I had this crop up recently for the first time having never seeing it before in over two years of using wi-fi. On clicking WCZ the networks in range were immediately picked up and I clicked on mine and fed in the hex code. It was all very straightforward and really automatic.



Have you actually clicked on WCZ? That's all that I had to do.

Some more info HERE

 

[TriplexDread]

It usually happens when you install a driver from the wireless card. It tries to use their software to control connections instead of windows. Windows detects this and doesn't like it

I've had it a few times and it's cause a few problems with me when i was wireless.

Try unistallin the software and see if windows asks what software you want to use again to control the connection

A full registry clean of all the entries for that software might be needed after uninstallation then a reboot

Not really for the faint hearted if you've never done it before tbh

It solved my problems anyway

You could try a system restore point aswell. Just guessing thought wireless not really messed with in all honesty

 

[rbaddela]

I had this crop up recently for the first time having never seeing it before in over two years of using wi-fi. On clicking WCZ the networks in range were immediately picked up and I clicked on mine and fed in the hex code. It was all very straightforward and really automatic.



Have you actually clicked on WCZ? That's all that I had to do.

Some more info HERE

Thanks a lot for your help.........

 

[rbaddela]

Thanks a lot for your help.....

 

[nivrip]

Glad it helped but did you actually get things going again?

We like to know, with some feedback, hoping that it can help others.

 

[rbaddela]

Ya it's quite helpful, but one issue is that when I turn off my system and switch it on again, I am facing the same problem, is there any settings to be changed, could you please reply back.

 

[nivrip]

The only thing I can see is that when you go into services.msc and then click on WZC(third from the bottom) it brings up WZC Properties. Under the General Tab is Startup Type set on Automatic? (it should be)

(BTW it's called WLAN Auto Config, and not WZC, in Vista just to complicate matters )

In my system it had somehow changed to Manual although I never knowingly changed anything. Changing it back to Automatic did the trick.

Well, that's computers for you.

Hope that sorts it out for you.

 

[rbaddela]

Ya, I have already changed that settings to automatic and tried but still I am facing the same problem.

 

[nivrip]

OK here's a screen shot of my settings.

Are your settings EXACTLY the same?