The Wireless Network Setup Wizard and the
View Available Wireless Networks feature both rely on the
Wireless Zero Configuration service to provide their functionality to Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Microsoft Windows XP Table PC Edition 2005. If the Wireless Zero Configuration service is not available, you receive an error message that
directs you to this article.
This behavior occurs for several reasons. Some computer and
hardware manufacturers provide their own configuration software that replaces
the Wireless Zero Configuration service that is provided in Windows. In that case, you
must use the software that is provided by the manufacturer to configure your wireless
network. If you want to use the Wireless Network Setup Wizard or the
View Available Wireless Networks feature to configure your wireless device, see
the documentation that came with your computer or with your wireless network card. Use this documentation to
determine whether you can use the Wireless Zero Configuration
service to configure your wireless network. Sometimes, you cannot use the Windows functionality.
If your computer or your wireless network adapter did not come with its
own wireless network software, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run,
type ncpa.cpl, and then click
OK.
- Click Network Connections.
- In Network Connections, click to select your wireless connection, and
then click Change settings of this connection.
- On the Wireless Networks tab, click to
select the Use Windows to configure my wireless network
settings check box.
To start the Wireless Zero
Configuration service, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run,
type %SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc /s, and then
click OK.
- Double-click Wireless Zero Configuration.
- In the Startup type list, click
Automatic, and then click Apply.
- In the Service status area, click
Start, and then click OK.
If you receive an error message when you try to start
the service, see the "References" section for more troubleshooting information.
For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
815485Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=815485/
)
Overview of the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security update in Windows XP
313242Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=313242/
)
How to troubleshoot wireless network connections in Windows XP