Hi, i maybe missing something but were can you turn of windows vista wireless configuration. I have a dlink card in my test laptop which requires its own software to configure my network. In xp there was a Wireless Networking Tab on the Wireless Networking Connenction Properties for the elevant card. I cant see this or anything else which would enable be to disable it.Help if you can

The dlink like othr card has software you can use, however you can (like in xp) use the builtin wirelless client instead of the dlink software. You still need the device driver but not the application to connect. I am using a dlink card that way now

Hi, thanks for the reply. I understand you can use the built in wireless client in vista as in xp like you said, but it seems that this wireless client in vista is switched on by default, but i cant, unlike in xp see a way to switch it off. In xp if you access the properties of the relevant wireless network you are using you can switch off this client on the wireless networks tab. There dosent seem to be the same tab in vista.Have i missed something.cheers

there might be a way once hardware companies build other apps for the operating system, but i would if i am a manafacture let windows manage the connection and device, if I was goig to add my own software, I would be building the apps now that beta 2 is out. so Device can be sold and works now, special apps down the road.

I had a similar issue with my d-link wireless card for my desktop. Vista could not locate the card. I had to go into device manager and disable all other network cards and download and install an updated WPA driver fix from from the D-link website. Once I did all that and rebooted (not sure a reboot is necessary) Vista found and installed the card. I set the TCP/IP properties for the card manually since my router config is set that way. I created a new wireless network with Vista to connect to. Note that the d-link card was listed in device manager generically and not identified as d-link there until the driver got installed.

Wireless for D-Link without using AirPlus: If you are unable to disable Vista's Wireless client software for your D-Link connection to work, you can disable the D-Link AirPlus client so that it doesn't start when Vista boots. Use MSCONFIG to do so. This will allow Vista to use your adapter, say you g122 without the need to run D-Links client software. Anio, ANIWZCS2 and Wireless LAN Monitorare the three startup entries you'll need to disable. Third Party Wireless Client Software In Vista: (I was unable to get D-Link Airplus running in Vista regardless of how it was installed, D-Link informed me that they will not provide software for Vista until it is commercially released) If you want to use a 3'rd party WC software, you'll need to first of all, install the software by right clicking onits setup iconand then select its properties, click the compatibility tab and select XP SP2 (Assuming of course that the application you are installing was not created for Vista, if it was, no need to run it in capatibility mode). This will allowthe clientto install as if itwere actually installing to XP instead of Vista . Now, before you restart you PC, open Services.msc and locate the WLAN AutoConfig Service, right click and select properties then Stop it and use the drop down to disable it. Now close up the services and reboot you PC. When you reboot, you should be able to use thethird partyWCto make your connection. Be certain that your adapter is not connected to your PC when installing the software. Now that I've helped you, I need two things from you; 1) Post a reply back here as to how you fared!! Too many people just take the advice and then never return to the place they got it form to let others know how the advice affected the outcome, not cool! 2) Use Vista reporting tool for every incident, no matter how trivial it may seem, this will allow Microsoft the opportunity to tweak the new OS so that it will be race ready for the consumer market.

By disablingall other network cards in device manager, Iwas able to connect by the method I described above without having to physicallydisconnect the card from the box. I did not have to set the compatability mode to XP to install because I browsed to the driver via Update Driver, thenselected, and installed it manually - without using the installation software that came with the card. (I can't remember, but I may have been prompted that the driver was not compatable but selected it anyway.) After manually configuring TCP/IP and rebooting, the connection worked. The connection has been dependable. No problems.

how does one configure the tcp/ip manually?

To configure your TCP/IP settings manually, you'll need to open the properties of the connection in question and then select manual configuration as opposed to the default Automatic DHCP settings that are given. I am sorry that I can't be more specific but at this point I am not anywhere near my Vista Machine as I am away from work for a bit. It should be fairly easy to do as far as I remember.

Has anyone had any success using a D-Link DWL-520+ card? I haven't been able to find a driver, and it's so sad to keep using XP when I have RC1 on another partitionjust begging to be test-driven. But without internet, what's the use? Thanks! Teddy

i tried the method described by avenger and it worked for the first restart. but after that my third party software was disabled somewhat and i couldnt use it to connect although it still detected the connection (connect was greyed). i am using aztech wl630pci card and the software that came with it. although my card is not popular, i have read of others who have had similar problems with other network cards and their respective software.the reason i want to use my third party manager is because when i use the built in manager in vista, all the stuff i download and webpages etc are all corrupt and it is irritating me. if there is a reason for this that can be fixed i would appreciate any advice. thanx

Thank's for your tip concerning the D-Link DWL-G122, very appreciate what you've done, now it's work like in XP.

This was ridiculously helpful.Note to MS... what are you thinking? The Wireless client in Vista is horrible. Newer OSs should include more functionality, not less, even if you do decide to mascarade it from the basic user. Please take a note from the Linux drivers. Each wireless connection has its own profile, which are flat files one can easily edit, and most importantly, each profile can be configured with seperate IP configurations. One can have a static.. the next dhcp. This would add a great deal of functionality to the client and in turn.. to Vista.I think you have officially made this the last MS OS that this power user will buy until it is proven that MS realizes what an OS should be.