Are you having problems connecting to your wireless network at home? Do you sometimes get frustrated when your previously working wireless pc is suddenly not online wirelessly? Here are some basic troubleshooting steps which might help you solve the problem:
‘Windows cannot configure this wireless network…’
If you are getting this message on the Wireless Network Connection window of your XP pc, most probably the Wireless Zero Configuration utility of your pc has been stopped.
Start the utility by clicking on the ‘start’ button on your Desktop, click on the ‘Run’ option and type in services.msc on the ‘Run’ box. Click ‘Ok’ and you will be directed to the Services Local window. Look for the utility ‘Wireless Zero Configuration’ (on the list of W services) and start it by right-clicking on the name of the utility and choosing the ‘start’ or ‘restart’ option.
Then go to your Control Panel, double-click on Network and Internet Options or more specifically Network Connections. Look for an icon that says ‘Wireless Network Connection’ and right-click it, then choose ‘Properties’. Click on the ‘Wireless Networks’ tab and check the box that says ‘Use Windows to configure my Wireless Networks’. Click on ok and close all windows on your desktop.
Look for the single computer icon with waves on your system tray (most commonly found on the bottom right corner of your screen). Double-click the icon and check if you see a list of available wireless networks. Click on the name of the network that you want to connect to and hit the connect button. Type in the security key of the network (if it is a secured network) and you should be good to go with that!
If you found this article helpful, leave a comment and I’ll try to post additional troubleshooting tips for your wireless connection concerns. =)
