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June 9th, 2004 01:00
Wireless Zero Configuration
Recently my Inspirion 8200 has developed an annoying hiccup. The CPU spikes to 70+% when I have the Windows service, "wireless zero configuration" on. I am running XP Pro on the machine with a Linksys wireless card and router. By turning off each service individually I found wireless zero configuration was causing CPU spikes. Anyone have any ideas? I have scanned a bunch of the web sites looking for clues but have found nothing similar to this problem. I have scanned the machine using Norton and there appear to be no viruses. The machine works fine without the service on because I have already established connections with the wireless networks I connect to. I would like to figure out the cause of the problem so it will be easier to connect with new networks while travelling.
Ed
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June 9th, 2004 20:00
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June 9th, 2004 21:00
Thanks for your thoughts. I am not using WLAN from Linksys. The problem actually began before I started using this card in this machine. The card was installed in my Inspirion 8100 on which I have not allowed the most recent Microsoft Update. I am think that it probably has something to do with the update and not the card. I was using a Dlink DWL-650g prior to swapping the cards. The 8100 doesn't have the problem. I just went through a problem with my new Dimension 4600 where I had to turn of wireless zero configuration to get my Linksys wireless PCI card to work. Installlation instructions say to install the card and then let XP load the drivers on boot up. Did it that way and it would not allow the connection. The network was visible but no connection. Tried every different configuration over several days with no luck. Finally I saw a comment on Linksys site about some other equipment. It said that if you are trying to install older equipment on a brand new machine you may not be able to use WZC and should use WLAN instead. I had to edit the registry to install the WLAN software then do a fresh install without the card and then reinstall the card. It has been working fine since. Linksys and Microsoft have no posting regarding this problem. I would be glad to hear of any other thoughts or possible related problems. The big thing is the machine stops when the spikes occur and many people will not even relize what is causing the problem.
Ed
Message Edited by Eat on 06-09-2004 05:53 PM
Message Edited by Eat on 06-09-2004 05:59 PM
Message Edited by Eat on 06-09-2004 06:03 PM
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