Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG is a memory & resource hog

Question

What processes are really required to run the Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG?  I've switched to using the standard XP wireless management which works well, so maybe we can discard some of those Intel 2200 processes that are redundant or unnecessary to free up RAM & system resources and let XP run more efficient.   Thanks for help!

jankerson · Answer

@funkmasterta wrote:

What processes are really required to run the Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG? I've switched to using the standard XP wireless management which works well, so maybe we can discard some of those Intel 2200 processes that are redundant or unnecessary to free up RAM & system resources and let XP run more efficient.

Thanks for help!

Have you tried to look for newer drivers on the Dell download site?

Also check Windows update.

funkmasterta · Answer

Yep, I have the latest drivers from Dell's site. AFAIK, these are the processes that Dell's 2200 driver installs by default:

EvtEng.exe
iFrmewrk.exe
S24EvMon.exe
ZCfgSvc.exe

If these all do belong to Intel 2200, not sure which are really necessary for its operation.

Message Edited by funkmasterta on 04-25-2005 09:42 AM

BONE SAW · Answer

ZCfgSvc.exe is the only one that has to be running, the others can be stopped.  Keep in mind tho', that with the others stopped, you'll not be able to change the connection settings for the card.  Just make sure you can turn them on again, if you need to make changes later on. My GF's i5160 has this card, and it has performed flawlessly for many months.  :- )

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