When Windows XP manages the wireless connexions, there's NO turn on / turn off button (or it's so well hidden that I culdn't find it). I had to disable Windows managing the wireless connexions, then use the OEM software (Intel Proset Wireless) - which has a turn on / turn off.
When I try configure the wireless network adapter to give it more power (control panel -> network connections -> wireless network connection -> properties -> advanced -> power management), it says "The Sender is turned off. Changes will be made when you turn it on".
At the beginning, we were not in Eden's garden, non non, not at all: "configuring" a computer (well, turning on and off its internal devices) was done by writing criptic options in funnily named files located in deep directories. (Don't look at me like that, look into your Linux and check if those times are really-really past.)
Then came Microsoft with a really genial invention: the configuration dialog with checkboxes. One option, one checkbox. Start -> Control Panel -> Properties -> click click click, simple, easy, straightforward, well explained. That really could have been Eden.
Then Microsoft was inspired by an evil devil and thought ugh, let's "help" the user. So they started to HIDE some options, checkboxes, and buttons. Now there are not at all less options or checkboxes than before (don't look at me like that! Look into your Windows' Control Panel's "advanced" dialogs and count!) - but the ones you need are hidden. Welcome back to inferno (a brand new one, better than ever!).
remymy
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August 21st, 2005 10:00
When Windows XP manages the wireless connexions, there's NO turn on / turn off button (or it's so well hidden that I culdn't find it). I had to disable Windows managing the wireless connexions, then use the OEM software (Intel Proset Wireless) - which has a turn on / turn off.
remymy
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August 21st, 2005 10:00
HOW DO I TURN IT ON???
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August 21st, 2005 11:00
remymy
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August 21st, 2005 11:00
Then came Microsoft with a really genial invention: the configuration dialog with checkboxes. One option, one checkbox. Start -> Control Panel -> Properties -> click click click, simple, easy, straightforward, well explained. That really could have been Eden.
Then Microsoft was inspired by an evil devil and thought ugh, let's "help" the user. So they started to HIDE some options, checkboxes, and buttons. Now there are not at all less options or checkboxes than before (don't look at me like that! Look into your Windows' Control Panel's "advanced" dialogs and count!) - but the ones you need are hidden. Welcome back to inferno (a brand new one, better than ever!).