Let Windows manage neteork

"Mike Hyndman" <tell me yours and I'll send >
wrote:

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> I tried that a while back, the Belkin CD not only installs the network
> monitor utility but also the card driver. Uninstalling the Belkin software
> will uninstall both utility and driver. Inserting the card to let windows
> sort out the diver results in being asked to insert the Belkin CD and that
> just loads the whole thing back in again. Must admit, I never tried looking
> for just a driver folder on the CD though.

Yes. That can prevent you installing the driver directly from the CD, if
the driver is in a .cab file or buried in the .exe file. In the first
case you may be able to access the .cab file with Windows Explorer (I'm
not sure, because I have W2K and not Xp) or with a third party utility
like Windows Commander, and extract the driver from the .cab file. In
the second case, I don't know of any way, except downloading the driver
in a separate file of it's own from Belkin's site.

Axel Hammerschmidt

"Mike Hyndman" <tell me yours and I'll send >
wrote in message news:ei1viu$otp$1$...
>
> "Axel Hammerschmidt" <> wrote in message
> news:1hnyq4a.14wasakd0jnjgN%...
>> "Daniel" <none@none> wrote:
>>
>>> "Axel Hammerschmidt" <> wrote in message
>>> news:1hny4k8.hbykdu12gmxo0N%...
>>> > "Daniel" <none@none> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Axel wrote
>>> >>
>>> >> : Clicking on the "Wireless Networks" tab will display the following
>>> >> : screen. Ensure the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network
>>> >> : settings" box is checked.
>>> >>
>>> >> Problem is no such Tab exists in my system on either PC, I would
>>> >> guess
>>> >> that Belkin removed it.
>>> >
>>> > Have you been and had a look at ezlan.net?
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I cannot follow the instructions on the Ezlan page because I cannot
>>> disable the Belkin Utility.
>>> The Belkin manual says the right click on the Belkin icon on the system
>>> tray, but when I do that nothing happens??
>>>
>>> Also I cannot follow the Belkin set-up procedure because when I right
>>> click on "Wireless network connection" and select "Properties" there is
>>> no
>>> Wireless Network Tab.
>>>
>>> I tries disabling WZC services and also tried resetting it to Manual, it
>>> just reverts to Automatic when I reboot.
>>>
>>> Man, this is so frustrating.
>>
>> I think you should un-install the whole "package" from Belkin with the
>> uninstall utility that comes with the Belkin software. Reboot and insert
>> the PC Card. Windows will find the new hardware and offer to find a
>> driver. This way you avoid installing the Belkin utility.
>>
>> What you do then depends on if Windows still has the driver somewhere in
>> a cache on your HDD. In case it does, follow the procedure until you are
>> asked accept the driver Windows finds to install. Now you can continue
>> in two ways, by accepting the diver Windows finds and updating the
>> driver later on; or not accepting and going back and choose a driver
>> manually.
>>
>> You should already have downloaded the latest driver from Belkins site
>> (be carefull here - Belkin has 5 or 6 different driver versions for
>> their F5D7010 cards on the site. Look for a sticker on the card to find
>> the correct version - mine says VER.1314yy - but I'm not sure if that
>> means ver 1. It's confusing!) and preferably be installing that driver.
>>
>> Then activate WZC, now hopefully without the Belkin utility being
>> somewhere on your computer and with the missing tab back on the network
>> control panel.
>
> Axel,
>
> I tried that a while back, the Belkin CD not only installs the network
> monitor utility but also the card driver. Uninstalling the Belkin software
> will uninstall both utility and driver. Inserting the card to let windows
> sort out the diver results in being asked to insert the Belkin CD and that
> just loads the whole thing back in again. Must admit, I never tried
> looking for just a driver folder on the CD though.
> Daniel,
> What happens when you right click on teh Belkin icon? Do you not get the
> option to "exit" the utility?
> You can also prevent this utility from starting by typing msconfig in
> the "Run" dialogue box, select the Startup tab and uncheck the Belkin tick
> box.
>
> Regards
> Mike H

Mike

when I right click I get nothing, NO THING.

I'm going to get all the data together and have another go in a couple of
days.

thanks to all for the help

regards

Daniel

Daniel