Windows wireless network configuration utility

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I have a netgear WG311v2 card which ran fine on my kids old windows 98 PC but
have now given them a new one running XP, when i try installing the card, i
get an error message stating... DISABLE WINDOWS XP CONFIGURATION MANAGER, TO
FULLY CONTROL YOUR WG311v2 ADAPTOR USING THE NETGEAR SMART UTILITY YOU NEED
TO DESELECT THE WINDOWS XP WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION UTILITY. it gives
me an option of YES or NO to disable this but as soon as i click YES the PC
crashes. How can i manually disable this XP utility so the Netgear software
can set it up itself. Please make it a simple instruction as i am still a
beginner at computing, thanks

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Start menu -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Services
Scroll the list for Wireless Zero Configuration. Stop and disable the
service.

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This article suggests your NIC is at fault:
http://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/BAD_POOL_HEADER.html
NICs are cheap-get a new one (Or a used one) and replace it.


"gary morrison" wrote:

> Have tried this but computer still crashing when i put in netgear card, blue
> screen saying BAD_POOL_HEADER
>
> TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
> *** STOP: 0X00000019 (0X00000020, 0X8308D078, 0X8308D088, 0X1A020001)

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I disabled the wireless zero configuration, and as i said it crashed again.
However after reading Hugh's link to Tweeksforgeeks.com i tried uninstalling
SP2 and now it's all working fine. Thanks to all for your help.

Merry Christmas

Gary

"Jack" wrote:

> Hi
> May be this can Help.
> Wireless - Basic Configuration: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Wireless - BasicSecurity: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
> "gary morrison" <gary morrison@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8E60F72F-C4EF-4636-BACC-018F18EC4B3C@microsoft.com...
> > I have a netgear WG311v2 card which ran fine on my kids old windows 98 PC
> but
> > have now given them a new one running XP, when i try installing the card,
> i
> > get an error message stating... DISABLE WINDOWS XP CONFIGURATION MANAGER,
> TO
> > FULLY CONTROL YOUR WG311v2 ADAPTOR USING THE NETGEAR SMART UTILITY YOU
> NEED
> > TO DESELECT THE WINDOWS XP WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION UTILITY. it
> gives
> > me an option of YES or NO to disable this but as soon as i click YES the
> PC
> > crashes. How can i manually disable this XP utility so the Netgear
> software
> > can set it up itself. Please make it a simple instruction as i am still a
> > beginner at computing, thanks
>
>
>