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How do I change my WEP key?
  1. #1


    Brian Guest

    How do I change my WEP key?

    I just installed Beta 2 on my laptop. When it booted into Windows, it
    detected my wireless network and asked me for the key. I accidentally typed
    the key in wrong, so it obviously cannot connect. How do I change the WEP
    key it has associated with this network? I cannot find anywhere to change
    the key it has stored.




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  2. #2


    Zack Whittaker Guest

    Re: How do I change my WEP key?

    Disconnect from the network in Network Center, delete the wireless network
    from your most used list, then reconnect again.

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    "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:11ECC08A-05A3-4A9E-BCAE-7CD0A1A22EEE@microsoft.com...
    >I just installed Beta 2 on my laptop. When it booted into Windows, it
    > detected my wireless network and asked me for the key. I accidentally
    > typed
    > the key in wrong, so it obviously cannot connect. How do I change the WEP
    > key it has associated with this network? I cannot find anywhere to change
    > the key it has stored.
    >




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  3. #3


    =?Utf-8?B?VEVL?= Guest

    Re: How do I change my WEP key?

    I have the exact same problem.
    Your solution sounds like a good idea, however in my case I'm unable to
    delete the network connection.

    In Network Center, I select the "Network List" link and get a list over the
    connections on my computer. However, if I right click on the connection I
    want to delete and selectes "Delete", I get a confirmation message and then
    nothing else happends. The connections is not beeing removed from the list.

    I may also note that it seems like the whole wireless connection stuff is
    quite a bit "fuzzy". The the available networks seems to come and go,
    retrying a number of times may make more or less networks available.
    And why is it not possible to modify for exmple the web-key of an existing
    connection?

    Regards, TEK


    "Zack Whittaker" wrote:

    > Disconnect from the network in Network Center, delete the wireless network
    > from your most used list, then reconnect again.
    >
    > --
    > Zack Whittaker
    > » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
    > » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
    > » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
    > » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
    > rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
    > of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
    > that up!
    >
    > --: Original message follows :--
    > "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:11ECC08A-05A3-4A9E-BCAE-7CD0A1A22EEE@microsoft.com...
    > >I just installed Beta 2 on my laptop. When it booted into Windows, it
    > > detected my wireless network and asked me for the key. I accidentally
    > > typed
    > > the key in wrong, so it obviously cannot connect. How do I change the WEP
    > > key it has associated with this network? I cannot find anywhere to change
    > > the key it has stored.
    > >

    >
    >
    >


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  4. #4


    =?Utf-8?B?VEVL?= Guest

    Re: How do I change my WEP key?

    I'm having the exact same issue.
    However, I'm unable to delete the existing connections.

    I go to the network center, selects the "Network List" link, right clicks on
    the connection to try to delete it it, get the confirmation message, and then
    nothing happens...

    Any ideas?

    Regards, TEK

    "Zack Whittaker" wrote:

    > Disconnect from the network in Network Center, delete the wireless network
    > from your most used list, then reconnect again.
    >
    > --
    > Zack Whittaker
    > » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
    > » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
    > » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
    > » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
    > rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
    > of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
    > that up!
    >
    > --: Original message follows :--
    > "Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:11ECC08A-05A3-4A9E-BCAE-7CD0A1A22EEE@microsoft.com...
    > >I just installed Beta 2 on my laptop. When it booted into Windows, it
    > > detected my wireless network and asked me for the key. I accidentally
    > > typed
    > > the key in wrong, so it obviously cannot connect. How do I change the WEP
    > > key it has associated with this network? I cannot find anywhere to change
    > > the key it has stored.
    > >

    >
    >
    >


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