Vista - Manual Setup option does not show up in Windows Vista Ultimate

10-09-2007

I have been searching for a method to get manual setup to show in the add
connection wizard, but i cannot access it. To make matters worse, Intel no
longer supports the Intel PRO Wireless software on Vista. I need to manually
set up this connection since I have no control over the access point, but it
will not let me make a manual connection.

10-10-2007

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx

wireless connecting info.

"LSobehart" wrote:

Quote:

> I have been searching for a method to get manual setup to show in the add
> connection wizard, but i cannot access it. To make matters worse, Intel no
> longer supports the Intel PRO Wireless software on Vista. I need to manually
> set up this connection since I have no control over the access point, but it
> will not let me make a manual connection.

10-10-2007

This did not resolve anything, since as I had mentioned, manual did not
appear and the device seemed to be installed properly. However, I have
already resolved the issue in question. The problem was with the default
windows drivers for the Intel PRO chipset. Although it a driver for the
correct hardware, it was outdated, and Dell's driver installation program is
actually broken. I manually found and extracted the driver from Dell's
program and updated the driver. This solved the problem.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

Quote:

> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx
>
> wireless connecting info.
>
> "LSobehart" wrote:
>

Quote:

> > I have been searching for a method to get manual setup to show in the add
> > connection wizard, but i cannot access it. To make matters worse, Intel no
> > longer supports the Intel PRO Wireless software on Vista. I need to manually
> > set up this connection since I have no control over the access point, but it
> > will not let me make a manual connection.

10-09-2007	#1 (permalink)
LSobehart n/a posts	Manual Setup option does not show up in Windows Vista Ultimate I have been searching for a method to get manual setup to show in the add connection wizard, but i cannot access it. To make matters worse, Intel no longer supports the Intel PRO Wireless software on Vista. I need to manually set up this connection since I have no control over the access point, but it will not let me make a manual connection.
My System Specs

10-10-2007	#2 (permalink)
Mick Murphy n/a posts	RE: Manual Setup option does not show up in Windows Vista Ultimate http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx wireless connecting info. "LSobehart" wrote: Quote: > I have been searching for a method to get manual setup to show in the add > connection wizard, but i cannot access it. To make matters worse, Intel no > longer supports the Intel PRO Wireless software on Vista. I need to manually > set up this connection since I have no control over the access point, but it > will not let me make a manual connection.
My System Specs

10-10-2007	#3 (permalink)
LSobehart n/a posts	RE: Manual Setup option does not show up in Windows Vista Ultimate This did not resolve anything, since as I had mentioned, manual did not appear and the device seemed to be installed properly. However, I have already resolved the issue in question. The problem was with the default windows drivers for the Intel PRO chipset. Although it a driver for the correct hardware, it was outdated, and Dell's driver installation program is actually broken. I manually found and extracted the driver from Dell's program and updated the driver. This solved the problem. "Mick Murphy" wrote: Quote: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx > > wireless connecting info. > > "LSobehart" wrote: > Quote: > > I have been searching for a method to get manual setup to show in the add > > connection wizard, but i cannot access it. To make matters worse, Intel no > > longer supports the Intel PRO Wireless software on Vista. I need to manually > > set up this connection since I have no control over the access point, but it > > will not let me make a manual connection.
My System Specs

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