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    Choose the software for manage wireless networks

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dani_spain, Jan 9, 2008.

  1. dani_spain

    dani_spain Notebook Guru

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    How I can disable the windows vista tools for manage wireless connections?? I like so much ThinkVantage Access Connections and I think that it would be a problem with 2 programs managing the wireless access. Thanks
     
    dani_spain, Jan 9, 2008
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    klutchrider Notebook Evangelist

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    Access Connections does use the Windows Managed software, but it just does it way way better. Just disable the icon in the system tray so you won't see it.
     
    klutchrider, Jan 9, 2008
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  3. alacrityathome

    alacrityathome Notebook Consultant

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    dani,

    In XP, the o/s defers to the active system (access connections)......and I guess it would be the same in Vista. No conflict.

    It is a little confusing, though, with all the icons in the bottom right. i have (1) think vantage access connections.....green vertical bars, (2) think vantage access connections .... little green pc screen , (3) wireless network connection (little blue/black pc screen. They are all active and connected. Not sure why anyone would need three active icons denoting essentially the same thing.

    Oh well. Anyway, if you tried to convert to the windows wireless (double clicking on the last icon mentioned ... then clicking on "view networks available") it would say you have another active wireless system (that means the access connections). So, there is no conflict.
     
    alacrityathome, Jan 9, 2008
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  4. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    Architecturally, you all are not correct about this as everything on Vista works via an interface called the Native Wireless API. It may look as if they are similar between XP and Vista but they are not.

    An example is Netstumbler which ran on XP but will not work on Vista because the Native Wireless API is in between a uniform driver made to conform to the API. Applications cannot access the driver as they did on XP.
    This is why Vista's management is always visible. Applications interacting with the API can exert control through the API as Vista's management layer does.

    I'd have to agree, I'm not impressed by the Vista's user interface.
     
    Renee, Jan 9, 2008
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