"John Wunderlich" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?WmVybyBDbHVl?= <Zero C***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:DCBA3DC7-3FF4-45FA-9E92-78FAD40FAAE6@microsoft.com:
>
> > When traveling, I'm having issues when trying to connect to other
> > wireless networks. At home, everything is fine. When I click on
> > "view available wireless networks" this is the message I get:
> >
> > "Windows cannot configure this wireless connection. If you have
> > enabled another program to manage this wireless connection, use
> > that software. If you want Windows to configure this wireless
> > connection, start the wireless zero configuration service. For
> > more information about starting the wzc service, see article
> > 871122 in the microsoft knowledge base on the microsoft.com web
> > site. "
> >
>
> Believe it or else, in most cases this is perfectly normal.  Windows
> comes with a "Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC)" utility to manage
> the wireless connection.  In many cases, the manufacturer of your
> wireless card/chipset has provided their own utility to replace the
> WZC utility -- this allows them to add functionality to control their 
> version of the wireless chipset.  When this is the case, you get the
> above error message when attempting to access WZC functions.  What
> you need to do is look in your tray (next to the clock) and locate an
> icon belonging to the manufacturer's utility (HP, Broadcomm, Intel,
> Linksys, etc each have their own) and double click on that icon to
> launch the utility that manages your wireless connection.
>
> If you're still stuck, find out the manufacturer of your wireless
> card/chipset and visit their website for the latest version of their
> driver and control program.
>
> HTH,
>   John
>