Windows 7 alternative wireless network manager

This is obviously a big problem for gaming, and the easy solution has always been to simply disable the service. So that was the solution - switch PC on, let the Wlan autoconfig make my wireless connection, and then disable it once the connection was established if I wanted to play an online game. BUT in the last couple of days I'm guessing following a windows update, but can anyone shed any light on which one? Now, my old scripts for disabling the service don't work anymore, and when I go and disable it manually it kills my wireless connection dead.

This didn't used to happen. So I have a problem. I guess I could roll back to before it B. I tried googling but found only some very old bits of software from and 5, and some for cellphones and stuff, but nothing for Vista.

I also tried some old install disks from various USB wireless sticks I have knocking around, but none of them have their own connection software and just rely on windows. Help appreciated.

Joined Jul 12, Messages 1, What wireless card do you have in your PC? One of a selection of about five different USB wireless adaptors : Dunno where they all came from :S But it's not really relevant to my question tbh unless you're about to recommend a wireless manager from one of the manufacturers of them. All the major manufacturers that I can think of provide their own utility. I tried Dlink's site and the CD I have.

They have drivers, but not a working connection utility under Vista that I could find. DriverDownloader will instantly resolve your drivers problems by scanning your PC for outdated, missing or corrupt drivers, which it then automatically updates to the most compatible version.

Start Download. Driver updates will resolve any driver conflict issues with all devices and improve the performance of your PC. The purpose of this page is to help you to configure and explore the Windows 7 network adapter connection. The network icon in the Navigation Area is no longer animated when connected. Probably the first task on your Windows 7 computer is to configure the IP address for the network adapter connection.

While this task has been essential since the first Windows computers were networked, Microsoft keeps changing the interface. Head for the Network and Sharing Center then look for the Change adapter settings link see screenshot. While the Update service delivered to me a new driver automatically in 10 minutes, others are not as lucky.

However, you can click on Configure, Driver Tab and try Update driver. Unfortunately, these driver problems also extend to Wireless cards, again the solution is to find the Driver tab and try to update the software. See also Solarwinds Network Configuation Manager. Wake up! What I find is that perusing the network adapter settings reminds me of features that already know, and occasionally, shows me something that I had overlooked in XP or Vista.

Suggestion, seek the Configure… Advanced Tab and experiment with the settings. This utility will also guide you through troubleshooting; the dashboard will indicate whether the root cause is a broken link, faulty equipment or resource overload.

What I like best is the way NPM suggests solutions to network problems. Its also has the ability to monitor the health of individual VMware virtual machines. If you are interested in troubleshooting, and creating network maps, then I recommend that you try NPM now. After the duplicated profile is created, you can use the 'Edit Wireless Profile' and other options to change the settings of the duplicated profile.

Set connection mode for multiple profiles ManageWirelessNetworks allows you to quickly choose the wireless profiles that Windows will try to connect automatically. View Wireless Keys If you want the view the wireless key of your wireless profiles, go to the Options menu and turn on the 'Show Wireless Keys' options.

Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor. Translate all string entries to the desired language. After you finish the translation, Run ManageWirelessNetworks, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.

If you want to run ManageWirelessNetworks without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder. License This utility is released as freeware.