Fix Windows Cannot Configure This Wireless Connection

Fix Windows Cannot Configure This Wireless Connection

If your not able to connect to a wireless network with the built-in wireless card on a Laptop or Desktop or maybe your connection suddenly dropped one day and he decided to buy a wireless USB stick in order to keep working until he could fix the problem.

However, the built-in wireless adapter could no longer detect any wireless networks and would simply display the error message below:

   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 information about starting the
   wzc service, see article 871122 in the Microsoft knowledge base on the
   Microsoft.com website

You may of tried to update the driver for the built-in wireless adapter, but that didn�t work either. Lets take a look at the problem in more detail and try a few different solutions, and get your problem fixed.

I will go ahead and list out the various solutions I tried since the one that worked for me might not work for you.

Method 1 � Uninstall Third-Party Wireless Manager

On some machines, like Dell computers, there is third-party software installed by Dell that manages the wireless connection. Or it could also be software from Intel if you have an Intel Pro wireless card.

In this case, go ahead and uninstall the software to manage the wireless connection. Note: that you should not uninstall the driver, just the software. In the case above, you had installed a wireless USB stick, so that software will have to be removed first.

Restart your PC and see if Windows starts detecting wireless networks. If not, keep reading!

Method 2 � Start Wireless Zero Configuration Service

If you�re getting a message about starting the wireless configuration service, it may have been disabled by a third-party program on your computer.

You can start it by going to Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and click on Services. Scroll down to the bottom until you find Wireless Zero Configuration.

Select the XP Start menu and select "Control Panel".

Double-click on "Administrative Tools".

Double-click on Services.

Find "Wireless Zero Configuration" within the Services list.

Also you can follow this tutorial done by microsoft to troubleshoot your wireless issues

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870702

Go ahead and try to see if Windows is now able to detect your wireless networks. Hopefully, this will fix your problem.