Let Windows or Intel Manage my Wireless Connection

My new d620 came with Intel/PRO set wireless to manage my wireless connections, however I know Windows can do this as well. Is there any reason I should use the Intel software to manage my connection over Windows? I'm one of those poeple who likes to use the least amount of resources as possible. Which is better?

 

Windows zero config is better in my view. I hate that proset utility and remove it first thing. Just be careful not to remove your wireless driver.

 

Yeah, I agree the Proset utility does not give me anything substantially more useful for me to use it than Windows Zero.

 

The Intel Proset tool is geared for corporate use where it provides much more options than Windows Zero Wireless Configuration. At home I use Windows'; at work I use Intel's.

 

I let intel manage mines

 

I hated Intel. Dropped connections left and right on WPA secured networks. Also, took more memory etc.

I use Windows.

If you do a quick search of the Dell forum here on NBR, you'll see numerous topics covering this with far more information than presented here. I think the pop-up once a week or so.

 

The driver is important -v.10.X.X.X, etc. The proSet utilitity is just another resource hog, and doesn't have a fast way to repair the connection that windows does.

 

I can't stand needless processes running, so I just let Windows manage mine and haven't had any problems.

 

I dunno, when I first got my 15105, I used intel for my my wireless, everything worked, after I did a reformat, I let windows do it, and it worked fine, just shortly after, a few times a day, my router would go bonkers, and I'd have to reset it, happend everyday, at first I though it was the router, then I let a friend borrow my laptop for a few days, and no router trouble, got it back, and the problems came back, I put intel back in charge and I havent had a problem in 5 days, I'm using a usr 125k router

 

I use Intel on mine and I haven't had any problem. I am going to just leave it as it is.

 

Use Windows. From my use of Intel's, it's just another unneeded running process.

 

I use intel mostly because it seems to find and connect to wireless networks faster (I don't know why, but it seems to be like 5 to 10 seconds faster). Ha, plus I think the intel thing looks nicer and have a better interface (but thats not really that important).

 

It's actually like 4 or 5 unneeded processes.

 

Agreed! That's why I ditched Intel and use Microsoft. Does the same thing, but with less system usage.

 

I've noticed something weird with the Windows one though. It'll show I'm disconnected from my wireless network, however I'm able to browse the web.

 

Anyway to just disable Intel and try windows?

 

anyone using this new intel driver yet?

http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-010623.htm

 

Yes, go into the Windows Wireless config for your adapter and on the Wireless connection screen choose "Let Windows Manage my Connection."

Then, if you don't like Intel, uninstall the ProSet tools (the driver will stay regardless).