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    Wireless Switch Utility

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ostack, Apr 2, 2006.

  1. ostack

    ostack Notebook Evangelist

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    Can someone that has the Wireless Switch Setting Utility (little systray icon) working correctly, do me a little favor? Locate the registry key: WirelessSwitch and export and post it or email it to me?

    Thanks,
    Jason
     
    ostack, Apr 2, 2006
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  2. fangoes

    fangoes Notebook Guru

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    hey ostack

    hope that helps u out
     

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    fangoes, Apr 2, 2006
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  3. ostack

    ostack Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks, I'll let you know!

    UPDATE:

    Nah, they are identical.
     
    ostack, Apr 2, 2006
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    ronin.achilles Notebook Geek

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    If you did a clean install, it won't work. Atleast I haven't figured out how to make it work.

    Instead I use the Fn+F1 toggle capability of SmartWi to toggle between Wifi -> BT -> Wifi+BT
     
    ronin.achilles, Apr 2, 2006
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  5. ostack

    ostack Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, I think thats what I'll end updoing. I was just hoping I would run across something simple that had been overlooked.
     
    ostack, Apr 2, 2006
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    -=KNOP=- Notebook Enthusiast

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    omg! cant believe I found someone with the same problem

    **** utility does not start for me either after XP reinstall...

    I owned couple of sony centrino lappies in the past and every time this utility is the pain in the ass... :mad:

    but this last one (sz140) just cant make it working

    what are your suggestions guys? how to turn off bt?
     
    -=KNOP=-, Apr 9, 2006
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  7. kev

    kev Newbie

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    I have the same problem and sony are no help at all. They wont even supply older versions of the software for me to try (dosent seem like a big challenge for such a large company). I have an S5XP and the utility used to work fine now it suddenly wont. Any one have any ideas or workarounds. What is smartWi and how can i use this if possible, any help would be great. Thanx
     
    kev, Jul 6, 2006
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  8. XantaxNZ

    XantaxNZ Notebook Guru

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    Install the sony supplied hotfixes from your recovery cd and everything works fine.

    If you are unlucky they are buried deep within the .pac file and you have to recover to get them out.
     
    XantaxNZ, Jul 7, 2006
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  9. kantana

    kantana Notebook Consultant

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    The answer lies in the 2 extra service/protocols that are installed on the Sony restore, can't remember what they are called something like Aegis... Anyway there should be 6 in total under the WLAB properties. Then the WLAN switch will work as it can detect the state of the card.
     
    kantana, Jul 7, 2006
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