Intel PRO/Wireless Services?

I am using Windows (Wireless Zero COnfiguration) to connect to wireless networks, do I need the following Intel PRO/Wireless services? Can I disable them?

Intel PRO/Wireless Event Log
Intel PRO/Wireless Registery Service
Intel PRO/Wireless Service
Intel PRO/Wireless SSO Service

If I disable the above services will it affect my wireless connection?

Thanx

 

You can disable them since you're using wzc. Some people seem to get better connections with Intel PRO, though

 

I'd like using wzc, sometimes, it's hard to connect with Intel Pro service, so I repel it off.

 

I use windows manager ( called Wireless Zero Configuration). And it gets good connections with all the wifi

 

I use WZC without a problem and an extra 5-6 services running in the background.

 

I use the Intel Software even though it has some extra processes it connects faster and better.

 

Can I uninstall Intel PRO/Wireless software and leave the driver, or just uninstall everything and let windows recognize the wireless adapter

 

what i did was unzip the driver files in to, let's say C:\Drivers
and use device manager and update the network adapter with that driver so no intel crap is install !

 

Yes it's very easy. Uninstall the software and when you see the Modify option click it and choose the options below.

 

You can get rid of it, but the Intel drivers and utilities tell you things the Windows zeroconf stuff doesn't, such as the frequencies/channels of AP's that you're connecting to, having a nice graphical display comparing other networks, etc. I think they're well worth having around, for the relatively miniscule amount of RAM and processing speed they eat up. Especially if you have a dual-core machine.

 

In the picture above, you have deleted the PROSET wireless driver, and that will not let your wifi led to activate and also any hot keys that you set to wifi aswell.

 

My wi-fi LED works fine but i cant disable wi-fi at the click of a button (wireless console on asus machines).

 

Do you notice the greeen check mark next to "Wireless LAN adapter DRIVER?" That means not to uninstall that feature and leave it as it is. I don't know about your notebook, but on my SZ the LED works fine and so do the hot keys to enable/disable the connection.

 

At first I wanted to disable the services and remove the startup programs that r related to intel pro/wireless, but then I noticed in this thread u can uninstall everthing and just leave the drivers, but this turned off the WiFi LED and made the reception poor, so I decided to go back were I was, disabling the services and the startups and making windows handle the wireless connection, this made the running processes go down from 60 to 49, which was extremely good, also adding a fast windows boot. However, Windows did not handle the wireless connection very good, so I tested the Intel if it was any better, and the result is Intel gave me more wireless receptions on my surroundings than Windows did, so back to the very first step, using Intel as my default wireless connection software. BTW, is 60 processes alot I searched each and every process there isn't even one junkware they r either intel (about 10 processes), Toshiba Bluetooth (around 5 processes), or Windows Media Center (around 5 processes (including the processes that have eh at the beginning)) and the rest r system and applications that I need (mobile manager, powerdvd, windows desktop search..etc).
So I am thinking to format my computer but I dont think it will make any difference cuz, first I didnt get any junkware because I dont live in the United States (no AOL, Real, Quick, Itunes, ads..etc.) the only software that I got with it is Norton Internet Security, Microsoft Works, Sonic RecordNow + MyDVD. And second I made a total cleanup for the system including the registery and system files. BTW I got my laptop through a retail store not by dell.

 

Why do you care how many processes your computer is running? Is the CPU load constantly high? Most of them are "sleeping", simply waiting for input. I think you're trying to optimize the engine out of your car, to use a euphemism. I have 69 currently running processes, on a Pentium M, and CPU usage hovers around 2-10%. But that also includes the task manager, firefox, outlook, gaim, an our main application here. You shouldn't worry about it, because the benefit of having the Intel utility is obviously worth the few resources it commands.

 

thanx but high number of processes may slow down ur computer and take of RAM? However my CPU Usage is low...

 

I had that the same way and after reboot, my hotkeys and led wouldnt work, so I just checked off the second one and it now works fine with no space gone. To talk about the amount of processes, I like doing it so I can keep my computer as clean as possible. I have 30 processes running total on my notebook, and it doesnt hiccup at all. When first getting my notebook, I was in the 50's-60's. There are many programs that you dont need, such as the Intel program. WZC works fine with me and has been able to pick up both my work and home wifi connections easily.