Time for another good rant. One thing that has long annoyed me about Windows XP is by default the Wireless service is set to automatic. So on my desktop system which does not have a wireless card, there is an extra service running all the time. This seems like a waste to run this service on systems without the hardware. Surely Microsoft could detect wireless hardware and stop the service if none is found.
I totally understand why Microsoft chose to let it run. Many users have laptops, and most laptop users connect wirelessly, and most computer users are not savvy enough to troubleshoot wireless connection issues. But it feels like desktop users are punished to support laptops.
BTW, if you have a desktop and want to correct this, go into Services in Control Panel and set the "Wireless Zero Configuration" to manual or disabled.
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