WIRELESS! Tried 1000 things and can't get working

[blacklotus]

Ok, i've successfully used nLite for over a year now and i love it. but for some reason with the last few releases, i can't get wireless working and i've tried this on 3 different laptops!

I'm now using 1.4.1 and i can't get it to work properly. i've searched all over the forums and have tried almost every combination of services and i've even set it so that it practically doesn't remove anything except for the extra folders, but with no success.

Normally i'll install either RyanVM's (also tried xable) post sp2 update along with a couple other progs and barely remove anything. after everything is done, i'll use the driverpacks installer. i've even tried not installing any WLAN drivers at all!

i make sure NLA and WZC are on. what happens is that the bubble letting me know that wireless networks are in range, but when i go to view them, the list is empty. this is for 3 different laptops.

what could i be doing wrong here? here is my latest ini (i applied driverpacks after nlite)

[Main]

Env = 1.4.1 - 2.0.50727.42.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2

Target = Windows XP Professional SP2 - 5.1.2600.2180 - English (United States)

[Tasks]

Remove Components

Unattended Setup

Hotfixes and Update Packs

Tweaks

Create a Bootable ISO

Options

[Components]

;# Applications #

Accessibility Options

Briefcase

Games

Internet Games

Pinball

Wordpad

;# Multimedia #

Movie Maker

Music Samples

Old CDPlayer and Sound Recorder

;# Network #

Client for Netware Networks

Comtrol Test Terminal Program

FrontPage Extensions

Internet Connection Wizard

MSN Explorer

NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Protocol

Share Creation Wizard

Windows Messenger

;# Operating System Options #

Search Assistant

Security Center

Tour

;# Services #

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

Messenger

;# Directories #

DOCS

SUPPORT

VALUEADD

;# Compatibility #

Compat01

Compat02

Compat03

Compat04

Compat06

Compat07

Compat08

Compat09

Compat11

Compat14

Compat16

[KeepFiles]

msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]

clock.avi

yahoo.bmp

swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]

DisableFreereq

DisableMinMem

OemBranding

ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Users"

TargetPath = "WINXP32"

temp_dir = %SystemDrive%\Temp

AdvTweaks

[Patches]

TcpIp = 16777215

DoUxTheme

DoSFC

[services2]

Alerter,2

wuauserv,4

BITS,2

ClipSrv,3

Eventlog,3

CiSvc,4

NetDDE,3

NetDDEdsdm,3

RemoteRegistry,3

ScardSvr,4

srservice,3

UPS,3

SharedAccess,3

[Tweaks]

Boot and Shutdown-Ctrl-Alt-Del at logon-Disabled

Boot and Shutdown-Do not Parse Autoexec.bat

Boot and Shutdown-Setup Prefetch-Cache-Boot prefetching enabled

Boot and Shutdown-Status Messages-Extended

Desktop-Desktop icons size-32

Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Show

Desktop-My Computer icon-Show

Desktop-My Documents icon-Show

Desktop-My Network Places icon-Show

Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Show

Desktop-Show Windows version on Desktop

Desktop-Wrap icon titles-Enable

Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu

Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options

Explorer-Associate additional file types with Notepad

Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details

Explorer-Classic Control Panel

Explorer-Disable Autorun

Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to

Explorer-Disable Web Files and Folders connection

Explorer-Display the contents of system folders

Explorer-Preset Places Bar to-C:, D:, E:, Desktop, My Network Places

Explorer-Remove Send To on context menu

Explorer-Restore previous folder windows at logon

Explorer-Show Drive Letters in front of Drive Names

Explorer-Show Map Network Drives buttons in Explorer bar

Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows

Explorer-Show the full path in the Address Bar

Internet Explorer-Disable Go Button

Internet Explorer-Disable information bar when popup is blocked

Internet Explorer-Disable Internet Explorer link creation

Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark

Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks

Internet Explorer-Disable Outlook Express link creation

Internet Explorer-Disable sound when popup is blocked

Internet Explorer-Enable Google URL-Search

Internet Explorer-Keep IE URL-History for-20 Days (default)

Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-www.google.com

Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-8 MB

Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time

My Computer-Add Device Manager to Context Menu

My Computer-Add My Network Places

My Computer-Add Printers and Faxes

My Computer-Add Recycle Bin

My Computer-Add Scheduled Tasks

My Computer-Add Services to Context Menu

My Computer-Add Software to Context Menu

My Computer-Remove Shared Documents

Network-Allow receiving Remote Assistance-Enable

Network-Disable administrative shares

Network-Remote Desktop-Enable

Performance-Disable Last accessed Timestamp on files

Performance-Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links

Performance-Disable Warn on low disk space

Performance-Do not cache thumbnails

Performance-Processor scheduling-Programs

Privacy-Disable Driver Update Internet prompt

Privacy-Disable File MRU-List

Privacy-Remove Alexa

Security-Always show Updates under Software

Security-Disable Screensaver

Security-Disable Web Open With prompt

Start Menu-Add Administrative Tools menu

Start Menu-Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff

Start Menu-Control Panel-Display as a menu

Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs

Start Menu-Disable popup on first boot

Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus

Start Menu-My Computer-Display as a menu

Start Menu-My Documents-Display as a menu

Start Menu-My Music-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Network Places-Display as a link

Start Menu-My Pictures-Don't display this item

Start Menu-Network Connections-Link to Network Connections folder

Start Menu-Printers and Faxes-Don't display this item

Start Menu-Reduce popup delay

Start Menu-Remove Help and Support

Start Menu-Remove Search For People from Search

Start Menu-Remove Search the Internet from Search

Start Menu-Remove Set Program Access and Defaults

Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut

Start Menu-Remove Windows Update shortcut

Start Menu-Scroll Programs

Taskbar-Disable Group similar Taskbar buttons

Taskbar-Disable Hide inactive icons

Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-No

Visual Effects-Active window tracking speed-Fast

Visual Effects-Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable

Visual Effects-Combo box animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Disable

Visual Effects-Display mouse pointer trails-Disable

Visual Effects-Fade out selection-Disable

Visual Effects-Keyboard shortcut underline-Enable

Visual Effects-Menu animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Menu shadows-Disable

Visual Effects-Menu style-Flat

Visual Effects-Show translucent selection rectangle-Enable

Visual Effects-Show window contents while dragging-Disable

Visual Effects-Slide taskbar buttons-Disable

Visual Effects-Smooth edges of screen fonts-Disabled

Visual Effects-Smooth-scroll list boxes-Disable

Visual Effects-Tooltip animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Use a background image for each folder type-Disable

Visual Effects-Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop-Disable

Windows Media Player-Accept Privacy Statement

Windows Media Player-Disable auto-add music to library

Windows Media Player-Disable automatic codec download

Windows Media Player-Disable MRU

Windows Media Player-Disable silent acqusition

Windows Media Player-Disable starting with Media Guide

Windows Media Player-Enhanced privacy settings

Windows Media Player-No visualization

Windows Media Player-Optimize fullscreen mode behavior

Windows Media Player-Remove all context menu entries

Windows Media Player-Zoom video to windowsize

[unattended]

ComputerType = Default

HibernationNo

AutoLogon = Administrator

FirewallOff

OOBEOff

DisableSRestore

MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 10

RestorePointLife = 30

DesktopTheme = Windows XP style|Silver|Normal size

IISInstall = 1

AutoUpdates = 4

AutoUDay = 5

AutoUHour = 15

AUElevate

ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]

connname = ""

macaddress = ""

ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"

subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"

defaultgateway = ""

dnsserver1 = ""

dnsserver2 = ""

winsserver = ""

netbiossetting = "0"

ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"

ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[GuiRunOnce]

[Drivers]

[Hotfixes]

[cluberti]

I hate to state the obvious, but you're sure that on these machines, if you don't install an nLite'd copy of Windows XP it works?

[blacklotus]

I hate to state the obvious, but you're sure that on these machines, if you don't install an nLite'd copy of Windows XP it works?

yes, i'm ABSOLUTELY positive. in fact, before i tried "cleaning up" these laptops 2 of these were successfully nlited before with an older version. i have tried both corp and pro standard (upgrade) versions with the same problem.

[BikinDutchman]

I have no clue either, but one of the hotfixes that you routinely add for wireless is 917021

This is mostly a WPA2 fix, but if your access points are all WPA2 that may explain the observed behavior.

I hope is helps. Otherwise you go the long and winding road of removing nLite options until it works.