User talk:Washii

Leaving Eyesore Above for Now
Please post below. Thank you Washii (talk) 04:23, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Wifi problem
Thanks for responding to my question here. Unfortunately, I do not know enough to be able to take advantage of the solution you suggest. But I always like to learn, so could you please talk me through your idea? You wrote:
 * I use a set of batch scripts on my Desktop to turn off Wireless Zero Config, since it gripes at me when I use the hardware off switch for the radios.

What are batch scripts? What are radios, in this context? (I take it not the machine that transmits music.) I don't think my laptop has a hardware off switch -- would that make a difference? What level of complexity is this procedure? I am just savvy enough to know how little I know. Thanks again. BrainyBabe (talk) 12:29, 3 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Batch scripts are scripts that run a 'batch' of commands. What was suggested before me by BenRG would likely be more helpful, which would keep the Wireless Zero Configuration service always on. If you'd like to see mine in action, open Notepad and paste one of the two lines in (minus quotes), then save it as DoSomething.bat (making sure you set the 'Save as type' to 'All Files'). Double-click it, and it will either start or stop the service, depending on the line you chose. You can use Start -> Run to run the opposite command, or make another script like I just typed.


 * What my script does is selectively turn the service on or off depending on if I need wireless (or the Wireless Network detector). You don't really need that, and I sort of posted that out of weakness.


 * The radios in this context are for the wireless (the WiFi radios). The reason I have the scripts: if I switch off my radios with the hardware switch, Windows will keep annoying me with "Can't find any wireless networks! OMG!"..(so, I overdid that a bit). Of course, this may also be a by-product of my laptop being a primarily Vista-based system that I upgraded back to XP. You may have what is called a 'soft key,' where you may need to hold the 'Fn' key on your keyboard and tap a key that corresponds to your radios while that key is held. If in Windows with the proper drivers (or Linux), it will shut off the radios, thus saving you battery power for when you don't need the wireless. But that's going a bit overboard, I suppose.
 * Finally, nice xkcd mention. That's probably one of my favorites at the moment. Washii (talk) 18:17, 3 October 2008 (UTC)