topic Re: WLAN Starter in PCs & Accessories

WLAN Starter

Charley_Lima — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:32:54 GMT

Last night, I visied VAIO Update for the first time in a long time, and downloaded and installed, amongst others, the Wireless LAN Stater Update version 4.1.100.1332.

From that moment on, at every boot and restart, I get an error message telling me that there is a problem with the Wireless Switch Setting Utility and that it will be closed - I then have the option to send an error report.

This is, I admit, my own stupid fault for trying to fix something that was working well but I would appreciate any ideas to solve the problem.

Laptop is a VGN-S4M

Re: WLAN Starter

Thalamus. — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:03:53 GMT

Hi Charley_Lima,

Have you tried a System restore to a point before you updated your wireless LAN Starter..

Re: WLAN Starter

Charley_Lima — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:04:06 GMT

Good suggestion but a while ago I reduced the size of the restore point cache when I was editing some videos and forgot [as one does] to increase it - there is therefore no appropriate restore point.

Are you aware of other problems with this particular upgrade?

Re: WLAN Starter

ant1uk — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:42:10 GMT

I have the same problem I have updated the wireless driver and get an error message when i restart, i have tried a clean install it still does it, i have just contacted e-support which i am waiting for a reply i will let you know what they say

Re: WLAN Starter

Charley_Lima — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:16:01 GMT

I have the same problem I have updated the wireless driver and get an error message when i restart, i have tried a clean install it still does it, i have just contacted e-support which i am waiting for a reply i will let you know what they say

it would be a great help if you could - thanks

Re: WLAN Starter

Thalamus. — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:39:13 GMT

Hi Charley_Lima

You can download the pre-installed utilites from Vaio-Link , this should contain the original Wireless LAN Stater..?

Re: WLAN Starter

Charley_Lima — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:07:20 GMT

As Sony Support's best effort was to reinstall from scratch, I decided to try uninstalling the Wireless LAN Starter and associated software. This seems to have worked as there is no error message and my Wirless LAN is working perfectly. Obviously a Sony innovation that XP is able to replace. It has to be said that Sony computers work far better by avoiding Sony software.

Re: WLAN Starter

struck13 — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:43:20 GMT

My similar problem: At every boot and restart, I get an error message telling me that there is a problem with "Switcher.exe" and that it will be closed, with option to send an error report. (So I have deactivated switcher.exe in msconfig.exe, it is not really important.)

Another problem: I get a corresponding message after starting "VAIO control center.exe", this is not really funny.

(Model VGN-S4M)

Re: WLAN Starter

Charley_Lima — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:07:15 GMT

My similar problem: At every boot and restart, I get an error message telling me that there is a problem with "Switcher.exe" and that it will be closed, with option to send an error report. (So I have deactivated switcher.exe in msconfig.exe, it is not really important.)

Another problem: I get a corresponding message after starting "VAIO control center.exe", this is not really funny.

(Model VGN-S4M)

It may not be funny but it's another non-essential as it seems to duplicate the XP Control Panel.

If you are brave, do a restore point thingy then delete the Vaio Control Centre and see what happens. I feel that it will leave you a bit more disk space and have no bad effects but what do I know ?