Wi-Fi certificate

Every time my notebook automatically connects to my network, XP pops a dialogue box warning that windows couldn't find a certificate for the (name) network.  Is there a setting in XP to change or eliminate this warning?

Thanks,

Bill

"complex" is an understatement!  I think I'll live with the warning, ha.
Thanks

B

See if this helps,
http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/windows-was-unable-to-find-a-certificate-to-log-you-on-to-the-network/

Pat,
I've been down that road.  The entire authentication page is grayed out and  the IEE box is unchecked.  I think this has something to do with the level of and type of network authentication - I'm using WPA-PSK with TKIP.  The only other option available on the notebook is WPA-PSK with AES- not that I know what that is or what the difference between the 2 is.

The router has additional choices but when I tried those the notebook wouldn't connect.  Feels like a rock and a hard place.

Bill

This notebook is the only wi-fi system with XP.  My wife's notebook is W7 and it doesn't have this problem.  XP could well be the issue but the only reason it exists is a piece of software that simply will not run on w7, even in compatibility mode.  And to make matters worse, the last time I checked, the  company that produced it for single users has switched to corporate network customers and dropped the single user version.  If I could find a comparable w7 app that would allow me to port the data, I'd switch.


Bill

Sure, I've mentioned Goldmine before.  This is a contact management program produced by Front Range software.  I'm using version 6.5, as far as I know, the last version designed for single users and small business.  Act was it's major competitor.
I use it to maintain data on people, former clients, friends- probably 10,009 data points from phone numbers to passwords. It has a calendar function with a history -when was the last time I went to the dentist - and allows me to schedule future appointments with alerts.  I bought the original version in 1992 and it was expensive and been through several updates.

A really good phone book with lots of options for annotation and calendar functions that could port data in would work.  I just haven't found one.

Bill

Oh, the router is a Netgear WRN 3500 N about 6 months old.  It replaced a Netgear Range max that bricked at age 2.  I don't recall having this difficulty with the old one and according to some  articles, WPK authentication shouldn't be asking for any certificates, which led me to think it's a setting somewhere but I haven't found it yet.  I suppose I could try XP's sp3 as a start.

I am happy to report that whatever the problem was installing SP3 seemingly resolved it.  So now I'm in the process of updating my win 7 machine.  Only 58 updates to go!

B

I was going to suggest moving to SP3, but knew you were avoiding that. Glad it worked out.

Whenever I do a fresh install of XP, which is still fairly often, installing SP3 is the first thing I do after activating. And then I move on to all the rest of the updates.

Yes, you're right, I was avoiding SP3 because of something I read awhile back.  But now I don't remember what it was, and, so far, it seems wrong!

Bill