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Enable or Disable Wireless Connection

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This script will disable your wireless connection in Windows XP. It requires the free Devcon.exe utility from Microsoft:
DirChange(DirScript())
NetAdaptersKey = "System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"
Handle = RegOpenKey(@REGMACHINE,NetAdaptersKey)
AdapterList = RegQueryKeys(Handle)
RegCloseKey(Handle)
Count = ItemCount(AdapterList,@TAB)
For i = 1 To Count
   Adapter = ItemExtract(i,AdapterList,@TAB)
   ConnectionKey = StrCat(NetAdaptersKey,"\",Adapter,"\Connection")
   If RegExistValue(@REGMACHINE,StrCat(ConnectionKey,"[MediaSubType]"))
      Wireless = RegQueryDword(@REGMACHINE,StrCat(ConnectionKey,"[MediaSubType]"))==2
      If Wireless
         PnpInstanceID = RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,StrCat(ConnectionKey,"[PnpInstanceID]"))
         RunHide("Devcon.exe",StrCat('Disable "@',PnpInstanceID,'"'))
      EndIf
   EndIf
Next
Exit

Article ID:   W17419
File Created: 2008:04:10:15:09:42
Last Updated: 2008:04:10:15:09:42