I recently installed windows 7. As a part of this, I was required to install the drivers for my onboard wireless adapter (Realtek 8187). However, with the driver came this annoying management studio called Realtek Wireless Lan Utility. It's not a huge burden, except that every time I log in to my computer (if I've been idle for a while), this idiot application is up on the screen and I need to click 'close' to close it. I can't seem to find any 'do not start at windows startup' on the application or anything that would cause it to just let windows manage my wireless settings.
I've done the preliminary google search, but searches for 'disable realtek wireless lan utility' seem to come up with nada for results. Anyone know how to disable this stupid program? So, hopefully this might help someone in the future, but I was able to find the solution. In the Program Files directory, there is a Realtek Wireless Lan Utility and Driver folder. Within this folder is a driver/ folder. I copied this folder to another location, uninstalled the realtek wireless lan utility (which also uninstalled the driver).
REALTEK 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility is the software driver package for REALTEK 11n USB WiFi device. The driver package is required in order for the wireless device to function properly and is the software that allows your PC to communicate with this hardware device.
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I then went into Device Manager, searched for new hardware (which it found the wireless adapter, but required a driver). I pointed the driver installation system to the driver/ folder, and it installed JUST the driver. Hope this helps someone else. RealTek Wireless Lan Utility- It's listed as a service - you can close the utiltiy by right clicking on the icon on the tray and choosing QUIT - if you want to stop it from running - open services - find 'Realtek87b' open it by double clicking on it - stop it - then disable it - then forget about it. The utility will not run when you restart and will be removed the next time you update or remove the driver.
It is a small utility that shows what other ReaTek wireless users are on your lan. That's all nothing insidious - just a driver writer's utility that might be of use to an organization. It allows wireless users on the same lan to discover and quickly communicate with each other - the same way that windows lan users used to do with the lan utility that used to be bundled in all lan drivers. You could try unticking Show Tray icon. You can find it at bottom left of the utility window.
Just plug in the Alfa (or turn it on if it's an internal card), open the utility and clear the tick. Power off, unplug the Alfa from USB and restart. The Alfa utility should not appear. Plug in the Alfa when needed or turn it on if it is an onboard device and connect to network as usual. This will just use the normal Windows interface. If you do need the utility then just run it from a desktop shortcut or start menu.
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I need it to tell me what exactly what I need to type into the terminal or some other way of getting it to work. I thought maybe I can boot to windows to install it that way and then use wine to run it in linux.
However my vista isn't supported. Lol so I'm back to square one. Here is what happened.
I gave a person a copy of ubuntu on their desktop but they only have wireless internet. So I told them that I'll have to purchase them a wireless card and put it in. I found the usb much cheaper, Now trying to get it to install is the problem. I need to install it on mine first to make sure it works and have the know how to do it when I arrive at their house to install it.
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I really want this to work for them and everybody is happy. Would it help to post the instructions so you can translate it for me? If I did, how do I use tags?
Because it's pretty long. I got it to work with the old windows driver, Now the problem I have is getting it to connect. It keeps saying that I need root or sudo. I changed the user account type to administrator and also placed a check to make this connection available for all users. I rebooted the machine a lot, but it still will not connect to my wireless connection. I don't know what else to do? I hate to give up, I want this to work for her or I'll have to fork up $80 to give back to her which I don't have.
What should I do to make it connect once it's logged in?