:Tutorial : Vista wireless bugs walkaround
Like XP, vista does network lookup every minute causing lag, however unlike XP it can't be turned off.
This is horrible for gaming, I've been looking to get some sort of solution so I can play properly again.
1. Install WLAN Optimizer
This is the only program I found useful with my Netgear wireless USB, Get WLAN Optimizer from here.
The program fixed the problem, but after a while all connection was lost (resulting in the game playing getting stuck in lag).
restarting WLAN Optimizer fixes it, but it can be annoying if you have to minimize the game and restart it every 5-10 minutes of playing.
2. Keyboard properties to launch/quit Optimizer quickly
2. Next we want to be able to launch and quit WLAN Optimizer while playing a game without breaking it up.
I recommend a keyboard with extra media shortcuts on top, although I have a simple microsoft one I actually chose it as "Wireless comfort keyboard" for more control.
You can access it through control panel's keyboard properties.
3. Map a key to launch optimizer
In keyboard properties, map one of your extra keys to launch WLAN Optimizer from your chosen key.
4. Map a key to quit optimizer
Last but not least, we want to map another key to quit WLAN Optimizer in case the connection gets stuck.
We can use taskkill, but the problem is that running it will minimize your game, we can use a VB script to run taskkill in silent mode.
Download a VB script I've wrote for this. (you can edit it in notepad to see the contents)
Map this .vbs file to be launched by another keyboard key, just like we've previously done.
5. How it works
I recommend enabling a lagometer if the game you're playing supports it, this can help you a lot.
Basically what happens now is that you can start optimizer when you play your game to get rid of those lags once a minute.
After a while of playing your whole connection will get stuck (and lagometer will go crazy), then simply click the button on your keyboard to quit optimizer to stabilize it, and click the other button to start it again.
Not idle, but probably the best alternative to still play your games on vista wireless.
