Hi
Assuming that your Windows is Win XP with the update for WPA, or Vista.
Windows gets its encryption parameters from the Wireless Card's Drivers. If
the Drivers do not contain the core setting for WPA Windows would not do
WPA.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"andy" wrote in message
news:145ab4d1-c90d-48db-b02b-f8010e70b948@a35g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> Im using windows to manage my network connection. I have updated to
> the latest driver for my laptop, and installed the 893357 update and I
> still don't have the option to use WPA. Does anybody have any other
> ideas that maybe would give me the WPA option?
>
> Andy

some early wifi cards don't have WPA drivers. what laptop and what
wireless card model?

On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:17:03 -0800 (PST), andy
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Im using windows to manage my network connection. I have updated to
>the latest driver for my laptop, and installed the 893357 update and I
>still don't have the option to use WPA. Does anybody have any other
>ideas that maybe would give me the WPA option?
>
>Andy
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

"andy" wrote in message
news:145ab4d1-c90d-48db-b02b-f8010e70b948@a35g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> Im using windows to manage my network connection. I have updated to
> the latest driver for my laptop, and installed the 893357 update and I
> still don't have the option to use WPA. Does anybody have any other
> ideas that maybe would give me the WPA option?
>
> Andy
Since encryption is done by the hardware (otherwise it would be way too
slow), no amount of software alterations will enable WPA. Evidently, the
adapter in your laptop does not support WPA. Thus, the only hope is to
replace the adapter.
Jim

If your machine is XP, did you put SP2 on the machine before the KB893357
update ?


"Jim" wrote:

>
> "andy" wrote in message
> news:145ab4d1-c90d-48db-b02b-f8010e70b948@a35g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Im using windows to manage my network connection. I have updated to
> > the latest driver for my laptop, and installed the 893357 update and I
> > still don't have the option to use WPA. Does anybody have any other
> > ideas that maybe would give me the WPA option?
> >
> > Andy
> Since encryption is done by the hardware (otherwise it would be way too
> slow), no amount of software alterations will enable WPA. Evidently, the
> adapter in your laptop does not support WPA. Thus, the only hope is to
> replace the adapter.
> Jim
>
>
>