Wireless Ad-Hoc Network In Windows 7 Starter
When we wrote a detailed guide on setting up an ad-hoc network connection in Windows 7/Vista, some users complained that the Starter edition didn’t have an option for setting up an Ad-Hoc network in the Network and Sharing Center.
On Microsoft product page it is stated that ad-hoc connection is not available in Windows 7 Starter edition. But as it all turns out, you can in fact use the ad-hoc network in Starter edition.
Microsoft has promoted Windows 7 Starter edition in a bizarre way. Sure, it is a stripped down version of Windows 7 most suitable for netbooks but saying that it can’t create or be part of ad-hoc network is stupid and misleading.
Most guides, including the one we wrote here, ask users to head over to the Network and Sharing Center and then set up ad-hoc network. But the ad-hoc shortuct is missing from Windows 7 Starter edition(see screenshot below).
If you are using Windows 7 Starter, you are licensed to use the ad-hoc network but NOT licensed to use the ad-hoc network shortcut inside Network and Sharing Center. Read the sentence again, we are talking about ‘ad-hoc network’ and the ‘ad-hoc network shortcut’ inside Network and Sharing Center. So Microsoft is actually confusing the hell out of novice users.
Want to set up ad-hoc network? Simply head over to Start Search, type adhoc, and hit Enter. This will open up the Ad-hoc Network connection wizard. Simple as that.
[via Within Windows]
but it says windows could not detect any wireless network interface
Its not working, it says’ window could not create connection
thank you for this info. i really thought ad hoc doesn’t exist in Win Starter
Ty so much i am so happy no !!!!!
omg i love you for this!
thanks for ur information
plz help .. how can i use connectify software in win_7_starter
it says that i dont have privilege to share internet…..why is that?????
you can use cmd, you just open in start, and you run administration and write netsh (space) wlan (space) set (space) hostednetwork (space) mode=allow (space) ssid=yourname key=……… (then enter)
and write again netsh (space) wlan (space) start (space) hostednetwork (then enter again)
use cmd in start
but we could not detect any wireless network interface 🙁 why?
works, great article
I have a problem it says the windows wireless service is not running
its work in search just ente ad-hoc and you have it
Nice job. Very helpful. Boo to microsoft.
is there a way to get on line with an ipod throw an netbook on windows 7 starter
Works ! thanks mate…