Docking Station Disabling/Enabling Network Connection

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Published on 2009-11-11T21:32:07Z Indexed on 2010/04/08 9:03 UTC
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Whenever I dock my laptop onto my docking station, Windows disables my Wireless Network Connection and enables my Wired Network Connection. Whenever I undock my laptop, Windows disables my Wired Network Connection and enables my Wireless Network Connection.

Is there a way to disable this feature?

After Windows performs the automatic disabling/enabling, I run into errors when I try to disable the now-enabled connection, specifically "It is not possible to disable the connection at this time. This connection may be using one or more protocols that do not support Plug-and-Play, or it may have been initiated by another user or the system account."

I'm assuming the latter portion of the error is true ... my network connections are being enabled/disabled under a system account. Regardless, I'd just like to disable the feature altogether.

For reference, I'm working with Windows XP Professional on a Dell Latitude D630.

Thanks in advance!

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