Can I tell Windows to automatically renew IP setting after hibernation?

[aph]

Hi guys,

Do you know a way to tell Windows (Vista in this case) to renew my wireless IP settings after I turn the computer back on after a hibernation.

I can manually tell windows to repair (i think it does the same as run > cmd > ipconfig /renew)

but its just a pain doing this, and i'm lazy!

any ideas?

 

[aph]

Top man!

I was hoping there was a way to tell windows to automate a macro that does this after hibternation. buttt

short of some inspirational information, this is a very helpful piece of advice.

i wasnt aware it was possible to create shortcuts and insert command prompt commands into them. nice one

cheers for the help.

 

[aph]

Yeah there's a tick in the box saying automatically search for available networks. unfortunately, if this does eventually kick in. it takes longer than ive managed to wait for, because after hybernation it thinks its connected to my router. but it isn't really.

Possibly buying a different wireless adapter would solve the problem, but I'm runnning the latest drivers for the card, and still no luck.

 

[aph]

I'd never used hibernation much til recently, but it does come in handy. Especially if like me you turn your PC off at night. And like leaving all your apps open so you can pick up where you left off the next day...

Hibernation doesn't (for my PC with just me as a user) ask for login details. so i dont know if what you just wrote would be useful? i presume not? but thanks for the help anyway. you werent to know if you dont use it.

 

[aph]

are you using a pc or a laptop?

if it's a pc, then just use sleep mode instead of hibernation, its tons faster

you ******!

only joking. but oh my days, i never thought trying out sleep mode would be such a headache.

so i choose sleep mode... pc turns off... all well and good

turning it back on? NADA (well it powered on, but no output)

so i thought okay...

takes CMOS battery out to reset BIOS...

nothing

so i try swapping out my graphics card, RAM, even tested my PSU

i was like ******, what's going on.

i rang a friend, who... in this case anyway, was more knowledgeable...

he said that Windows Vista can play up using sleep mode, depending on the ACPI settings in the BIOS. and he asked how I reset the BIOS. so he told me to take the battery out again, this time using a screwdriver to short the two pieces of metal by the battery. and VOILA! we had life

but ouch. that was a painful learning experience!

Watch your language!