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InformIT: Cool Things You Can Do with a USB Flash Drive > Boost PC Performance Using Windows ReadyBoost: "Save or Distribute Your Wi-Fi Settings Using Windows Connect Now (WCN)

Windows Connect Now (WCN) debuted in Windows XP SP2 and has been included in Windows Vista and 7. It lets you save and/or transfer your wireless network profiles. This includes the WEP, WPA, or WPA2 encryption key or passphrase, so you don't have to manually type it on all your Windows PCs. You'll just have to insert your USB drive to import all the settings.

To export your Wi-Fi settings in Windows XP SP2 or SP3 and Windows Vista, you can use the Wireless Network Setup Wizard. On the Start Menu, click Programs > Accessories > Communications > Wireless Network Setup.

In Windows 7, you can export your Wi-Fi settings via the wireless network profile. Open the Network and Sharing Center, click Manage Wireless Networks, double-click the desired profile, and click Copy this network profile to a USB flash drive



To import the profile into Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7, insert the USB flash drive. Then on the AutoPlay menu that pops up, click the Connect to a Wireless Network using Windows Connect Now (see Figure 4) shortcut or the Wireless Network Setup Wizard shortcut.

If the AutoPlay menu doesn't pop up, you can just run the SetupSNK.exe program that's on the flash drive.


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