I am not able to start certain services to get wireless connected. In Device Manager the adapter shows working properly. The WLAN light is on. Start Windows Wirless Service bar comes on but the service just wont start. I have run chkdsk and several other aftermarket registry cleaners but I keep comming up empty. PLEASE HELP.

Hi guys, I guess we all could have experienced the same issue.. mine seems to be started while trying to apply a few pending Windows Updates (on a HP G62 laptop, Win7 SP1 64bit); update process that went wrong (dunno why). And after reboot, wireless stopped working, same service error, etc. Like Sharrow, I spent hours trying to find out information about the problem and a possible solution.. and when I was one step from given up, I spent a while to better reading this message, 'cause at that point I had already find out a guy who published this procedure, but just the first part (leave only Afd in DependOnService, in the Dhcp key) and obviously it didn't worked. Hopefully I decided to read the all post, 'cause THIS SOLVED THE WIRELESS PROBLEM. Thank you Sharrow and the 911techmedics guys! Really thank you so much!

i did the same steps u did but when i clicked at regedit start as administrator it said to me windows dependncy server or group failed to work

I tried several recommended solution but the very first time it didn't work as well but after cleaning my registry and adding few steps to my local network it worked. I think this is still going to work as it took me few days to get it fixed going through several solutions but this is the one tha later did the magic. Note if you are not comfortable changing your registry, I will advise you not to.

THANK YOU - what a chase that was ... and what an incredibly simple solution (if you know what you are doing) ... Sure like to know what program did it ..!!!

Windows could not start Error 1068: The dependency or group failed to start the WLAN Auto Config serviceon the local computer.

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I have been sarching for hours and hours...and this is already after hours of working offline with the client in their house..no system restore or any backups...typical noob...but not their fault this happened.. I did EVERYTHING suggested. NOTHING worked...Nearly gave up, and prepared for a re-install...then I found this at the last second....

"OMG 911techmedics..... You are insanely GENIUS!!!!!!

Finally something works and doesn't require a complete OS re-installation. I was so afraid of that since Asus doesn't backup a physical copy of the Recovery manager in the hard drive, and somehow my Backup discs (6 discs, waste of my DVD :O) don't work at all after spending an hour burning them.

What happened was I used RegTweaker to do a registry cleanup on my Win7, my computer did work faster but I lost my WLan service, and no matter what I did nothing worked, until I tripped over your post! I've read over 50 websites/forum pages, and tried everything possibly suggested and none of them worked.

I have tried:

Microsoft Winsock32 Fix
Replacing Winsock dll
Netsh wlan with set yes command
Netsh reset catalog command
LSP Fix.exe
Right click "Manage" on Computer and enabling everything linked to WLAN + dependencies to "Automatic"

I spent 8 hours and none of the above worked. Apparently loads of people have the same issue after using a Registry cleaner. It's tried, tested and proven. I have done registry cleanup on 2 computers and next thing I know on restart is that WLAN Service went AWOL. My first suspicion went to a missing or corrupted Winsock, but I never thought a simple change to 2 files in the register would solve the problem. Your chunk of text was scary to look at at the beginning but I was so desperate I was willing to try anything and it really paid off. Microsoft should pay you man! Their stupid suggestions don't work. For those like me, I'll break down the instructions for you:

Step 1: Click START button

Step 2: In the Search area, type "regedt32" (of course don't include the ""), right click on the search result and "Run as Administrator".

Step 3: Click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", should expand out to a list of stuff

Step 4: Next choose "SYSTEM", should expand again

Step 5: Choose "CurrentControlSet", expands again

Step 6: Choose "Services", expands to a super large list of stuff

Step 7: Click on "Dhcp", the right window will show the files in that folder

Step 8: Double click on "DependOnService"

Step 9: Delete all the words in text area, except "Afd", and click OK. You are done here

Step 10: Next under "Services", look for "EapHost", this should be a few folders below Dhcp Step 11: Same thing, double click on the file "DependOnService"

Step 12: Delete everything in the text are and click OK. You are done.

Now, close everything and RESTART WINDOWS. Your WLan should be back and working once your computer starts. Hope this saves you like it saved me. Thanks to original poster for the wonderful resolution. Your post was almost too obscure to find, but I'm glad this is SOLVED! I'll be spreading the word around to save people from the constant agony of WLAN SVC going balistic every time after a registry cleanup."

Now then...as I was about to wipe the blooming machine anyway, I thought 'what the ****', and just did the 12 steps without even a reg. backup.... AND IT FREAKING WORKED!!!!!

911techmedics Saved our skins....

THANKS!!!

The Lady Sharrow..

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Windows could not start Error 1068: The dependency or group failed to start the WLAN Auto Config serviceon the local computer.

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