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Just thot I'd stop into the library to mention my internet isn't working. Again. It was working this morning. But I shut down for awhile, and next time I tried to log on, it went to some page that...
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Quote:So simply going off line, and opening the browser will not tell you anything without removing all offline content first. Only to the extent if he tells his system to retain a page for offline...
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I usually mention this, because it seems the I.E. has a real bad habit of "caching" the pages. I have had many phone calls "telling me that our website was screwed up", when I asked if the could get...
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Sometimes we have to state the blatantly obvious, just to make sure understanding is complete & circular in the group.
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that was my point in suggesting it. If he continued to get the pages then it would suggest that he was never getting onto the internet, just seeing cached images.Visit DoLots!
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and possibly his entire system is in its death throes, and his CPU and HD are just not making the right connectionsanymore. they dont live forever! his shit is about fried!
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it could be as simple as a bent pin in the cable, or a crushed wire. Depending on whether he has built in modem or external modem there is at least one wire if not two and that is just his stuff. As...
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I just thought it was a first step. If you turned off the modem and opened IE and got that weird page, I'd really be thinking that a) you weren't getting onto the internet and/or b) you'd picked up a...
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that was a smart first step, and something I usually do, but only when I am certain that I know the answer, More like to me it is a confirmation that "yep, ain't got no net martha".So that is a really...
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i did connect before i pinged. if i wanted to download something at the library, i'd have to buy a disk from the library, of course, because i've never heard of any library on earth that lets you...
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that sold diskettes myself. If you wanted to copy something you had to bring your own. Oh well, some states have weird libraries.You might as well get the computer back, and reload the OS. That is...
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well it makes sense libraries not wanting you to bring your own disks, because they're afraid of viruses.anyway, i don't know how to reload an OS. i don't have the original software, since this is an...
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from an office; Well look around. You never know what will come up. Check in with stores who have "demo models" a lot of times they will sell those as is. They work, they have a lot of good software,...
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Are you on good terms with the librarians at all? You might explain the situation to them and ask if there's something they can do to help you out. Perhaps one would be willing to loan you a personal...
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I don't think it will make a difference. The key is not going to be the virus itself, which has already destroyed the IP stack (that is the little 1's and 0's that allow you to use the modem in the...
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i wonder if we can sell them back the new modem we got from them just a few weeks ago when we had problems before.Absolutely Pointless Volcano Mountain my blog
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most IT places won't take back stock because once it is purchased, 1) it is possible subjected to very poor treatment (not that I am saying you would do this, but the place you bought it from won't...
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No~ the box is shot out! get a part time job and pay cashfor a new system!!!!!! ~ My LAST POST on this subject!
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Quote:My LAST POST on this subject! Well, as the geekdom here adores looking for alternative solutions, and "buy a new one" has been the extent of your advice, I thank you on behalf of the...
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what can he do with the box that he has? Oddly, I could send him an XP Office CD but I'm not sure the hardware could handle that. Would it? If so, what would he have to do to make it possible? What...
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I think it is, you would be feeding a 20 lb apple to the old grey mare if he tried to load WinXp. The machine would choke and die.The closest he will get to have "familiarity with the functions" is...
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