Down again....
 

...I was trying to correct connection issues with the USB/Wireless adapter on my PC the other night, installed an updated driver, and now it's at a state where it finds the wireless router, but can't get out onto the Internet past that. Actually it WILL hit a couple of DNS servers, but that's about all. The routing table appears to be damaged/corrupted.

Please no further suggestions here. I've already done all kinds of uninstalling and reinstalling of stuff, and I've already decided that the last thing I can do is get another ATA100 drive (I've got a second, but it's ATA33) and reinstall Windows from scratch. Due to what the guys at the Tigerdirect.com outlet store did to the damn thing earlier this summer, attempting to reinstall Windows on the existing drive fails and fails miserably (it gets stuck in a loop).

Yes, I hear you say, why not Linux? Well it's never been proven to me that Linux WORKS with 802.11b wireless. Especially on a USB link. Besides, I'd rather have an independent machine for Linux, and not a dual-boot environment (and SCO can kiss my butt, but I digress).

So hopefully this weekend I'll be able to pick something up, install a new drive, and reinstall Win98SE. Please DON'T leave PMs - my mailbox is full. If you'd like to get in touch with me in the meantime, my e-mail address is available through my Pixies' profile.

-John

Sorry, dadaist! I didn't see this thread until AFTER I PM'd you. :(

**hands dadaist a really big hammer**

I can get and even bigger hammer

lol

da, I know every word you wrote was English,,,,, but damn, the way you put 'em all together only 3 other people know what your saying.

I'm not one of the 3. But good luck in fixing your puter. Would it help to know there's a nice one on sale at CompUSA? :)

did anyone see the size of that chicken???

Damn, where's that cat when you need directions?

If it's of any comfort my computers all work fine......not a single problem!!! :D:D

I spilled some water on my keyboard last month & it died,,,, had to get a new one. Glad to know if I spill coffee it'll be ok... :D Thanks Sharni,,,

actually keyboards are quite tough if you do spill anything on them just shake out as much water/coffee/whatever and leave to dry naturally and it'll be fine.

Spilling of drinks was a common problem where I used to work and we just used to hang the wet keyboards up to dry then reuse them later. :D:D

Mine didn't like the taste of plain H2O I guess.... maybe if it'd been mixed with something. hmmmm..

Of course there was no saving it once hubby found out & threw it across the room into the wall where it kinda fell apart. hehehe - :D:D

*staring at the words dadaist wrote and thinking.......I wonder what it was that I found in the back of the fridge with all that fuzzy stuff all over it, in that old butter bowl that was dated from 1999?*

LOL! Good luck da!

LMAO.......

You never heard me say "Why not Linux!

I would never talk like that to anyone :)

Neither would I..................and I have it installed on one of my PCs and on my laptop ;):D

I think next time I'll just disappear quietly and leave you guys to work out why. :p

"With friends like these ....."

Try a 10,000 lb steam trip hammer, it's bound to be more reliable for the more satisfying style of repairs you need.

Certainly makes you feel better, almost as good as sending somewhere via catapult, until you have to pay for the replacement.

I once ran over an annoying watch with a 42 ton tank, annoying thing was it ran better afterwards, and without a scratch on it!!!!

For all my pc problems, I just contact my technical support guy.........usually a quick nudge in the ribs to alert him to the problem, and a blow job afterwards to say thanks works wonders.

hehehe I hope lou doesn't find out I've been the cause of her computer problems just to get more blowjobs ;):D:D

Oh dadaist! Now stop that! You know we love ya hun! Just making a fun something out of a thread you didn't want help with......is all!

(((((((dadist)))))))))

Well, I might have access at home through a borrowed laptop, temporarily. I'm still going to need a new HDD and reinstall EVERYTHING on the PC though. That'll take days. :p

Well I dont understand exactly what the problem is mate, I have no technical knowledge of computers though i can drive one OK.

I wish you luck

((((((((((Dadaist)))))))))))

I'll miss ya Hun! Just get fixed and back on soon!

~Eliza

LOL GG! Just step on the gas and go, huh?

Steven Wright once said he accidently put his car keys in his front door and drove his house around the block a few times! *giggle*

Still a work in progress. At least I can use the borrowed laptop to save PMs I want to keep and delete them and empty the box back up. After tonight it'll be available again. The PC will likely be a weeklong project (reinstalling everything) for the duration of the coming week.

Well, good luck dadaist... computer problems really suck and having to start over is not fun.....but glad that you have a "backup" so you can keep in touch.. :D

If it's not fixed yet, maybe you can make use a PC at the library.

Our's has them for public use (all you need is a library card) and I used it a lot when my machine needed some servicing. It was better than nothing ... or at least I thought it was.