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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
You'll need to buy a wireless adapter for your computer. Something like THIS ONE would work. You can also get a wireless NIC, like THIS ONE.

Ya gots to be more specific... I didn't know you had a wireless router!! :-)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i said linksys router..just left off the wireless part. LOL
thanks.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
tried that first one already, but my old computer must be too old cause it didn't work.
the modem and wireless router are connected to the new computer and I can't change that.
how would i install the 2nd one?

Jan
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
I don't know about the version or fixes, Costa - i will check it out next time i am there!

and it doesn't stick on any of the other urls I have tried but i haven't tried CNN. I will check it out

thanks for answering :-) :-)

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Sorry Texannie I don't understand. The second what?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
the 2nd choice that cost gave me in the post above.

You'll need to buy a wireless adapter for your computer. Something like THIS ONE would work. You can also get a wireless NIC, like THIS ONE.


but never mind, we were able to figure out a way to connec the modem up in the room with the old computer, so the USB thing would work
or would it be better to just get another modem?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
If you have a direct access to your cable or DSL connection wherever your old computer is, then yeah, you can just get another cable/DSL modem and hook up that computer. It's probably easier, too, since you won't have to open the computer to install the NIC. (Which is what you'd have to do if you chose my second suggestion.)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 12:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
does it need to be a linksys too? i checked on road runner's site and they listed only one linksys that they said was compatible, but several motorola (among others) that i can get at best buy.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i am so friggin' frustrated and confused.
got the Linksys Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter with SpeedBooster and it recognizes my neighbor's (two of them) computers but not the router on my other computer.
road runner tells me that it's because i don't know wireless connection on either computer (had me go to device manager and look)
so i say fine i will get a another modem, but i have to go all the way to their offices to get it registers.
this really should be easier shouldn't it?
and i swear i am not a computer idiot even though i appear to be one!!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Annie, if you are connecting a second cable modem up to another computer (directly to your cable outlet), then you don't have to have a Linksys. You can use any modem that is compatible with your service. I'm using a Motorola with my Cox cable service; I think they originally supplied Toshibas.

But yeah, you'll have to get a different IP address for it, which is why you've got to let them know about it. I don't know, but they may charge you extra for that. (Briefly, when you sign up with a cable service, you get one DHCP address for your modem. You can hook up a router to that one modem and get network capabilities for however many computers you have ports for. But to hook up a second modem would be a new address, and they may charge for that.)

So your best bet... Is the computer that the wireless router hooked up to now? Is that the new computer? Does it have wireless capabilities? You may want to rethink your home network configuration... Hook up your modem and wireless router to the old computer, set up your wireless network, and connect the new computer to the wireless network. Make sense?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 4:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
well, my sweet wonderful son spent about 3 hours last night and got it connected!!! what a complete pain.

cost, that's what we did (and were trying to do when i vented in frustration).
we have had the router for my son's xbox and ps2 for several years.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Glad you got it all figured out Annie! :-)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
thanks. it was almost worth the complete pain in the a$$ just to see the 17 year old 'too cool for school' teenager jumping all around, hugging me AND his sister with joy! LOL

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Texannie, setting up my Linksys wireless was a pain too. The first time I finally had to get on the phone with Linksys. It involved having to have a computer hard-wired to the wireless router while I was setting it up. That seemed weird to me. Then when we returned from Texas I had to figure out how to do it again. I was finally reduced to reading the directions and then somehow it worked. Huh!

But I did not have to tell Comcast how many computers I was going to have on the wireless router.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 9:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
that "too cool for school" teenager is my future son-in-law!! he makes me so proud!!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 4:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
LOL Landi!
juju, last night we had massive storms and the internet went out. ds was panicked that it somehow messed everything up! (are wireless is hardwired too)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 5:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Juju, you don't have to tell 'em how many are behind your router. But if you have more than one modem connected, you do. Generally, most of us have a modem connected to the outside world, then a router (wireless or not) connected to that, so you can have four hardwired and unlimited wireless connections.

I also have my work hardware VPN, which has four computers hooked up to it. (A total of six computers in my home, connected to a single modem!)

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
My 16y old grandson called last night to say his computer has puked. He has a Dell, his young cousin was playing on it and messed it up. He is getting.....Loading PBR for Descripter 2...done message on it. It also tells him an error occurred press ctrl-alt-del- to restore but when he tries it will not restore. Anyone have any suggestions as to what to do. AOL is his provider, I went to their web-site and we tried everything they suggested F2 F8 F11 and so on with no luck.

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
Here is some discussion of this error message and some possible fixes:

Loading PBR for Descripter 2 Error

Sounds like some of the same things you have already tried, but maybe there is something new.


Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 11:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
Ok I'll call grandson with the info, thanks so much Bob!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Try the FIXMBR command (it's referenced in the link Bob posted). Does your son have his hard drive partitioned, or is there only one partition?

If FIXMBR doesn't fix the problem, then the only other option would be to wipe the drive and reinstall everything. BE SURE THAT HE'S BACKED UP EVERYTHING HE NEEDS.

FWIW, AOL has nothing to do with this. It's a hardware issue. How old is the Dell computer? It's entirely possible that the HDD (hard drive) is failing. Especially if the system is fairly old. He could also try calling Dell if the system is fairly new.

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kristylovesbb a private message Print Post    
woops, I didn't see the above post before I posted.

Mygetaway
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08-23-2000

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 4:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mygetaway a private message Print Post    
To Whichever Wonderful TVCH'er who can help me.

I have win 98.

I want my gif's to preview in an IE window, instead of the picture viewer it's assigned to now.

HOW do I do that?

Thank's In Advance :-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Ack! It's been so long since I've worked on a Win98 system. Do you have a Windows Explorer option? (Try looking under Start > Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer, or Start > Programs > Windows Explorer.)

If you do, then from the main menu choose Tools > Folder Options. Click the File Types tab.

Scroll down the list of file types till you find GIF. Select it, then click Change (to change the file association).

Scroll thru the list of programs until you find Internet Explorer. Select Internet Explorer and then click OK. Click OK again, and you should be set.

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
A shortcut that I think works with Windows 98 is to hold down shift and right click on a .gif file. In the pop-up menu, you should get an option that looks something like "Open with..." This will pop up a window where you can choose the program for viewing and there should be a check box that says something like "always use this program when viewing this file type."