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Tue 1 Apr, 2003 03:52 pm
Often, when I come off-line (and sometimes, now, when I boot up) a little rectangle with a cross on it pops up and seems to be trying to tell me something. If it has a message written on it, my weird monitor renders it invisible.
I know what it means, though. It means that if I try to go online the computer will tell me that I have no modem. It is then unable to detect the modem when it offers to do so. I have gone down the path of trying to get it to reinstall the modem it actually has - that way madness lay!
The only solution is to reboot - or stay online for hours - which annoys ringing friends, and confuses those who message me without response, because I am, in fact, nowhere near the computer.
Sometimes, when I run scandisk, it fixes the problem briefly. Sometimes, if the problem happens not to be occurring and I run scandisk or defrag, it re-initiates the problem.
Any ideas?
With all the puter problems you've had I'd start fresh with a format and reinstall.
Your modem problems can be many different things. Ranging from hardware to drivers. I do not think I will be able to help you through proxy.
So this is pretty much a "this kind a problem is hard to solve in person much less from another continent" post.
Ok - thankee! I rather thought 'twould be the case.
I will re whatever when I can.
Don't you be rude about me little putie, though! The hamsters ar egetting a little old, true - but they r edoing the best they can!
1) Updating OS sometimes works for mending problems.
2) The following I do not recommend but sometimes works:
Delete hardwares including modems through hardware management in the control panel (deleting in the sense of "software", not physical). Then reboot the computer. (Caution: This causes some risks.)
I am not so much furry as getting a little older but still doing a fine job at many, many things.
Thank you for the idea, Satt_focusable. However, when it comes to my computer, risk is not my business! I think I shall be cautious and get it fixed when I can afford it.
Like I said. A smegging great magnet and all your troubles w/ computer become trivial.
Don't listen to the seal!
No seal of approval from Bootsie then?
Is that joint your smoking dlowan? What's the grass like in Oz dude? How much for an ounce of heads?
satt,
With win 98, rebooting does not do as well at recognizing hardware.
Trouble shooting manually on Windows 98 is clearly very complicated.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/windows/Topics/Win98/Hardware/HardwareTS.asp
I thought "plug and play" could deal with it automatically.
Sometimes p&P does, but P&P for 98 is a far cry from P&P XP.
And in ENGLISH that would mean.....?
That windows 98 is not as good as Xp.
HunBun, yet again I can give you my accumulated wisdom about PC's. Ignore the advice of those illiterates (Craven: Debbie=Bunny, remember? The guy's just setting you up again).
Now, first remove the hard-drive from your machine, it looks just like this;
Now brace it against something solid, like a Bessa block or a concrete brick or even put it in a vice, squeeze that sucker in
reeaalll tight.
All set? Good.
Next bit requires the use of a sophisticated piece of equipment;
Think you get the picture.
That red hammer thingy is pretty.
On matters computorial - if in no other thing - I would trust Craven with my life!
Are you trying to open a second front, MrS?
Your evil plans shall come to naught!
yeah, don't listen to stillwater, too many steps to follow. seal poets way is much faster and less complicated.
I am shocked, Pueo - shocked.
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