2009-07-04, 12:15 AM
Okay, well about a week ago, my internet just stopped working (go figure, right after my sis gets off the computer). I get my internet free through wifi (lucky me), but anyways...something was blocking my access despite packets still going through.
We figured out it wasn't the internet cards I use (I use a linksys wireless G and a sprint card that is our roommate), so we ran every scan on the computer.
My uncle and I tried fixing it numerous ways, none of them successful. I thought it was a vista update that somehow had something, so I uninstalled. Tried loading an older backup, but I found out that the earliest one I had was just after the problem happened. Went to msconfig and disabled everything but the necessities, didn't work.
No viruses, malware, or anything that I could find.
Eventually we gave up and he's going to run some tests on my tower at his house, so he gave me a temp one that he has. It's not a problem anymore but I would like to know what caused it in the first place, so I don't have to deal with it again.
My sis is saying all she did was check her messageboards/forums, and all I did that day was check mine and play maple. If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated.
(If you need the specs, I can't get them off the top of my head, but I will ASAP)
We figured out it wasn't the internet cards I use (I use a linksys wireless G and a sprint card that is our roommate), so we ran every scan on the computer.
My uncle and I tried fixing it numerous ways, none of them successful. I thought it was a vista update that somehow had something, so I uninstalled. Tried loading an older backup, but I found out that the earliest one I had was just after the problem happened. Went to msconfig and disabled everything but the necessities, didn't work.
No viruses, malware, or anything that I could find.
Eventually we gave up and he's going to run some tests on my tower at his house, so he gave me a temp one that he has. It's not a problem anymore but I would like to know what caused it in the first place, so I don't have to deal with it again.
My sis is saying all she did was check her messageboards/forums, and all I did that day was check mine and play maple. If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated.
(If you need the specs, I can't get them off the top of my head, but I will ASAP)