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that explains that. what should i see in the device manager that indicates i can get online? i just noticed that in the device manager under network adapters there are 9 wide area network drivers listed. i did not do that. all i did was upload windows 8.1 pro from a usb drive. i have the drive...

what is a vpn connection and does it have anything to do with my problem of not being able to get online?

bingo on the mouse settings. that is back to normal. i guess the big problem is that i cant get online. the computer settings say that getting online is not available. i hope this doesnt mean downloading a driver which would be impossible. is there any way to get back to the original operating...

another edit. i finally thought to bring up the device manager which was accomplished with the reverse mouse-clicking thing. under other devices i have pci parallel port and pci simple communications controller. both have a yellow exclamation point on them. there is nothing under network...

thanks strollin. i will try that. radome

(edit) when i bring up the charms, i must right click on it to get anything. it also gives me an icon with an x on it stating online is unavailable even though i am sitting right next to that computer entering this to you. when windows 7 was the operating system, i had no problems getting on...

let me start over. first of all, when you get old, you lose 2 things. the first is your memory and i forgot what the 2nd one was. so let me tell you what i know now. i was handed down a dell desktop with windows 7 installed. in the process of changing the user name and password, i must have made...

thanks bikerecho. i always value your opinion, actually the computer was needing me to restart for an update which actually solved the problem. i can drop the x down from the top of the screen and close the app again. radome

when i try and activate it. the 8.1 is on the dell desktop and it says no other programs are installed. i am completely dead in the water. radome

could the next administrator that looks at this please delete it. apparently someone thinks i am trying to hack an operating system. i'm not but i get the message. thanks, radome

for some reason, i cant get the cursor to display the red x (close app) when i take the cursor to the top right of the screen. because of this, i am assuming that the app stays open and each subsequent app is opened on top. is there a fix for this? thanks, radome

my next fiasco is as follows. I am running a sony vaio at work which i purchased a downloaded version of windows 8.1 pro. the original operating system was vista. i have dell pc that was handed down to me from another department with windows 7 onboard. in the process of changing the user name...

i bought and downloaded easy recovery essentials for my dell laptop running xp. i ordered the correct version but when i try to run the exe file, the computer states it doesnt know what program started it. i have tried to join the neosmart and when i go to the email they sent me, it says i...

mainly i web surf, email and word processing on that laptop. think i will take the plunge. windows 7 home is pretty cheap on amazon.com thanks strollin radome

ok, i figured out how to add an avatar but i cant, for the life of me, figure out how to add a signature. a little forum for dummys please. radome