Are There Any Computer Wiz Kids Around?

[Steve]

without worrying about the money and all that stuff, would just making the switch to vista work?

 

[Steve]

okay so i figured out that bad drivers might be causing the blue screen and i ran a scan and found out i have 7 drivers that our out of date. i'm gonna try to update them and i'll get back to you guys lol.

 

[Junkhead]

without worrying about the money and all that stuff, would just making the switch to vista work?

Vista is overpriced and can run clunky on lower than mid-range hardware. I wouldn't buy it if you don't really need it.

 

[Steve]

any idea on how i should go about updating my drivers? haha

 

[Golden Domer93]

updating your drivers? What do you mean by that?

 

[goldandblue]

Just for Shiggles and Ghits, try uninstalling Mcafee and then booting into normal mode.

 

[Junkhead]

any idea on how i should go about updating my drivers? haha

You can search for update in the device manager. Start, control panel, system, hardware.... do you know which drivers specifically are old?

 

[Golden Domer93]

what happens if the drivers are old, should they be deleted.

 

[Steve]

im writing this from my phone. i tried going into 'last known good configuration' and now i can't do much. i can log on under normal mode but i cant access the internet or the help and support service. it tells me to turn the service on but i cant find it. if i just re buy xp or something and re installed it, would that just fix everything?

 

[Junkhead]

im writing this from my phone. i tried going into 'last known good configuration' and now i can't do much. i can log on under normal mode but i cant access the internet or the help and support service. it tells me to turn the service on but i cant find it. if i just re buy xp or something and re installed it, would that just fix everything?

Most likely. You would lose any data you had before though. It doesn't sound like a hardware issue.

 

[Steve]

Most likely. You would lose any data you had before though. It doesn't sound like a hardware issue.

at this point.i really dont care about anything on my computer. the only things are the songs i have on here but whatever, they're on my ipod.

 

[phork]

Format C: is your answer.

 

[Golden Domer93]

I will probably just take my computer to a computer doctor to have it completely cleaned and then download AVG.

 

[Steve]

lol ok so i reinstalled windows completely and now i can't access the internet or hear anything etc because my drivers arent installed. i cant install them if i cant access the internet. can i download them on another computer and put them on a disc and install them like that? if not what can i do. im starting to get fed up lol.

 

[Golden Domer93]

Steve, the safe bet is to take it to a computer doctor and pay the money or just go out and buy a whole new computer.

 

[Junkhead]

Steve, the safe bet is to take it to a computer doctor and pay the money or just go out and buy a whole new computer.

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[phork]

I'm too lazy to go back and read if you posted your computer specs.. What is your connection to the Internet? Because generally your network card should have been seen.. But if you can't do anything, use someone elses computer, DL all the drivers for all your components, or atleast your network connection, and go home and install the stuff.

Or DL and ISO of Ubuntu and be free of Windows forever.

 

[Steve]

im gonna be borrowing my cousins computer this weekend. i can download the drivers on his computer, put them on a disc and then put them on my computer right? and if i can, i should be able to just download the driver i need to get on the internet and then i can do the rest on mine?

 

[Junkhead]

As long as you download the drivers for your computer, not his.

 

[Steve]

yeah, i got ya. so i look up the specific driver i need, search for and download it onto a disc and put it on my computer?

 

[Junkhead]

yeah, i got ya. so i look up the specific driver i need, search for and download it onto a disc and put it on my computer?

Basically yes, but what drivers do you need? Mobo? video? You may have outdated drivers, but I don't think that is what the main problem is. Has to be spyware, boot sector virus or something else malicious.

 

[Steve]

i'm pretty sure its the drivers because i reinstalled windows and got rid of everything. my computer starts up fine now. just no internet, sound,etc.

 

[Junkhead]

i'm pretty sure its the drivers because i reinstalled windows and got rid of everything. my computer starts up fine now. just no internet, sound,etc.

Oh ok. Score one for reformatting! If you have no internet, I'm guessing you are using the onboard NIC card. This driver is usually bundled with the motherboard driver, which you may have a disk for. Run the disk if you have it.

 

[Steve]

i don't have the disc unfortunately. that is one thing i've learned from all of this. don't lose discs.

 

[goldandblue]

what type of machine are you using?

 

[Steve]

i'm back up and running!!!!!!!!! woooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


HUUUUUUUUUGE thanks to junkhead, goldandblue and phork for all of the help. i really do appreciate it.

 

[NDFan4Life]

i'm back up and running!!!!!!!!! woooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


HUUUUUUUUUGE thanks to junkhead, goldandblue and phork for all of the help. i really do appreciate it.

And you still have faith in Windoze?

You must have a lot more patience than I do. I would've switched to Ubuntu a long time ago.