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Old Jun 27, 2010, 11:34 PM
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Ugh, I don't know if it's my computer, or my internet provider, or my internet equipment.

I am having an impossible time getting onto different internet sites. When I use IE, it tells me that some internet sites are not available. When I use Google Chrome, it tells me "oops, site can't be found.....this includes accessing all my emails.

It started happening on Friday after we had a huge storm on Thursday which knocked out my internet.....all weekend I have been fighting this & my internet company isn't open over the weekend.

First thing tomorrow I will be calling them.

I went in & reset all the cookies & data & stuff. On the sites that I can seem to get like here, all the picture come up as little boxes with red x's in them or another icon for an image. It's almost like all I can get is text only information (no Html)?

I am so frustrated right now. This is my laptop that I am having problems with. My desktop I haven't reloaded the antivirus program on it yet after it expired in May, so I am a bit afraid to go onto the internet. Think I will try to see if it will access my internet providers email.

Grrrr. I hate it when I can't tell if it's the internet or my computer that's messed up. The antenna for my internet might have broken in the huge wind we had in that last storm but I wouldn't think it would be so consistent about the sites it will & won't access.

I didn't need this problem right now...I have too many other issues I am trying to deal with.

Any insights from here or similar experiences would definitely be appreciated.

On top of that, the other night when I was typing on the keyboard, the "o" key fell off. It's not broken & still has the bracket that fits onto the keyboard. Don't know exactly what caused it to. It seems like there must be some king of tool that's needed because I can't hold the bracked down to hook it onto the. Ugh, I didn't need that problem. Anyone familiar with replacing a key on the keyboard?
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Old Jun 28, 2010, 12:36 AM
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On top of that, the other night when I was typing on the keyboard, the "o" key fell off.
0h, n00000000000!!!!!

Why does it always have to be vowels that pop off? First my 'a', now your 'o', when will the craziness end?
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Old Jun 28, 2010, 11:34 AM
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I'm curious to know how you posted this message. If it was from your desktop, that would indicate to me that the problem is with your laptop and not your ISP. But maybe you posted this from a friend's computer...

If your internet is not either DSL or cable, if it is wireless or satellite, then it's likely, imo, that your internet is down because of the internet equipment failing by way of the antennas being knocked out of alignment...

By wireless there, I do not mean a wireless router you might have...I mean that your modem connects to your ISP wirelessly. If you have DSL or cable, turn off (unplug) your modem for two minutes (as well as router if you have one) and try internet from both laptop and desktop for diagnostic purposes. If neither can access internet, then either they're both damaged or your ISP is at fault and there's no way I can tell. It will be interesting to see what they say when you call them. If one but not both can access the internet, that is the most useful diagnostic result as it tells you that (a) your ISP is not at fault and (b) one of your machines has an issue.

During storms I have noticed that even slight power surges and flickers can adversely affect my computers. One such flicker bricked my machine, unfortunately. There was nothing I could do except replace the motherboard.

Hehe, now I know why mental health quizzes make the disclaimer that the result is not meant to diagnose or treat any condition. It's really hard to tell what's going on without being there.
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Old Jun 30, 2010, 02:37 PM
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WLFTW,
Thanks for all the wonderful detailed information. You are very experienced in this sort of thing. I have gone through the resetting of all the router & antenna equipment....the 2 minute wait.......Monday, I finally had to call my internet provider & they came out today.

They found many problems. The huge storm we had last Thursday with all the lightening caused several power surges that effected the equipment. Luckily, my internet antenna was ok & checked out fine.....but as they continued into the house, they found at each point of connection, a bad connector which seems that they didn't go completely out, but kept getting worse & worse until they completely stopped working on Monday afternoon........The guys from my internet company worked their way all the way to the router which I use for my wireless laptop rather than having to stay connected in the computer room (like I am now). The wireless router was degrading for some time now it seems as I have been having some problems for awhile (can't remember when it really started because it's hard to tell when it's the internet that's down, or my own equipment).

My internet is a wireless type of internet that is transmitted from on top of the water tower about 4 miles away from my house. My antenna picks up the signal & then is taken by cable into my house & into the router, then into my desk top or wireless into my laptop anywhere in the house. Everytime we have a storm, I seem to loose my internet because lightening always seems to take out the water tower. Even that isn't always immediate, but causes problems until if finally goes out. It isn't until the water tower is up & running & I am still having some problems that I realize I am the one having the problem. A couple years ago, the antenna broke & in the wind, would move just enough to drop the data being transmitted to it...very intermittent until it finally broke completely (not enough to see, but enough to have moved so far it quit picking up the transmission).

They replaced all the connectors that had blown out, now I just have to replace the router this month when my money from disability comes in. Also found out that the connector in my desk top is not working & needs to be replaced. Something I am sure I can do myself but just need to get the right part. More expenses that I don't need, so may wait until I have a break in my expenses the next month.
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Old Jun 30, 2010, 02:45 PM
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0h, n00000000000!!!!!

Why does it always have to be vowels that pop off? First my 'a', now your 'o', when will the craziness end?
Yoda,

Luckily, I was able to snap back on the "o" key the other day. Got frustrated trying to type without the key on & decided to just try to snap it back in there & so far, so good. The first try only lasted a couple of hours, but I think I got it this time as it's lasted with all my typing this afternoon.....when the key fell off, there was so much lint under the key. I have the air to spray clean the keyboard, but it doesn't get that much durt out that was stuck....I used some pointed tweezers that I use for my beading & that worked well to clean out under all the keys.

If the bracked on the back of your "a" key is still on, there is usually a little space that hooks onto a hook like thing on the keyboard.....that was why I thought there might be a tool or something to put the keys back on with...but ended up just snapping it in place.

Good luck with that....I hate it when the keys come off. One of my puppies jumped on my other laptop & broke off one of the keys including the bracket, so there was no replacing it.

Ah, the joys of computers...always something breaking or going wrong.
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Old Jun 30, 2010, 05:34 PM
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eskielover,

That's unfortunate about your equipment and the effects of a storm. The hardest problems to diagnose are intermittent ones. If I face an intermittent problem, a loose or bad connector or wire is sometimes the culprit but it sounds like you had loose/bad connectors at several points which makes it even harder to diagnose! Hopefully your new equipment will get you back up at 100% and you might want to consider putting your modem and router on a universal power supply battery backup (ugh, another expense, I know) or at least a really good surge protector (not just a power strip) to prevent power flickers or outages to adversely affect you.



If your "o" key falls off again, you can press Alt + 111 to get an o to appear.

To get a capital O, you can press Alt + 079.

If you lose other keys.....you can use this table. Press Alt + (code). The code has to include the zero in the beginning if there is one.

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