While I had no intention of replacing 7X, our household computer, our recent lightening episode had made it a necessity.
After enough attempts at resurrection, I have arrived at the conclusion it is just dead. Not the whole thing mind you, just any connection to the internet. I can not get the on-board or external NIC to connect to the world at large. Since I live online, this is a problem. (more…)
Well, remember a month ago when we had a lightening strike near our house? We lost the internet at the time — dead router.
Having bought new parts, the desktop has refused to connect to the internet’s tubes. The new wireless router is in place and working — we’ve been carting our laptops to-and-from work — and I have slowly, agonizingly slowly, picked away at various Windows settings.
Today, I tried a Windows repair.
I know.
The repair install seemed to work just fine, until I tried to log in. The process goes something like this:
Windows: I need to activate the product.
Me: OK, do that.
Windows: [working] Product is already active.
Me: Great. [click OK button]
Windows: I shall now log you out.
Me: Um? OK. [log in]
Windows: I need to activate the product.
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I suspect it can’t accurately activate because of the lack of internet connection. Which means I can’t log in. Which means I can’t use my computer. Which sucks.
Yes, I have all of the data backed up. And it is on a separate drive.
So what’s next? Any advice? New motherboard? New PC? I hate the idea of a new PC simply because I have:
So perhaps I will look at motherboard combos. Any idea what I should get?