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My computer's predicament

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FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
July 08 2009 17:21 GMT
#1
So it's summer vacation, and I have a few goals over summer vacation. Get D+ on ICCUP, finish an album I've made with my friends (music), and get some excercise.

However something has gotten in the way of my ICCUP'ing goal. My computer's internet suddenly stopped working (on a laptop) and it makes things harder for me to play starcraft. I am still able to, but I need a different setup which I am currently using, however I can't play as often and as easiely as I would like because of it.

My computer decided to be an asshole and it suddenly could not find the drivers for my Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter (I should note my computer is an XP and my laptop is a vista.) I've tried downloading numerous drivers for on the laptop and transferring them via USB to get them to work but it's to no avail. I don't have the money to buy a windows XP service pack, nor do I have the money to send it in to get repaired. I've looked at numerous different websites to see what the problem is yet they either don't apply to my situation, or they're just too complicated for me to want to take the risk.

I know there are quite a few people on TL.net who are really good with this kind of stuff, so if you would be kind enough to suggest something that might be able to work please post. If you need more information just tell me and I'll be happy to give more details of what I need to be done.

I really didn't want to come to Tl.Net until I tried many different options, and I don't feel comfortable on any other forum than this one.

Thank you so much in advance for anyone who is even willing to give it a shot.

intruding
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
157 Posts
July 08 2009 17:34 GMT
#2
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FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
July 08 2009 17:38 GMT
#3
On July 09 2009 02:34 intruding wrote:
you were 2 years old when SC came out


Actually I was 3.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
July 08 2009 17:39 GMT
#4
If you still have your system restore disk, you could use that as a last resort.

I'm not sure if you want to do that though.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
caldo149
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States469 Posts
July 08 2009 17:40 GMT
#5
If you haven't done anything else to your computer that you don't want to undo, you might try to system restore to a time when the driver was working. I've had trouble with my audio driver disappearing before and system restore fixed it.
Hellions are my homeboys
slained
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada966 Posts
July 08 2009 17:43 GMT
#6
download xp, burn, boot up and reinstall
intruding
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
157 Posts
July 08 2009 17:43 GMT
#7
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Shauni
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
4077 Posts
July 08 2009 17:45 GMT
#8
On July 09 2009 02:43 intruding wrote:
incorrect, you were 2. SC came out about a month before your 3rd birthday


you sure told him off there, bro
I'm taking whatever coverage I can get, because frankly, I'm busy working on this million dollar deal at my job. Early retirement is a good thing brotha man. - MessengerASL
intruding
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
157 Posts
July 08 2009 17:45 GMT
#9
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Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
July 08 2009 17:50 GMT
#10
Backup and reformat. The solution to everything PC related.
intruding
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
157 Posts
July 08 2009 17:54 GMT
#11
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Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
July 08 2009 18:01 GMT
#12
On July 09 2009 02:54 intruding wrote:
Archaic, arent you that newbie from Turkey? or did you post somebody else' picture in your profile?


Looks like someones cruising for a ban.
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
July 08 2009 18:09 GMT
#13
On July 09 2009 02:54 intruding wrote:
Archaic, arent you that newbie from Turkey? or did you post somebody else' picture in your profile?


Looks like someone keep looking in everyone's profile.

You joined TL.net less than one month ago, you contributed NOTHING to my request, you have posted in here twice on topics completely unrelated to MY OP. This isn't the forums, this is a blog, and I have the right to ban you if I want. Keep this up, and I'll just tell you to GTFO.
MiniRoman
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Canada3953 Posts
July 08 2009 18:13 GMT
#14
Gg. Does your comp have a 'return to factory setting' option in the bootup menu? Try system restoring to a week before the problem first started?
Nak Allstar.
omfghi2u2
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States831 Posts
July 08 2009 18:32 GMT
#15
I had a similar problem in which something happened to my computer that made me lose my driver for my monitor (640x800 resolution and never changed) I tried downloading a bunch of shit but nothing really worked.

What I did was a system restore like everyone else did and my monitor started working normally again.

If the system restore doesnt work, try reformatting your computer and see if it works. Though I dont see why the system restore will fail.
intruding
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
157 Posts
July 08 2009 19:27 GMT
#16
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FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
July 08 2009 19:54 GMT
#17
On July 09 2009 04:27 intruding wrote:
Freedom lol, now we meet your darker side. Youre so cute tho :-)



^.^ Thanks, but I'm guessing I'm "so cute" because I'm only 14 years old?
indecision
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Germany818 Posts
July 08 2009 20:21 GMT
#18
don't feed him.
On your computer problem: First, you might consider this as a sign that getting to D+ isn't as important as that exercise you talked about

Second, this sounds like only a reinstall is going to help.
BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
July 08 2009 20:28 GMT
#19
What are you planning on doing for exercise?
Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel."
FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
July 09 2009 22:44 GMT
#20
I know this blog is pretty old now, but it's FIXED! I did the the system restore and I couldn't figure the rest out because it was still busted. Luckily my (awesome) dad fixed it for me after me trying solo for a while.

And my excercise is swimming. I swim (hardcore) for atleast 20 minutes everyday
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