Need Computer Tech Help! (Read 707 times)

My internet connection goes out after a few hours of inactivity...then i'd have to restart the computer to get internet fully working again. Usually i could go into network connection and right click on Local Area Connection and repair, and that will get less intense websites to come up (like RA, thankfully). Anyway, just thought that with the amount of super-geekery displayed on these forums, someone could have some sort of an idea of what's wrong. I'm running XP Home SP2, Cable Modem with Wireless Router (the wireless is for my laptop). Much mahalo and aloha, steve

thanks eric...i guess i need to call them up...i've had the same problem previously which turned out to be some sort of a virus..but haven't found any in this case.

I think this is the problem. XP pro is more stable, but even that won't solve this problem. You need to run Mac OSX, any version, but the later the better.

Trent, I went to the Mac store this past weekend to check out some of the machines that are available. I have to say that they look very lovely! I was practically drooling at the big flat screen thing that costs $2000+. Who wouldn't want a monitor with 3200 x 1600 resolution?

I think this is the problem. XP pro is more stable, but even that won't solve this problem. You need to run Mac OSX, any version, but the later the better.

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*sigh* You all sound like Scientologists. It's still just a computer. No better, no worse. Macs are good for some tasks, Windows are good for other tasks. And I don't wanna hear anything about being more stable or safe. Macs can get shaky too, require reboots, and get hacked.

I have a Mc and a PC. Scout, you are right in some respects. Heck, I prefer file management and photo management tools on a PC,, and the super simple text editor Notepad cannot be beat and does not exist on Mac. But I will tell you that using the Mac is a far more pleasurable experience and I have to reboot, force quit, defrag, reinstall software, go to help screens and curse far less often when using my Mac. It is like an order or two of magnitude.

Heh. I don't do any of those things on my Windows box. It's generally speaking a personal preference. I have used Windows, Mac, and various flavors of *nix. They all have idiosyncrasies. But I think it's generally unfair to really say that one is "better" than the other. Your experience with Windows is different than mine. I haven't had a problem with my computers that wasn't caused by me.

XP Pro SP2 is no more stable than XP Home SP2. They're basically identical with some minor differences in how you manage users and authentication in a windows network. And I'm with Scout here. Windows vs. Mac is not religion. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. The reason Macs get hacked less often is because there are fewer of them and they tend to contain less valuable information. I know some guys who could break into your Mac in about 30 seconds if they wanted to. Sounds like a cable modem problem. You shouldn't lose your connection like that. How old is yours? I was having problems like that a few months ago, swapped my 6-year-old modem for a new one and haven't had an issue since.

This sounds like the beginning of a religion war so I'll toss in another. Emacs is far more superior than Vi. Discuss. My home server is a Linux box and my workstation runs Windows XP. They are good for certain tasks while bad for others. This applies to the Mac as well. I'm sure I can point out all its inadequacies once I start using it.