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i have no idea what my mom does to her computer, and she expects me to fix her computer, when i don't have the knowledge to do these sort of things! she's using windows xp, and whenever she tries to use her computer, it asks to sign into her online connection. we have an wireless internet connection and i've tried all of them to no avail. this is what it's showing me: ( Collapse )
any suggestions?

edit: i ended up reinstalling windows again and that fixed it, now i'm stuck with a horrible resoulation and the lowest color bit (4), despite downloading the drivers. next step? finding my mom a new computer! this one is ancient.

I'm sorry if this isn't allowed but it's for my Microsoft Server 2 class. The instructor wants us to talk to someone who is working in network security and (possibly) using Active Directory.

My questions are:
How did they get into the field?
Pros and cons of Active Directory?
What do you learn in the field
Any mysteries as to what they do that isn't taught in school?

Really anything along those lines would be of great help. Thanks in advance :)

On my computer, there is 3 people on my network, the 1st being the my sister's laptop, the 3rd being myself. Who is the 2nd, how did it get there?

I got a new laptop yesterday (HP), and I am trying to connect to the internet but I can’t seem to connect... I'm not very good with computers.

-I tried trouble shooting and it says “Doesn’t have a valid IP configuration”?
-I can connect to my network but it says no internet access...

Please help me, thanks!

Question/Problem: Unable to send e-mails through external e-mail program, but can send through webmail.
I'm visiting my parents in Indiana (I live in Kansas). I have Cox cable internet at home, and my parents have ATT DSL.

Operating System and VERSION: Vista SP1

Web Browser and VERSION: Firefox 2.0.0.14 (and if it makes a difference for e-mail: IncrediMail Build ID: 5703610)

Your level of experience: Intermediate (sort-of, but nowhere near beginner ;))

Duration of problem: Since I arrived at my parents (May 19)

Any steps you've taken to troubleshoot? I've changed SMTP servers to Googles, to my own domains, back to Cox. I can't use ATT's servers because they're require secure authentication, which requires me to use one of my family's e-mail logins, and I'd prefer not to use them.

hello! about a month or so ago i asked all of you wonderful people for help on buying a router. i bought the linksys WRT54G and it's been working well - at least on my laptop. however, after a week or so, the internet was running incredibly slow on my desktop. the desktop is connected directly to the router, the laptop i connect wirelessly.

I called Comcast and told them about the problem. The tech reset the modem/broadband and that seemed to help. But after a few days it slowed down again. He said that we might see a small difference in speed with two computers connected, but it shouldn't be that bad.

i read through some of the posts below where people had similar problems, but i wasn't sure if any of those solutions would help.

EDIT: when i disconnected the desktop cable from the router and plugged it in directly to the modem, it worked fine and was up to speed.