Reading around, I think I can fix the brightness in the BIOS, ut I can't figure out how to get there, especially since my f2 key also seems not to be working. Anthing that you can suggest?
Can you try a different keyboard?
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Jon B. - Mar 01, 2010 10:55:07 am PST #13128 of 25501
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Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:27:39 pm PST #13129 of 25501
Because books.
Just got a new laptop, with Windows 7. It's showing that it's connected to our wifi network, but Internet Explorer can't open any web pages. Help?
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:35:08 pm PST #13130 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does it (or another computer) work if you connect via an ethernet cable?
Can you ping sites? (Open a DOS window and type 'ping yahoo.com' without the quotes and hit return. If that doesn't work, try 'ping 69.147.114.224', which is an IP address for Yahoo.)
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:36:45 pm PST #13131 of 25501
Because books.
Um, how do you open a DOS window?
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:39:22 pm PST #13132 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
One way: Click 'Start', then 'Run' and type 'cmd' and hit enter. (I have not used Windows 7, so I'm not 100% sure this works.)
Also, can other computers connect via your WiFi? (It may be misconfigured.)
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:40:18 pm PST #13133 of 25501
Because books.
Yeah, I'm on the old laptop via the wifi.
Lemme try the DOS thing.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:41:45 pm PST #13134 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Also, when you have a DOS window, type 'ipconfig' without quotes, hit Enter and see what happens.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:42:47 pm PST #13135 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Anyway, the steps I've posted should narrow the problem down. Hopefully, someone with actual Windows 7 experience can then help out....
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:43:53 pm PST #13136 of 25501
Because books.
tommy, it said "ping request could not find host" when I tried to find yahoo. But now I know how to open a DOS window! Um.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:44:36 pm PST #13137 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, does ping with the number work?