A Qustion for the Tech-types

[Mousey Girl]

I am going to be buying a new computer this week. Does anyone know if I will have a problem reconecting my DSL? I have the disc for loading it, is it just a matter of running the disc?

[Moonliner]

I am going to be buying a new computer this week. Does anyone know if I will have a problem reconecting my DSL? I have the disc for loading it, is it just a matter of running the disc?

Generally this should not be an issue but your milage might vary...

If you have

Option-A
DSL line comes out of the wall, into the dsl modem, out of the dsl modem directly into your computer. You will probably need your vendor software and instructions along with your user-id and password. In essence you are starting from scratch. Option-A does not have the geeky seal of approval.

Option-B
DSL line comes out of the wall into the dsl modem, out of the DSL modem into a router/hub/switch, and out of the router into your pc.

In this case you will probably be able to just plug the new PC in and that's it. Option-B does have the geeky seal of approval.

Good Luck.

[Mousey Girl]

I have the geeky seal of approval!!!
I made sure that when I got DSL that I did it right. I bought the router/gateway/thingy, not because I planned to add more computers and network them in the house, but because it was a better product.

[Moonliner]

I have the geeky seal of approval!!!
I made sure that when I got DSL that I did it right. I bought the router/gateway/thingy, not because I planned to add more computers and network them in the house, but because it was a better product.

Excellent, but please leave the use of technical terms like "thingy" to the professionals. Thanks. ;)

[Mousey Girl]

The non geeky thing I did, that got this ball rolling was buying Microsoft Office 2003 pro. I was taking a Windows Access class and thought that I needed it in order to remember everything. I got it home and realized I have ME, not XP. Yesterday I tried to reconnect my printer, reload it and it refused to work. After fighting with the whole thing for 3 hours I realized it is time to stop trying to salvage this stupid machine and get a new one.

[DisneyFan25863]

The non geeky thing I did, that got this ball rolling was buying Microsoft Office 2003 pro. I was taking a Windows Access class and thought that I needed it in order to remember everything. I got it home and realized I have ME, not XP. Yesterday I tried to reconnect my printer, reload it and it refused to work. After fighting with the whole thing for 3 hours I realized it is time to stop trying to salvage this stupid machine and get a new one.

You are right, the Geeky thing to do is to download the software, or use Open Office :D

Good luck with your new computer!

[Mousey Girl]

Thank you!! I pulled the monitor out, it is purty. The girls won't be able to stash stuff behind the monitor any more!!

[Mousey Girl]

Well...So far so good!! I still need to go get a different mouse and connect the printer, but I am up and running.

[Drince88]

Well...So far so good!! I still need to go get a different mouse and connect the printer, but I am up and running.
Yea! Very empowering, isn't it!:cool:

[Mousey Girl]

Yes it is! Everything is connected, and I am already addicted to the new games I bought to replace the few I lost. My biggest problem is the new keyboard, I have to get used to it.

[The Shadoe]

What type of computer did you purchase?

[Mousey Girl]

HP, I like them better than Gateway. ummm I can't remember the model type though.