[Blindtlk] Sittin Hear Quite Pissed off!

[Steve Jacobson]

Although there is a lot of good advice given as part of this thread, I do not feel that we could really know for 
certain what was happening with her machine.  Did she say what type of computer it was?  Do we know for sure that 
there isn't a touch screen?  Even an active mouse pad can cause things to happen by accident.  I was also a little 
confused by the reference to "airplane" mode.  To my knowledge, Airplane Mode on a phone shuts off the cellphone 
transmitter but not the WI-FI transmitter and receiver.  I am therefore not sure why Airplane Mode would 
necessarily hurt anything in her case.  It could be a default setting if one doesn't have a card that uses the 
cellphone network.  There are any number of reasons she can't connect to the internet.  One possible scenario is 
that there is a key combination that turns off her wireless that she is hitting without knowing that is what is 
happening.  For example, on some new laptops, the function keys often default to controlling the computer rather 
than being passed through to the application.  One has to press function keys with the "FN" key to get them to do 
their original thing.  Usually a function key is assigned to turning on and off the wireless transmitter.  One can 
change this to restore their original operation.  However, even when that is the case, one can accidentally press 
FN along with a function key when one intends to press the Control key.  Some machines have a physical switch or 
button to turn off wireless as well.  I just think we need to be careful to be sure we have all the facts before 
we tell someone that all they have to do is to reinstall Windows or do a system restore.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson
performing function key 

On Mon, 8 Sep 2014 23:34:46 -0600, Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire via blindtlk wrote:

>I figure as long as a Windows8 program CD is still around, it should be able to be put into the drive of the lab 
top and if I am correct, but can't be sure on this one, I would think there would be a Windows8 repair section.
>Unfortunately, I am using the Old-Timer Windows XP which is no longer in existance and nor does Microsoft have 
anymore security patches for it since July, 2014.
>I am probably not going to upgrade my desktop computer as I'm planning on getting an IPhone and will probably be 
doing way more on that.
>Of course, I will still keep my Comcast phone and internet service, more the internet as a back up.
>Danielle,
>If you can, try to do your best to keep us posted and hopefully we do have some computer techies on the list that 
probably know more than myself.
>Guess I'd better start reading the Dumby Series at the library.
>*Wowoooooollllll*
>I'd probably learn something from it that I may not have yet.
>Have a good night everyone.
>Bibi and MAR son Odie
>orleans24 at comcast.net
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