EEERRRRRRR..............

[STEVE IN MASS]

Gee, seems this place is seeing some action......

Okay, before I get out the SLEDGEHAMMER.....

Among my other problems, I got a computer from my mother. Hooked it up, everything was fine except web connection.....after a few hours on the phone wtih ATT yesterday, it was determined that it could be my modem (brand new, and obviously not that, since after hooking it up to the old computer, I'm posting this) or it could be the Ethernet Card. So.......after talking to my Brother-in-law, I decided that, as he told me, to pull the Ethernet card and put it back in just to make sure it was properly seated. Did that, and now the computer won't boot completely. I get the initial memeory check, then it goes to the Windows 98 banner, I suppose Windows is checkeing hardware (so far, so good)......but it gets stuck there. When it did work the other day, it went back to a DOS type screen, checked more stuff, and then went back to the Windows banner, and then would be all set.

I was then advised by someone from Broadband to pull out the card completely, reboot with out it, follow directions for the missing hardware (basically say okay), get it up and running, then shut down. Then reboot without the card, make sure everything is working, shut down, replace the card, reboot, and follow the re-install directions.

So, I took out the card, rebooted, and it's still stuck on the first windows banner as above.....


So before I say "Where is my maul?????"

Thanks