Greetings to all,
I do hope someone can help me.
I have a netbook with Windows 8 in it. It has worked fine up until a couple of weeks ago. Nothing happened to make it change; it just decided to change by itself. For example, I didn't change settings and also automatic updates doesn't happen; I have to decide to install what I want.
The problem is that Windows 8 tells me I am connected to our wireless network, however, it won't actually connect. No browser, email, and etc. will connect, though the netbook insists I am properly connected. The settings are good, and everything else in the house connects to the wireless as usual, so it isn't our internet system's problem. I don't have a firewall going on. The troubleshooter doesn't know what the problem is either. I asked a guy who is in his last year of a computer engineering program and he doesn't know about it either. His only suggestion that I didn't do already is that I should hook it up to the wire instead of the wireless to see if that works. I didn't do that yet...
But I need it to be wireless because I use it outside the house.
The netbook and thus the Windows 8 is less than a year old.
Any advice?
By the way, I am soooo a non-techno person. My husband is, but he doesn't want to think about Windows 8.
Thank you,
Sincerely, Booknut
I do hope someone can help me.
I have a netbook with Windows 8 in it. It has worked fine up until a couple of weeks ago. Nothing happened to make it change; it just decided to change by itself. For example, I didn't change settings and also automatic updates doesn't happen; I have to decide to install what I want.
The problem is that Windows 8 tells me I am connected to our wireless network, however, it won't actually connect. No browser, email, and etc. will connect, though the netbook insists I am properly connected. The settings are good, and everything else in the house connects to the wireless as usual, so it isn't our internet system's problem. I don't have a firewall going on. The troubleshooter doesn't know what the problem is either. I asked a guy who is in his last year of a computer engineering program and he doesn't know about it either. His only suggestion that I didn't do already is that I should hook it up to the wire instead of the wireless to see if that works. I didn't do that yet...
But I need it to be wireless because I use it outside the house.
The netbook and thus the Windows 8 is less than a year old.
Any advice?
By the way, I am soooo a non-techno person. My husband is, but he doesn't want to think about Windows 8.
Thank you,
Sincerely, Booknut