My home computer is having some challenges (again). Randomly (mainly after it sits idle for some time), whenever I try to go online in any way....web browsing, e-mail, etc......I will have to reboot the computer to get it to go online. Otherwise, it will not connect to the internet at all unless I reboot the thing. Ideas? Still having this come up, too: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787 It only happens on my profile. The admin and the profile for my wife are fine. Just mine is the problem.
You know.....those helicopters have been hanging around my house, too........hmmmm.............. :lol:
Sounds like you let someone work on your PC for beer!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Just Kidding Ken :lol: :lol:
All kidding aside, your shell class info problem is from your "desktop.ini" file. Here's the fix: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330132 Your online problem is a common occurance with XP and running SP2 patch with some firewalls. Try uninstalling SP2 from "add/remove" programs. Reboot and install the SP2 back. You can tell if this is the problem by doing a ping back to the router. If you get a partial or a wierd response try the uninstall.
SP2? What the flip is that? Ping back to the router? HUH? You gotta remember something....I know just enough about computers to be dangerous. Just ask Ken! :lol:
LOL Too funny Dangerous Blu.... SP2 is Windows XP "Service Pack 2". From your desktop, right-click on "my computer" and select "properties". On the "general" tab, it should state what version of windows that you are running. If you do not have a "My computer" icon on your desktop, goto Start>Control Panel>System and it'll bring you to the same screen. Now for ping... This is a very "simple" test to see if you can communicate to a particular computer on any given network. To use this test, goto Start>Run and type "cmd" then Enter. From this prompt, type "ping xxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx" where the xs are the IP address of your router. You can lookup your router's IP address before running ping by typing "ipconfig /all" from the same command prompt. It'll be listed as "Default Gateway". I do not know what network you are running, so I cannot give you the IP address to ping, but give me a call at 919.795.4247 and I'll help you out over the phone (no beer required, Ken ) HTH, JayT
Appreciate it, dude. I am at the store all day today and have a gig tonight. Sherry will be at the store tomorrow while I run errands during the day and I have another gig tomorrow night. You can give me a call on my mobile and we can see what might be the best time to get together. I am going to try the other suggestion to get rid of the .dll error and see what happens. I just cannot understand why I have to reboot the computer every so often just to get it go online. Very irritating.
Re: LOL Thanks, Jay. Like Ken said, I only have one computer at the house and it runs off of a cable modem. No network. Uninstalling the operating system may be a bad thing. I don't have a CD to install it on the computer with. It came from Dell with it installed already and no disc to back it up. Ken and I already tried that one.
Re: LOL Like Ken said, I only have one computer at the house and it runs off of a cable modem. No network. Uninstalling the operating system may be a bad thing. I don't have a CD to install it on the computer with. It came from Dell with it installed already and no disc to back it up. Ken and I already tried that one.[/quote] You have the disc we burned it, what was missing seems to be the OEM number from it. Ken[/quote] True. Still can't find that number.
If you need the OEM number and the Product key code just use Belarc Advisor or Everest. Both are free, I prefer Belarc because it lists the data as a web page. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
