Ok, so when you buy a new laptop with WIN 7, chances are you won't be able

[graywarrior]

to get online because WIN 7 can't locate an ISP even if you plug into your existing modem. WTF? I hate this. HATE IT!!!!

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. Give your ISP a call...they will walk you through it.

Not to worry.

[cbdo2007]

2. Sure blame Win 7. Is your modem plugged in?

How about your computer?

Is it turned on?

Let me know when you get that far and then we'll go from there....

[graywarrior]

3. Grrrr, what do you think I am, a morAn?

[madinmaryland]

4. My wife got a new laptop with Win7 right before christmas, and was

able to connect wirelessly immediately. No problem whatsoever.

If you don't mind me commenting, maybe if you would FREE THE DUCK, you would be able to connect to teh internets!!

:D

[graywarrior]

6. Of course YOU had no problem whatsoever!

I can connect anywhere else but at home. So, the duck has nada to do with it. Qwak.

[madinmaryland]

11. The first place she connected was at home, and then

when we traveled she had no problem with open wifi either.

FREE THE DUCK!!

[graywarrior]

12. I hate her

Not really.

But I do hate you.



Just kidding.


Maybe.

[madinmaryland]

13. Nice avatar, Blogoyavich!!

That's who your avatar is, isn't it??

[graywarrior]

14. That's Stephen King, you idiot!

Are you sure my sig is a duck?

[hunter]

7. My kid was able to connect wirelessly immediately too!

And it wasn't even our wireless!!!

[blogslut]

5. You'll get it figured out

It will just take some fiddling.

[CatholicEdHead]

8. If it is a cable modem, unplug it for 3-6hrs

let it reset, then plug it in and go from there. If it is a DSL modem, just turn off and back on.

[LibertyLover]

9. We got a new laptop with Win. 7 and my husband

had no problems getting it to talk to our wireless router. I have Vista at work and much prefer Win. 7. Call your ISP provider. You may need to change a setting.

[graywarrior]

10. I have talked with Comcast, HP, Microsoft and Best Buy

HP tells me I need to perform a recovery on the hard drive and they are willing to spend several hours on the phone with me Friday to do that....lol! Meanwhile, the 60 day free trial of Student Microsoft Office has 20 days left before I need to enter the key code, which I don't have. Why would I have 20 days left if I just got the computer yesterday?

So, I just called BB and they want ME to drive 20 miles to THEM to complain about the NEW computer I just bought yesterday. Fuck that.

[amerikat]

15. Try "Open Office". Tastes great, less filling.

http://www.openoffice.org/

Works just like Microsoft, and it's free.

[graywarrior]

16. Are you trying to make me go out of my mind?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Initech]

17. I just bought one. I didn't have that problem.

Picked up the wifi signal within seconds after I turned it on.

[graywarrior]

18. Do you have a router?

[Initech]

19. Yeah - Apple Airport Extreme

[graywarrior]

20. Therein lies my problem

I need to get a router.