After hibernation, the internet dosent work. One tech to another.?

September 23, 2009

Hi, I’m a service tech for software and digital systems (medium level nerd wizard, I still have alot to learn)

I have a situation where the internet works after bootup, obtains an IP address automaticaly for the ISP, the internet connection is through a high speed DLS modem.

When the internet is working, I checked the IP address and noted it. After hibernation, the IP has changed (all four value) and it is out of range. The subnet mask has also changed, and of course the gateway.

I tried the usual diagnostic processes, checked my internet settings, repaired connection, disabled/enabled connection, ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew, all with no success. In a moment of desperation I even tried to define the IP address manually within the old range, that does not work either.

I have read the similar questions on this issue, and most of the answers included changing settings so the computer does not hibernate or hibernates less frequently. In this case, that is not going to be a satisfactory solution to my problem.

I just created my yahoo answers account, so I probably dont deserve any help, but if one of you genuises can help me out here, I promise to re-contribute to the good karma fund, and to smile and be nice to everyone I see for the rest of the day. *tailgaters and idiot drivers not included.

Thanks for reading.

No Sound after Windows XP Repair Install?

June 30, 2009

We had a virus problem last month. Our Kaspersky 6.0 wasn’t able to detect the virus because it’s not updated, we didn’t have internet connection until last week. The virus had corrupted important files of some applications and we ended up having trouble installing new softwares, so we then decided to repair the OS using the Windows installation CD. It went well. Programs are now running smoothly and we’re able to install new softwares. But here’s the problem: WMP cannot play audio files. We get this error "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There may not be a sound device installed on your computer, it may be in use by another program, or it may not be functioning properly." Volume control is also missing from the system tray. In the Device Manager, there’s a yellow exclamation mark on "Realtek High Definition Audio". We installed Realtek Driver from the mobo CD — No go. Got an onboard audio. Mobo is ECS 671T-M. Help please…
Thank you for all the response! I appreciate it! But we still got the same problem after installing the driver from the Realtek website. If this might help, here are the things under "Sound,Video and Game Controllers" in our Device Manager:
– Audio Codecs
– Audio Codecs
– Legacy Audio Drivers
– Legacy Video Capture Devices
– Media Control Devices
– Realtek High Definition Audio ** (with a yellow excamation mark)
– Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
– Video Codecs

I’m not sure if one of these is causing the problem… Do you think I should uninstall/remove all of them and reinstall Realtek?

What can I do to make my computer speed up?

May 27, 2009

I use an Compaq Presario SR1103WM when I'm at my Dad's house. We've had it for about 2 or 3 years, and used it for everything from games to internet to whatever you can think of. However, it's outdated now, but I can't afford any major upgrades or to buy a new computer right now, so I'm trying to figure out how to run it better. The only specs I know are:

248 RAM (8mb is diverted to video memory) max is 1 GB
Intel Celeron(P) 325 2.56 GHz
40 GB HD

I have no clue about what the video card is, I've had it 3 years and still can't figure it out. Sorry the specs aren't very informative, but you could probably Google the rest if you need it. Right now it's on a dial-up connection, which I only use for instant messaging. Like I said, as of right now I can't really afford to upgrade it, but here in about a month I can. We're also getting Road Runner for it, which should speed up the internet connection a bit. Besides upgrading it, what else could I do to make it faster?
Also, I have deleted a lot of old software that I don't ever use anymore, and I just figured out how to clean the hard drive, so I did that for the first time in 3 years and it is sped up slightly.