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I have had the same computer for 4 years, a Compaq Presario. Started with
dial-up, then switched to cable modem, then added a wireless router for a
second computer in the house, then got Vonage phone service. Both computers
are running Windows XP Home. I decided to take the old one into the shop for
a check up because it had been having problems. Not being all that
knowledgeable about how things worked, I wasn't even sure if the second PC
would still have it's internet connection or the phone would still work
(without the 'main' computer it had always been hooked up to). To my
surprise, everything worked fine while the old Compaq was in the shop. But,
the technician at the shop ended up having to reinstall Windows XP Home. When
I got it home everything continues to be fine, but now I can't seem to enable
file and print sharing between the two PC's any longer. Furthermore, in
looking into things with what little time I have had to spare, it seems that
none of the Network Security measures were ever turned on by the man I hired
to install the Wireless network for me. (Yeah, I know, I could have bought
the stuff and installed it myself, but I wanted it done right. I paid the guy
$50 an hour to come out and get everything running...)
Would it be wise to just unplug the wireless router, hit the factory default
reset button on the back, and try to start over from scratch? Will I lose my
internet connection and my phone if I do? Should I bite the bullet and pay
this guy to come back and get me up and running again? PS I bought my wife a
Dell Laptop for Christmas, it's on it's way here now.... so of course I am
broke. Now there will be 3 PC's on the wireless network.
Advice? Suggestions?
I have had the same computer for 4 years, a Compaq Presario. Started with
dial-up, then switched to cable modem, then added a wireless router for a
second computer in the house, then got Vonage phone service. Both computers
are running Windows XP Home. I decided to take the old one into the shop for
a check up because it had been having problems. Not being all that
knowledgeable about how things worked, I wasn't even sure if the second PC
would still have it's internet connection or the phone would still work
(without the 'main' computer it had always been hooked up to). To my
surprise, everything worked fine while the old Compaq was in the shop. But,
the technician at the shop ended up having to reinstall Windows XP Home. When
I got it home everything continues to be fine, but now I can't seem to enable
file and print sharing between the two PC's any longer. Furthermore, in
looking into things with what little time I have had to spare, it seems that
none of the Network Security measures were ever turned on by the man I hired
to install the Wireless network for me. (Yeah, I know, I could have bought
the stuff and installed it myself, but I wanted it done right. I paid the guy
$50 an hour to come out and get everything running...)
Would it be wise to just unplug the wireless router, hit the factory default
reset button on the back, and try to start over from scratch? Will I lose my
internet connection and my phone if I do? Should I bite the bullet and pay
this guy to come back and get me up and running again? PS I bought my wife a
Dell Laptop for Christmas, it's on it's way here now.... so of course I am
broke. Now there will be 3 PC's on the wireless network.
Advice? Suggestions?