Computer problems

[gamefreak]

Not really related to robots but I find it important...

I recently wiped my hard drive because windows was being special and tried to reinstall windows, For some reason windows was even more special and would not connect to the internet, so I used a linux CD I had lying around and it Instantly connected to the internet, So can someone help me figure out why my Windows will not connect to the internet?

I installed Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Including Service Pack 2......

[Kohanbash]

Hi
Is this wired or wireless?

Also if you right click on "my computer" and click properties, under the hardware tab you can click "device manager" do you see any yellow question marks of exclamation marks next to any devices?
Also do you see a group in the device manager that says something like "Network devices" is your device listed?

You can check to make sure your TCP/IP stack is installed "properly" my going to start->run->'cmd' and typing "ping 127.0.0.1" it should respond back saying that there is a response back from 127.0.0.1

[JesseWelling]

so I used a linux CD I had lying around and it Instantly connected to the internet

Sounds like you fixed 'The Windows Problem' to me  Wish I could help but I never got good at doing the Windows vodoo myself. Maybe if Linux is working for you, you should take this opportunity to switch? That's what happened to me, and I never looked back.

[gamefreak]

yea but my sis and her boyfriend keep bugging me about it since she cant play her World of KungFu on her laptop and now she cant play on the downstairs comp, so far I like linux because it works, I haven't gotten far in the documentation as to how to install things but I still like it.

also cant seem to figure out how to program on Linux, need to find me an ide....

I'll check the network things later, thanks.

[airman00]

seems like a driver issue

[gamefreak]

one of my friends said that, then I pointed out that makes windows even worse since they expect me to download an internet driver off of the internet.... doesnt quite add up..

[JesseWelling]

Tell your sister that games take a backseat to education. 

As for a Linux IDE, that's a matter of preference. I don't use an IDE in Linux, just the command line and a number of open bash shells with vim, gcc, grep, man, and makefiles. Should be all you need. But maybe not all you want... try Eclipse or kdevelop if you use KDE. But remember to get them from your repositories if you are using a package management distribution like Fedora or Ubuntu or any of their derivatives. By the way what distro are you using?

[Cotowar]

yea but my sis and her boyfriend keep bugging me about it since she cant play her World of KungFu on her laptop and now she cant play on the downstairs comp, so far I like linux because it works, I haven't gotten far in the documentation as to how to install things but I still like it.

also cant seem to figure out how to program on Linux, need to find me an ide....

I'll check the network things later, thanks.

install wine, and let her play off that. See, the lovely people working on the GNU project realize that some people love their little applications, so they created a windoes emulator. You could also install a virtual machine so that your sister can run windows, without messing your computer up.

Also, if you're using ubuntu, just go to the applications menu and click on add/remove. you can install a whole crap ton of programs off that list, but you'll have to access the 3rd party repositories to make the list comprehensive.

Oh, and theres this neat little forum www.ubuntuforums.com that can help you with all your linux woes.

best of luck mate.

[Cotowar]

Tell your sister that games take a backseat to education. 

As for a Linux IDE, that's a matter of preference. I don't use an IDE in Linux, just the command line and a number of open bash shells with vim, gcc, grep, man, and makefiles. Should be all you need. But maybe not all you want... try Eclipse or kdevelop if you use KDE. But remember to get them from your repositories if you are using a package management distribution like Fedora or Ubuntu or any of their derivatives. By the way what distro are you using?

Are you familiar with the "joe" editor? I had to use that one in college for my aero class. It was such a pain. Always wanted to learn more CLI stuff, but never got around to it. What distro are YOU running BTW?

[ahab]

Figure out what driver you need, go to a working computer (or boot same computer off linux CD), save it to flash drive, take flash drive to windows computer

"sneakernet"

[JesseWelling]

Are you familiar with the "joe" editor? I had to use that one in college for my aero class. It was such a pain. Always wanted to learn more CLI stuff, but never got around to it. What distro are YOU running BTW?

Nope. Let me look it up. From the Wiki it seems ok. I'd rather stick with VIM because it's just better for mouseless editing of files, but it is not for the windows generation. It did take me quite a while now to learn though. To each their own in that department, eh? As for what distro, I started with Gentoo (big big mistake, but my friend said it was awesome at the time, and I can see where it might be fun), then tried CentOS (RedHat without the trademarks) though the school's computers mostly, before starting on Ubuntu and then I found out that Debian Testing (Lenny at time of writing) is what I like best for my laptops/desktops. Some time in the future I think I should try Fedora just to get some more RedHat experience just to put it on the resume...

As for embedded Linux, I've worked with Buildroot, but I'm trying to get into openembedded because it's way more flexible, and seems built better for a production environment, which might be more important to me in the future if my home company decides to become more adventurous.

[Cotowar]

Very nice! Yea, I started on a beta of Ubuntu 7.10. That was an "oh shit" move, because I ended up messing up my laptop. At the time I was somewhat computer retarded, and didn't realize Betas aren't 100% stable yet. Switched to Red Hat 5 i think it was, and worked with that for a while because all my aero programs were written for it. Now I'm back to Ubuntu 8.04, and currently salivating waiting for 8.10 to come out. I've always wanted to try Gentoo, but I figure I'd better get more familiar with the CLI before I get that hardcore. I was thinking of starting up a business, and running Fedora off a custom built server. I've used it a few times on friends computers, and it seems pretty solid with lots of neat features, and I haven't had any bad experiences with it. Might also stick with Ubuntu though just cause its what I know best.

Oh, and have you heard of DragonflyBSD? I've been doing some research on the subject, and from what I've read, BSD is even better than linux as far as security goes, however, the support for it is basically non existent. Let me know what you find, if anything, as I am very anxious to run it virtualized on my laptop.