OK so DD has been given a laptop with wireless ocnnection. The thingy shows that it is connected to MIL's BT hub thingy but we can't get on any websites WHHHHHHHHHHY?! PLEASE HELP BEFORE IT GETS THROWN OUT OF THE FARKING WINDOW!

[MamaG]

shriieeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkk

...and befoe some clever dick says it, I'm on MIL's home pc looking at the farking laptop

PLEASE help m e

I just spent 40 mins trying to fix on an S key taht DS snapped off

what software are you using

i don't know - windows xp ??

What internet software? Internet explorer?

put your curser over the internet icon at the bottom of the screen.does it say local and internet?

I can't see an internet icon at the bottom or the screen!! I've tried firefox and IE

Have you put in your MIL's BT account username and password

near the clock is there what looks like two flashing telly screens overlapping?

No it says

Wireless Internet connection, BT etc
Speed -blah
Signal strenght - blah

(PS have namechangd inc ase MIL reads over my shoulder and finds out my username )

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I hate computers, really!

they are horrible devil-sent things

Whereas now if your MIL reads over your shoulder she'll see that you don't trust her....

What does the signal strength say? - it's possible for it to be connected but the signal is so low it can't actually get on to the internet.

press ~~##~~##~~## then turn around three times, touch your toes and that should do it.

ok im just trying to think.

Try checking that the properties of your internet connection are the same as those on your MIL's pc?

Rusty!

signla strength is "good"

how do i do that nigh?

I had this on DH's work laptop. Turned out it was configured to use a proxy server to connect - I went into Internet Options (in Control Panel), clicked Connections -> LAN settings and checked the Automatically Detect Settings box. That fixed it for me.

In Internet Explorer, go to Extras, then choose Internet Options, and the Connections tab. You get a list of connections in a white box. Highlight yours, and click another button, something like "Properties" in English, I think.

Anyway, what's shown on your computer should be identical to what your MIL has on hers.

I had a similar problem recently, my computer was searching for a proxy server that wasn't even there.

can you go into the control panel then into network and internet and do a repair.someone say if im wrong but thought it may be worth a try?