So, my desktop quit connection to the 'net yesterday, I've been trying to get it going again for a couple hours now, and finally broke down and decided to ask.

What happened:
For a couple days, the computer threw a warning box when I first opened IE that said no connection was availible, work offline/try again. I hit try again, and it worked.

Now, it just quit going online. IE doesn't connect, nor does any other internet based (AIM, MSN, bittorrent) program.

The computer I'm using now is on the same hub as the crapped out computer, and these two can still share files over the network. This one, obviously, still connects to the internet just fine.

In short, what can make a P3 computer running 98SE work on the network but not online?

 

I suppose you already messed around with the internet connection wizard and the control panel option for internet connections. I had something similar happen with 98SE, IE was fuxored but Netscape connected just fine. Have you tried another browser? I finally got IE to work again after I reinstalled it....along with the rest of the o/s.

 

bad NIC? but not likely.

you could search for viruses/hijackers. Norton, AVG, HijackThis, Spybot.

and try using Firefox, instead of IE.

 

It's not the browser, because no other internet related programs work.

I can't get it to work by changing any settings.

I can't reinstall the OS either, I lost the CD key years ago... but not the CD.

Is there anyway I can get my CD key out of my computer?

 

yes, you can get your cd key. google it.

you might also want to try uninstall/reinstall your network card.

 

Tried it, none of those keys worked. Not one.Tried it, didn't work.

 

i don't mean using a key you found on the net. i mean search for a program that will show you the key you're already using.

have you scanned for viruses or hijackers? with more than one software?

 

Isn't it stored in the registry?

(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\windows\Cur rentVersion\)

It should be the value for ProgramID, 25 digits

 

I'm not sure what you're talking about, however I just found my key in the registry. I'm beginning the reinstall now.I have run a few of the popular adware detection programs on it without success. That's not it.

 

Was it where I said it was?