Hi,

I have a friend who is still running Windows ME.

He has recently just started having problems with his broadband connection. He is on Orange Broadband and using a speedtouch 330 modem.

He is unable to access any websites. He can get to Google, but any link from Google = nothing - Page cannot be displayed.

I have brought the computer come and linked to my router - All works fine.

Any ideas? I have even tried reinstalling the speedtouch software. I have taken my laptop to his house and cannoted the modem to my laptop. All works fine on that too.....

Thanks

how long has he had this modem?

modems do die a fair bit because they get hammered hard all the time!

you can get to google fine but any other site is not working? Try to ping other sites to try to see if the browser is the problem? Virus scan done recently?

why on god's green earth would anybody still be using windows 98' or me ?

I have a friend, and he runs DOS, he cant open Netscape Navigator, any suggestions?

Tell him that a healthy dose of Windows XP or Vista should do the trick!!! Or perhaps a nice helping of Ubuntu!

Seriously, ME? I'm suprised anything works. Switch it up for gods sake.

What browser is he using? Old versions of IE have issues.

oh my goodness ; I saw this topic and thought it was a joke

time to upgrade to an NT kernel OS!

There is no excuse to still run Windows ME.

Around 5% of people still use legacy versions of windows.

Sounds like malware.

lol, i even doubt malware programmers support win9x

What is this "Windows ME" that you speak of? I know not of any product between 98 and XP </sarcasm>

Well you must know Win 2000.

I wonder how many still prefer Win 2k over XP and Vista. Win 2k was a very good OS. Well, good relative to previous Windows operating systems.

Try downloading Firefox 2.0.18-- and see if the issue still occurs. Also try on the actual computer-- A live Linux Version to see if it is his modem or connection. That would help you determine if ME is the Culprit.

id say go with linux xubuntu and get rid of me totally.

my god i criticize people for still being with xp over vista or 7 beta but man please move on from 2000, me & 98'.

i saw "windows ME" and just had to stop by.

I think just the title has attracted roughly 95% of the 529 views so far >_>

Maybe the internets decided that they should forbid people from using Windows ME?

But it does sound like the modem is at fault here.

Just like 'why on god's green earth would anybody still be using Vista'?

We all have our preferences

your joking right ? you cant put vista & ME in the same sentence.




"brings back fond memories don't it ? "

I can, they were BOTH failures.

Just like your unsubstantiated opinion.

My opinion don't need substantiated, it's mine.

Lol what

no offense but your nuts if you think vista is as bad as ME was. you must be a die hard apple or linux fanboy then.

Never bring up your personal opinion around here (unless it is relevant). It's basically flamebait.

it's not just that man, it stupid to compare vista, xp to ME .

clear the cache and try to go to google again, i'm betting it won't work

back in the days of WinME whenever i lost internet connection i could still get to yahoo.com and google.com because it was sitting in cache but i couldn't get to any other web pages. i had to reboot and make the modem work again

but the info you gave us (or probably he gave you) is too little. try going to other webpages. try pinging some servers. try restarting the modem. restart the computer. install firefox to see if it's malware messing with IE. do a virus scan, etc.

there are tons of things you can do, but none of them are guaranteed to work unless you give more info on the problem

Give him some money then so he could afford to upgrade to XP then lol.

See, not everyone can afford everything.

My grandmother ran Windows ME with no problems for pert near 8 years and only recently bought a PC with XP, despite my efforts to convince her to buy Vista.

Your the only one helping him? This is sad! See how most of the users stay off topic. Good advice PermaSt0ne.

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You people need to shut the **** up.

He chooses to use Windows ME because he either wants to or can't afford to a new OS. Help him out.


OnT: Id do like someone suggested and ping other sites, ping your router and see what results those give.

Windows ME was the last great thing Microsoft ever did.

Why....would....anyone....still....use....Windows....Me??? Seriously... Youre better off throwing your pc against the wall.

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From your words it seem there is , no issue with the internet connectivity ,as google is working .
Try to open the internet explorer , Go to Tools > internet options > advance > and click on the reset button .
It may solve your issue .