Have you ever suffered with wireless network woes? Listen and learn how our Tech woes network gurus fix wireless network woes.
Wireless Network Woes
When you are in a hurry to get something done, 
you can’t connect your wireless device. First of all, don’t panic. Next, turn off your router and modem. Wait one minute, then turn on your modem. After another two minutes, turn on your router. Frequently, within a few minutes, you will be able to connect. Lastly, if necessary, restart your wireless device/computer. Hopefully, you will not have to call your cable company. That is never fun.
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of a person with wireless network woes and an unhelpful tech support person who just wants to get off the phone. Usually, the person at the other end of the line wants you to reset the router, whenever you have connection issues. Then, after that does not fix the problem, they mention that there is a regional outage! When that happens, you are probably on your own to reconfigure your router. As is my policy, I have changed the names to protect the guilty. Any resemblance to real life situations is purely coincidental. Or is it? Perhaps, it is a little bit of both. I hope you enjoy my goofy attempt at geek humor. I welcome you to express your opinions and share your frustrating experiences in the comments below. If you enjoyed this post, please feel free to share it with others. Thank you for stopping by. Craig Herberg
Unhelpful tech support guy: Technical support. How may we humiliate you?
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: My wireless network won’t connect to the internet.
Unhelpful tech support guy: I see. Well, that’s easy to fix.
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: Oh good. What do I need to do.
Unhelpful tech support guy: Look for the reset button on the router. Do you see it?
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: Yes, I do.
Unhelpful tech support guy: Ok, now hold it in for thirty seconds.
Unsuspecting tech woes victim: Will that fix the problem?
Unhelpful tech support guy: No, but it will give me enough time to get off the phone.
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disk space or internal memory (RAM). Also, you could have incompatible hardware. In addition, you could have programs that will not work with Vista. In my opinion, the biggest cause of Vista upgrade problems is a successful installation! By all means read 
To be sure, there are several ways to do this. For instance, you could copy your documents, music, and photos to a thumb drive or external hard drive. Also, you could use backup software to backup your important files or the entire computer to a backup drive. Frequently, people prefer the simplicity of backing up to the cloud. Because I like to easily recover from a crash, I backup my entire computer to an external drive. On the other hand, if you don’t have anything to lose and don’t need easy recovery, you don’t need to backup your computer. Granted, there are not many people who do not need some kind of backup.
people think that tech support has no other customers or priorities. So, if they can’t fix my problem right away, they must be busy playing Madden. Yes, I get your frustration. Yet, I have experienced excellent customer service. Of course, that is the exception to the rule. To be sure, customer service is a function of corporate culture. In short, good leaders hire good employees who provide good service.
s the problem. Of course, a failing disk drive also makes a lot of noise. Also, a loose case screw can really make a racket. In addition, a noisy power supply could be the source. In that case, you may want to replace it with a quieter power supply. Sometimes, you can just move the computer to a place where the sound won’t bother you.
Frequently, the offending program is hiding behind an open window on your screen. In fact, if you simply click on the flashing icon, the program should come out in the open. Other times, the flashing icon is a reminder of an upcoming appointment. Likewise, just click on the icon, to see what it wants. So, as you see, getting rid of this annoyance is usually not difficult.
Perhaps, the message states that the video driver misbehaved. It’s also possible that a corrupt file caused the error. First of all, you should reinstall or update the offending program or driver. If that doesn’t fix it, you may want to check for a virus or corrupt hard drive. Lastly, Windows itself could be corrupted, in which case you may need to reinstall Windows.
First of all, check to see if the power switch is stuck. Next, unplug all of your peripherals, and see if it will boot properly. If not, try to boot into safe mode. Hopefully, you can get into safe mode, and see if system restore fixes the problem. Unfortunately, there are many things that could cause a constantly rebooting computer, including bad memory, hard drive or video card. Finally, I wish you luck.