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lktknow · 10-17-2008, 11:28 AM

, I appreciate your answer, and I went to the control panel to see what all indicated it was HP related, and found nothing with the HP logo on it. I'm sure, it's because I don't know what it is I am looking for.
Someone told me, a neighbor, that all new computers have some sort of chip or something inside of them,that has a clock,or a date so to speak, of when your warranty ends, and it triggers something, to notify you of this event. That being the case,if it is true,makes me angry, because I am aware of when I bought the computer, and the warranty, and I do not need to be reminded by them.
Having said that, you asked me if I was behind a router, and if not, I should be.
This opens a whole new can of worms.
I have a laptop in my bedroom, and a desk top in the living room. I went and bought one of the most expensive wireless routers they had, its a Netgear 54Mbps Wireless Router, in the hope that I could connect the laptop to wireless, but no matter what I do, I cannot make it happen. A person I know came over and hooked it up, and it worked for a couple days, but then I lost the wireless connection, and I am on dial up on the laptop. Netgear was of little help, mainly because I did not understand what they were telling me to do.
I'm fairly sure, you would need more information, to help me solve this new problem,but I am unaware, of just what information you would need.
I thank you for the time you already gave me in your answer.
Oh, I meant to tell you, I went to the event viewer, and found something called "group policy" with a process id of 11/24, which is the date my warranty expires. and the event happened on the day my computer shut down without notice.

10-17-2008, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
lktknow Insane Location: here&there	, I appreciate your answer, and I went to the control panel to see what all indicated it was HP related, and found nothing with the HP logo on it. I'm sure, it's because I don't know what it is I am looking for. Someone told me, a neighbor, that all new computers have some sort of chip or something inside of them,that has a clock,or a date so to speak, of when your warranty ends, and it triggers something, to notify you of this event. That being the case,if it is true,makes me angry, because I am aware of when I bought the computer, and the warranty, and I do not need to be reminded by them. Having said that, you asked me if I was behind a router, and if not, I should be. This opens a whole new can of worms. I have a laptop in my bedroom, and a desk top in the living room. I went and bought one of the most expensive wireless routers they had, its a Netgear 54Mbps Wireless Router, in the hope that I could connect the laptop to wireless, but no matter what I do, I cannot make it happen. A person I know came over and hooked it up, and it worked for a couple days, but then I lost the wireless connection, and I am on dial up on the laptop. Netgear was of little help, mainly because I did not understand what they were telling me to do. I'm fairly sure, you would need more information, to help me solve this new problem,but I am unaware, of just what information you would need. I thank you for the time you already gave me in your answer. Oh, I meant to tell you, I went to the event viewer, and found something called "group policy" with a process id of 11/24, which is the date my warranty expires. and the event happened on the day my computer shut down without notice. __________________ Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about. ~ Last edited by lktknow; 10-17-2008 at 11:31 AM..