Annoying Computer Break Downs

[shootingstars]

I decided that I am cursed. I bought a brand new wireless mouse from EBAY. Well when I went to plug it in, my USB port froze. I read they can do this occasionally and went through the device driver and no luck. So I am guessing the new mouse shorted out my USB and now I need to replace that. No idea how much that will cost (any computer hardware repair wiz's around?) Anyways so I called my Ma and she picked up a ps/2 mouse for me. Low and behold, it didn't work. It clicks but won't move. The optical eye doesn't seem to focus or whatever you call it. And since she used her store discount to buy it for me, she has to be the one to exchange it. And she "didn't feel like it" (yet she loves to complain if my net is down and she wants my computer) Its an old tower. Updated OS but old tower. In fact when I added another HD it shorted out the cable and me not knowing what was going on had to take it to the shop and they did it all for me. And now my USB are shorted... GRRR AND I need a mouse still. Anyways, thats my annoying computer break down story. Do you have any ones to share so maybe I will count myself lucky lol

PS have you ever tried to surf the web with no mouse, I do so appreciate that little invention more than ever now!

[jlb001]

good god woman.

what in the hell is all that "shorting out" about?

computers can do some odd things, but thats a new one on me.

and i've been messing with them since DOS.

bet you dont know anything about all that.

 

heres what to do....

a) good solution ~ get a top notch computer tech friend (who will charge you little or nothing)
b) better ~ get a new computer
c) best ~ get both

[jlb001]

by the way....

i bought my brother a wireless mouse, he called claiming it "froze up" the system, wouldnt work, it was broken, yadayadayada.

i drove 75 miles.... one way.... to have it working in less than 3 minutes.

he still owes me dinner for that one.

but, he has to drive here!

[mrmike2007]

I decided that I am cursed. I bought a brand new wireless mouse from EBAY. Well when I went to plug it in, my USB port froze. I read they can do this occasionally and went through the device driver and no luck. So I am guessing the new mouse shorted out my USB and now I need to replace that. No idea how much that will cost (any computer hardware repair wiz's around?) Anyways so I called my Ma and she picked up a ps/2 mouse for me. Low and behold, it didn't work. It clicks but won't move. The optical eye doesn't seem to focus or whatever you call it. And since she used her store discount to buy it for me, she has to be the one to exchange it. And she "didn't feel like it" (yet she loves to complain if my net is down and she wants my computer) Its an old tower. Updated OS but old tower. In fact when I added another HD it shorted out the cable and me not knowing what was going on had to take it to the shop and they did it all for me. And now my USB are shorted... GRRR AND I need a mouse still. Anyways, thats my annoying computer break down story. Do you have any ones to share so maybe I will count myself lucky lol

PS have you ever tried to surf the web with no mouse, I do so appreciate that little invention more than ever now!

By computer mishaps you mean spilled my cup of coffee over the damn thing the day before my midterms in college?.. if so, yes I had not one but 2. I still love my coffee tho, but now I put it in another table...

[LendaL]

Computer nightmares huh?..i think im the owner of satans electronics...here we go....first back in March my windows XP started 'stuttering'....im like WTF?..(i turn it off, cuz thats some weird sounding shyt)..i turn it back on...its ok for a minute but since i now think the thing is possesed..i hurry up an send all my vital info to my external hardrive..(remeber i said that)...next day..pc turns off an wont come back on...i think its the fan..i buy a fan off of tigerdirect for real cheap..pc still wont come on...im thinkin i must have a short...$49 diagnostic bucks later i find out it aint 'just a short' the motherboard is fried!...right..the BRAIN of the computer..mercy..

I decide im gonna get it fixed guy tells me sure...for $200...im like sweetie listen...i bought this pc in 03..ill be damned if i pay $200 for a pc that damn old!...i can get a new one for under $400..i bring my pc  home..drag out the old window98 it does fine for about 4 months an then it starts clownin, damn desktop was loading up into a narrow black box...sigh...i decide to reformat it..i tried that 5 different times..it would not reformat...i then got my sons old windowsME out..an la.. dee.. da...this bytch dont have any sound on it!..but its no biggie..i hate goin to sites an some broads voice is screamin at the top of her lungs YOU JUST WON AN IPOD NANO!!..yeah right, (an u just scared the hell out of me screamin trick)..i decide to deal with the no sound issue cuz as long as i got my external hardrive where are my music an other info i think is important...im cool. right?...WRONG...THE DAMN PC WONT RECOGNIZE THE EXTERNAL HARDIVE!!!...i have been all over the net downloadin drivers...updating this/that an the other...an it just sits there under the printer...broken an 'un-recognized'.....i wont even talk about the router i had to replace or the 3 modems we went thru...and keep in mind..all this crap is just since late March..

[shootingstars]

If you Google USB Ports Suddenly Stopped Working you will find my problem is rather common. Only since this tower is pretty old it fried the connection with the motherboard so I have been told after running several other checks. It could be something more simple but I hate having to alt and tab my way through the stuff so when I have a mouse that actually works I will start over. I was thinking of buying a laptop off ebay. I was planning on getting another one eventually anyways. I will keep my desktop going until I can either buy a new(er) tower or totally upgrade everything. Probably option 1. Then sell this one for parts. Sucks being a broke single mother. So it will take some quick budgeting this month to pull it off.

200 bucks to fix the motherboard eh? It is definately cheaper in desktops than laptops. My old laptop (which was brand new when I bought it) the power cells or something went out which I was told is common in HP's and expensive to fix. Nowadays you can get a brand new laptop for 400 bucks which is what I was quoted to fix mine. But going through 3 computers since March. Ouch, I do feel a little better about my mishaps.

As for coffee. I can thankfully say I never spilled drinks on my laptop or desktop. However my son when he was 18 months figured out the cd drive. When they opened it up they found a few foreign objects. And I know there is a penny somewhere in there, which I am sure is not too kind on the inner workings of a computer.

[jlb001]

If you Google USB Ports Suddenly Stopped Working you will find my problem is rather common. Only since this tower is pretty old it fried the connection with the motherboard so I have been told after running several other checks. It could be something more simple but I hate having to alt and tab my way through the stuff so when I have a mouse that actually works I will start over. I was thinking of buying a laptop off ebay. I was planning on getting another one eventually anyways. I will keep my desktop going until I can either buy a new(er) tower or totally upgrade everything. Probably option 1. Then sell this one for parts. Sucks being a broke single mother. So it will take some quick budgeting this month to pull it off.

well, good luck with all that.

 

[joclt22]

Computer nightmares huh?..i think im the owner of satans electronics...here we go....first back in March my windows XP started 'stuttering'....im like WTF?..(i turn it off, cuz thats some weird sounding shyt)..i turn it back on...its ok for a minute but since i now think the thing is possesed..i hurry up an send all my vital info to my external hardrive..(remeber i said that)...next day..pc turns off an wont come back on...i think its the fan..i buy a fan off of tigerdirect for real cheap..pc still wont come on...im thinkin i must have a short...$49 diagnostic bucks later i find out it aint 'just a short' the motherboard is fried!...right..the BRAIN of the computer..mercy..

I decide im gonna get it fixed guy tells me sure...for $200...im like sweetie listen...i bought this pc in 03..ill be damned if i pay $200 for a pc that damn old!...i can get a new one for under $400..i bring my pc  home..drag out the old window98 it does fine for about 4 months an then it starts clownin, damn desktop was loading up into a narrow black box...sigh...i decide to reformat it..i tried that 5 different times..it would not reformat...i then got my sons old windowsME out..an la.. dee.. da...this bytch dont have any sound on it!..but its no biggie..i hate goin to sites an some broads voice is screamin at the top of her lungs YOU JUST WON AN IPOD NANO!!..yeah right, (an u just scared the hell out of me screamin trick)..i decide to deal with the no sound issue cuz as long as i got my external hardrive where are my music an other info i think is important...im cool. right?...WRONG...THE DAMN PC WONT RECOGNIZE THE EXTERNAL HARDIVE!!!...i have been all over the net downloadin drivers...updating this/that an the other...an it just sits there under the printer...broken an 'un-recognized'.....i wont even talk about the router i had to replace or the 3 modems we went thru...and keep in mind..all this crap is just since late March..

 when your mother board got fried your ex might of also. been there many times it's funny... i myself have never had a worm, virus, anything happen from me... but as soon as i let someone else on my pc... i get back on and i ether go blue screened. no screen. kb won't work, mouse locks up, yada yada... never fails to amaze me lol. don't know what in the world these people r doing but it always happens no matte what. they can be home on their pc n nothing, they get on mine n bam! lol

[shootingstars]

Good news is I finally got a ps2 mouse that works. So now I can work on some offers and stuff and make a few more dollars for next month

[destinyredd]

Good news is I finally got a ps2 mouse that works. So now I can work on some offers and stuff and make a few more dollars for next month

Congratulations SS, and good luck!

[cathyallen]

Interesting that this topic just came up...............I spilt diet coke on my lap top Friday night.  It shut off ad could not get it back on.   Last night it came on for about 1 hour.   Tried all day to get it to come on today........and just got it to turn on about 30 mintues ago.

I hope THAT I Am NoT GOING to have to Totally rEplace it.   now the Caps arE comING oN and off all be itself.   

[mrmike2007]

Good news is I finally got a ps2 mouse that works. So now I can work on some offers and stuff and make a few more dollars for next month

W2G! Good luck this month!