MY friend replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:06:22 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:06:22 +0800

Originally posted by Deviancez:

yes, 2 wire from singnet. he say he cannot connect to internet at all.

The modem has a red led lit up, and on the 2wire.com, it didn't say a thing about it.

Btw he has no internet, so downloading anything is not workable.

Red light means something is wrong.

Which LED light is showing as red? Power, DSL, etc.

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:00:50 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:00:50 +0800

ok, 1st, check is the DSL light is on. If not, call singnet, as the modem cannot get any DSL signal.

Soemtimes the internet lights would be red colour, call singnet for username and password to connect back the system.

Also, for singnet 2 wire, no need to go cmd and find default gateway, just type in http://gateway.2wire.net , or if u still prefer the 192.168.1.254 .

and singnet's number is 1800 848 6933

er....u have give him the winsockfix and the drivernet pack for him to install or not? sometimes those ready made comp will give shit when u reformat, like mobo driver no there

MY friend replied by Deviancez @ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:50:02 +0800

Deviancez — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:50:02 +0800

yes, 2 wire from singnet. he say he cannot connect to internet at all.

The modem has a red led lit up, and on the 2wire.com, it didn't say a thing about it.

Btw he has no internet, so downloading anything is not workable.

MY friend replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:53:20 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:53:20 +0800

2Wire?

From Singnet?

MY friend replied by KungPaoChicken @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:54:11 +0800

KungPaoChicken — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:54:11 +0800

I dunno.

MY friend replied by manyu882 @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:43:25 +0800

manyu882 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:43:25 +0800

tell ur friend to zham the driver pack for his LAN driver to be installed. i think most probably one of the drivers works out there'

http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/

MY friend replied by Deviancez @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:29:09 +0800

Deviancez — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:29:09 +0800

he plug in liao nad plug out again then plug in. still cannot.

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:15:37 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:15:37 +0800

he using wireless??

he have install the wirelss adaptoer or nt?

ask him use lan cable

MY friend replied by Deviancez @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:07:59 +0800

Deviancez — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:07:59 +0800

yes, he using 2 wire, but still cannot scan for internet leh?

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:05:38 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:05:38 +0800

when the setting up connection, he gt anyhow click like dialup or sth?

MY friend replied by Deviancez @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:00:34 +0800

Deviancez — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:00:34 +0800

Thanks for you guys help.

THis forum is unlike other techguides. a reply is usually within a day, not like others.

it takes 3days to hear a peep from them.

MY friend replied by Deviancez @ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:56:15 +0800

Deviancez — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:56:15 +0800

what i asked:

Guy with the prob:' Why reformat halfway nid cd-key and invalid somemore?'

Me:'u using sp pro or home edition?'

Guy: ' home edition.'

(At this time, i scolded all the vulgarities i knew)

Me:'Ok, doess ur recovery disc work?'

Guy:'No, there is a big scratch'

Me:' then got acer xp disc?'

Guy:' Lost it"

Me:(gives him a cd-key+some programs which i don't want to disclose)

Me:'how?'

Guy:' Eh, can work liao'

(waits for about 30mins)

Me: any prob?

Guy: yes, i got no internet.

Me:link the cable already?

Guy: yes, still cannot scan area for wireless.

Me;k, i go ask friend(mypillowtalks)

Me: then better call singtel ask them for help.

( after reformat, the computer should still have local area connection right? he doesn't)

MY friend replied by ndmmxiaomayi @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:30:28 +0800

ndmmxiaomayi — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:30:28 +0800

XP Pro and XP Home license keys are different. Else why MS give license keys?

It's not for show.

MY friend replied by kenn3th @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:12:31 +0800

kenn3th — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:12:31 +0800

Np. OEM abit ma fan if you lose the disc.

this is a typical example:

http://thecorps.sgforums.com/forums/2250/topics/321327

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:03:33 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:03:33 +0800

Orh!!!

thanks a lot

MY friend replied by kenn3th @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:59:24 +0800

kenn3th — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:59:24 +0800

OEM = original equiptment manufactuer.

Operating systems come in 2 types.

OEM and Consumer.

OEM= no support from microsoft, in context to this issue

Consumer = support from microsoft, they will send you disc if your disc crack ect.

Oem = no support from microsoft, you lose disc, they say "too bad"

OEM= cheaper. Cause no fancy packages, just cd and key.

Consumer = ex. Cause with fancy box + support.

OEM discs are 99% the same as the consumer ones except for one string of code that differentciates it from consumer ones.

Why? Due to the reasons above.

Computer brands like Acer for Ts's case, uses oem os.

Support would be from that manufactuer.

Microsoft sells these giants oem discs and "os cd coder" and they just use this to give tons and tons of pcs an activation code.

Labels are then printed and pasted at the sides of computers and bottom of laptops.

These are labelled as OEM operating systems.

So only oem discs can be used with these codes. Reasons above.

And if you go simlim/ funan, you might always wonder, why 2 os of the same kind have different prices.

That's your reason.

Oem and consumer type

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:48:43 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:48:43 +0800

hmm, why if originally is oem, must use with oem? i dunn understand this part, mind explain?

cos if my vista crash, i need to do some stuff( u noe wad)

MY friend replied by kenn3th @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:43:02 +0800

kenn3th — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:43:02 +0800

Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

i thought if do full reformat, jst use the key from the the disc can liao? anyway he got through it

er....deviance u told me who wipe out the key from the data base?

Ts's friend did this

My friend has an acer com, he reformatted using windows xp sp 2 pro, but his OS is xp home editon. And the cd key he inputted from the side of his com is invalid. i find this funny.

Meaning, most prob he used a cd to reformat.

Not the Acer -supplied reformat suite or the f11 method of reformatting the computer.

If it is Acer's reformatting method, then there will be no need to key in a cd key @ all.

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:38:31 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:38:31 +0800

kenneth> i thought if do full reformat, jst use the key from the the disc can liao? anyway i think he got through it

er....deviance u told me who wipe out the key from the data base?

MY friend replied by kenn3th @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:31:43 +0800

kenn3th — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:31:43 +0800

Acer's supplied operating system is -- OEM windows xp home.

When the cd key is oem, you will have to use an oem disc.

Not just any other xp home.

But OEM xp home.

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:52:35 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:52:35 +0800

ask him install his modem thing, he using 2wire?

or if he can use lan wire use lan wire, if still cannot use this to fix:

http://winsockfix.en.softonic.com/

MY friend replied by Deviancez @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:46:17 +0800

Deviancez — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:46:17 +0800

But he is half way through re formatting and his acer product key doesn't work.

Still can't go internet btw...

MY friend replied by MyPillowTalks @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:52:38 +0800

MyPillowTalks — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:52:38 +0800

How's his comp already? can go internet liao?

MY friend replied by alwaysdisturbed @ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:49:48 +0800

alwaysdisturbed — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:49:48 +0800

get a win xp home cd and reinstall la.

MY friend replied by Deviancez @ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:33:10 +0800

Deviancez — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:33:10 +0800

my friend he is having a serious problem right now. if there is a product key conflict, how do i go about restoring it?

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