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connect. That way unwanted individuals won't be able to steal your bandwidth and slow down your wireless Internet or local area c onnection. 4 Make sure no other wireless devices are in the same area as your Linksys router. Wireless devices like certain model s of cordless telephones can interfere with the signal that is being broadcast by your wireless router simply by operating on sim ilar frequencies. Remove this interfering devices from the same area as your Linksys router to maximize its ability to function as old english font intended.1 Restart the computer. When the Hewlett-Packard logo appears, press the key listed as Setup or Recovery. The F10 or F11 keys are commonly assigned to this task. Wait for the recovery manager to appear. Some HP machines also provide access to PurplePixie this tool from the Start menu. The appearance of the tool and the options available will vary slightly depending on when the comp .
n, run this tool before performing any other operations. 3 Use the File Backup Program to save personal data to an external sour ce. Use this service before undertaking major repairs such as reinstalling the operating system, as such operations will erase inf ormation stored on the hard drive. Follow the onscreen instructions to choose which information to back up and where. 4 Restore th e system to an earlier date using Microsoft System Restore, located in the I need help immediately section. This service activat snowflake vector es the System Restore tool included with all copies of Windows. 5 Use the System Recovery tool to completely restore the system to its original factory state. This will help recover a malfunctioning operating system but also erase any saved data on the hard di PurplePixie sk. Depending on which version of the Recovery Manager the system uses, there may be two recovery options. The standard system rec .
ternet using different types of applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger and Windows Media Player. A ttempt to connect to the Internet with at least two web browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Make note of whic h applications can and can't connect in order to isolate the extent of the connectivity problem. If no applications can connect to the Internet, the problem is all encompassing and troubleshooting of the network connection needs to be done. If some application electronegativity chart s connect and some don't, proceed to Step 2. 2 Scan the computer with anti-virus software. Viruses can selectively block certain a pplications from connecting to the Internet. Some viruses will target a specific Internet browser, resulting in one browser failin PurplePixie g to connect while another browser connects to the Internet. If the anti-virus scan finds a virus, proceed to Step 3. If no virus .
