when we hook it up it says to make sure it has cable signal, we r not hooking it to the internet. it is for kids games etc.
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Usually means your monitor is not hooked up to a video input on the back of your tower.  Try plugging the cord on the back of your monitor (and the power cable too) into the back of your tower, and tighten the rollers all the way.  It usually looks like this:\n\nhttp://www.umbc.edu/oit/sans/helpdesk/articles/images/vga_port.jpg
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Make sure that you have a ROUTER and not a Hub. That could possibly be your problem.
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it is taking a lot of bandwidth to download and it is not leaving enough room to do much else, i am assuming that you are on a dsl or cable hookup with a wireless off that to a second or third computer
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Try this list as a step process until it is working:\n\n1) Since it's a dial-up modem, check the phone line with a regular phone to make sure you get a dial tone. Generally this is the reason people get this message.\n\n2) Make sure your ISP setting are correct, try connecting and listen in on the phone line with another phone to make sure that it is trying to connect. If you do not hear the screeching then go onto step 3. If you do then most likely your settings are wrong.\n\n3) Restart your computer. Uninstall the modem software (drivers) and then reinstall the drivers. Also check to see if you have "factory added bonuses," crap the factory adds to your computer like AOL trial or Earthlink trail software. Uninstall that crap. Restart your computer, then reinstall your modem software. It should work now.\n\n4) Make sure in your "Internet Options" that it always dials a connection and the rest of the information is correct. It should be working by now.\n\n5) Give your ISP a call, most have some sort of phone tech support.\n\n6) http://www.funny-games.biz/beatup-pc.html
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She has internet, means phone line,electricity and a computer and a ISP and still she is in an isolated area.This question is total stupidity same as my effort to answer.LOL
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Do you have dial-up internet service, if so, sometimes it's hard to get any media to play with any kind of consistency. If you have faster internet service, there shouldn't be problems as you've described.Have someone{professional} look at your computer.
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It would help if you provided more information eg state how you connect to the internet...wired modem or router or modem router.\nPeople are not going to give the best solutions to something so vague.\nIf you use a modem router try this for starters...unplug it from the mains, wait 10 seconds & then plug it back into the mains. Wait another 10 seconds & try accessing the internet again
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The cable company will never know, unless she ever calls them to get repairs and then they find there's no service account for her.\n\nLike I said,YOU shouldn't worry about it.  \n\nYour friend should really call the company and tell them that she's getting a signal and just stop at that.
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Your computer is out of date, and if you are using dial up it will do that. Upgrade your computer and get DSL or CABLE high speed internet.  Or you can reload windows on your old system and start fresh, im sure yoru current PC has alot of junk on it.
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Check your security settings. Also, check w/ your ISP. Tell them the problem, it may be on their end.
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It's a bad cable. (trust me)\n\nReplace it with another one.
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Is the video your trying to play something of the internet like streaming video. It might not be your computer, it could be that the server that distributes the video may be down temporarily.
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if you plug it in, and it goes online, you're online. you don't install broadband, you just pay the subscription and surf away!
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Sounds like poor phone line quality.  Doesn't matter what ISP you use, if your phone line is crap, you won't get very good service.  Every think of DSL or Cable ISP?
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First check the cable ends (connectors) to see if they are in good shape. Sometimes power outages might damage electric devices overtime. When no connection is available, does the modem show any signs of problems, like red lights or no sevice.
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It was installed with your DSL service.  It's hard to say if it's truly necessary, but it might be good to have.  You can probably reinstall from your DSL CD if you discover problems.  As long as you have all the proper information as to how to set up your connection, you'll be fine.
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check you ethernet cable.  It is like a large phone line running to the back of your computer.  Make sure it is plugged in on both ends.  Also try unplugging and replugging your cable/dsl modem or router