Did you get the idea I was making progress on Katie’s PC the last time I was at her place? I did too until I found out tonight that I couldn’t access her Hotmail account on her computer. I have never encountered a problem with a computer as annoying as this, and keep in mind I’ve been using them since the days of the Apple II.
All other web sites seem to work via her dialup connection, but the Hotmail site just sits there and doesn’t load. I cleared the cache, cookies, temporary files, reset Explorer’s settings: nothing works. Nearly the whole reason Katie wanted her Internet access back was to check her account, and she can’t.
What’s more, she is still getting spyware/virus popup messages, even though I formatted the fucking hard drive. Explain how that is possible, please.
And the printer’s still DOA.
The only positive is that the audio hookup from her computer to her stereo speakers seems to work, so she can watch Moonstruck on her DVD-player software and hopefully not crash her computer in the process.
Argh. This computer is winning and sapping my will to live.