Either USB or Router

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My internet browsing is still sub-standard. I click on Firefox and
quite often get a greyed-out browser window; only the frame showing,
and even that not showing completely.
My old mouse still doesn't get recognised by the USB hub.
 
J.Jack.J. said:
My internet browsing is still sub-standard. I click on Firefox and
quite often get a greyed-out browser window; only the frame showing,
and even that not showing completely.
My old mouse still doesn't get recognised by the USB hub.
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As I said when this first started - a complete 'from scratch' install may be
the only/best solution. Some of the issues sound like hardware drivers
needing updates, others sound like software corruption and some sound like
low-quality hardware possibly.

Latest network device drivers installed?

You might uninstall Firefox and all then uninstall all Internet Plugins
(Quicktime, Shockwave, Flash, real player, etc) that you have installed.
Reboot.

Does Internet Explorer work? Better or about the same as Firefox was
working?

Install Firefox again. Install the latest versions of the plugins you
previously uninstalled.

Compare Firefox and Internet Explorer. Try the Internet via a wire. If it
works fine via a wire and not via wireless - a few possibilities exist:

- sub-quality wireless device (hardware) in the computer.
- wireless device in the computer going bad (hardware.)
- poor device drivers/logic and/or they have become corrupted (software.)
- poor quality router or one going bad - in-as-far-as wireless (external
hardware.)

It's fairly simple to start checking for which may be - is your connection
okay on a public or friend/family wireless connection they have no issues
with?
 
My internet browsing is still sub-standard. I click on Firefox and
quite often get a greyed-out browser window; only the frame showing,
and even that not showing completely.
My old mouse still doesn't get recognised by the USB hub.
Click to expand...

Hub? Hub?

Hubs are not necessarily dependable. Try your mouse plugged directly into
the computer.

If I use a hub (any hub - I've tried about five of them, some powered) with
a wired mouse and a wired keyboard. I can't get into safe mode because the
cursor races up endlessly, wrapping to the bottom when it reaches the top.
Although it sometimes goes the other way instead :-)

This might relate to the BIOS on this computer, but I can't be sure.
 
As I said when this first started - a complete 'from scratch' install maybe
the only/best solution.  Some of the issues sound like hardware drivers
needing updates, others sound like software corruption and some sound like
low-quality hardware possibly.

Latest network device drivers installed?

You might uninstall Firefox and all then uninstall all Internet Plugins
(Quicktime, Shockwave, Flash, real player, etc) that you have installed.
Reboot.

Does Internet Explorer work?  Better or about the same as Firefox was
working?

Install Firefox again.  Install the latest versions of the plugins you
previously uninstalled.

Compare Firefox and Internet Explorer.  Try the Internet via a wire.  If it
works fine via a wire and not via wireless - a few possibilities exist:

- sub-quality wireless device (hardware) in the computer.
- wireless device in the computer going bad (hardware.)
- poor device drivers/logic and/or they have become corrupted (software.)
- poor quality router or one going bad - in-as-far-as wireless (external
hardware.)

It's fairly simple to start checking for which may be - is your connection
okay on a public or friend/family wireless connection they have no issues
with?
Click to expand...

I think I might need to be taken through the process of installing all
the most recent drivers for my system....
Is that OK?
 
I can't believe it! After all this, it did it again: the connection
failed, and the network icon had a red cross through it, even though
the router signal was showing as 'excellent'! When I rebooted, the
connection was restored. Usually that pattern of failure-restoration
only happens when there is a power-save black screen (what's it
called,a screen saver?). But this wasn't the case.
What am I to make of this?
 
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