A thoroughly non-technically minded friend called me to help him install his new router today. The desktop meets the requirements set out in the provider's literature, but are we (rather I) positively crazy to do this on a Windows 98 machine?
There is a compelling financial need not to spend any more money right now or he would have upgraded or bought a new machine. He will do that as soon as he's able. He got a HUGE deal on phone/TV/internet that will save him some critical funds and let him dump his monthly AOL expense, and his provider swears it will work on his machine. The wireless card is installed in the desktop. We haven't gone further than installing that card since the service isn't active for a few days yet.
While I'm not overly skilled, I can follow directions. I love a challenge, but I know my limits and anticipate a lot of frustration.
I'm not asking anyone to tell me how to do this step by step. What I need to know is - Does this effort require wizardly knowledge and skill, and how unfair would it be to call their tech support for help when we need it?
There is a compelling financial need not to spend any more money right now or he would have upgraded or bought a new machine. He will do that as soon as he's able. He got a HUGE deal on phone/TV/internet that will save him some critical funds and let him dump his monthly AOL expense, and his provider swears it will work on his machine. The wireless card is installed in the desktop. We haven't gone further than installing that card since the service isn't active for a few days yet.
While I'm not overly skilled, I can follow directions. I love a challenge, but I know my limits and anticipate a lot of frustration.
I'm not asking anyone to tell me how to do this step by step. What I need to know is - Does this effort require wizardly knowledge and skill, and how unfair would it be to call their tech support for help when we need it?
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