MS Security Updates and Network?

Britton30 said:

Can you post a snip of the network window you mentioned?

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If you'd like to do a full fresh install we can help with that, or anything else, no need to go to some fly-by-night pseudo-techs.

I don't know which window you are talking about. And I've never done this sort of thing. I'm not sure I wouldn't just mess up. If you want to see a particular window, I can try to follow your instructions and copy/paste. No harm in learning how.

However, I do have a bit of news. I called my ISP to ask if they could have put that there. I'll probably not tell this exactly right - didn't write it down - but, yes, when they hook up the modem and no setup is indicated, it is possible that Network 5 was automatically chosen. So, this may have come from my ISP although I do wonder why I've never heard of it before.

That said, I just managed to find a gentleman who used to work on my computer and he is coming out to give it a good cleaning. We can get rid of Network 5 if it isn't necessary. I suppose it will depend on my Charter hookup and how I download mail to Mozilla Thunderbird.

I do thank you all for helping me find that so I could make sense. Good that you are here.

Britton30 said:

hazel m said:

This morning I had a notice of updates ready. Also, there was a large window that said "This computer is connected to a Network." "Select a location for Network 5 network."

My computer is not - or should not be - connected to any network. I only have one computer. And (having read the choices) I never take a huge desk top to a public place.

Please explain. Can I ignore this? Thank you.

This window. Click the blue text, they are links to full directions.

Ah, I'm sorry. I no longer have that. It came with the update notice and left when I closed it and went to do the updates. I've not seen it since. I shall, though, make a note about how this is done in case I need to try it another time. Thank you.

TheCyberMan said:

It is probably an ethernet connection a wired connection. But would need confirmation of that.

Open a command(cmd)prompt:

Click on start>programs>accessories> cmd prompt type: ipconfig /all press enter. Right click on the screen choose select all and right click in your reply box and choose paste.

I got as far as cmd prompt but see no place to type anything.

Not to worry. I have someone coming to check it out That is safer than me doing it.

Britton30 said:

Put you cursor in this window, click and type.

I don't think this is what I got the first time. I should maybe do it over but no time now. Thanks for this experience.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Hazel M White>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HazelMWhite-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1506 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : B8-76-3F-01-42-A5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : A4-1F-72-58-CE-A5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b8c0:8719:7e57:4091%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 71.81.147.231(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 14, 2014 05:00:06
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 14, 2014 09:00:27
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 71.81.144.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.114.37.12
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 245636978
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-CA-A0-F3-A4-1F-72-58-CE-A5
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.217.0.5
24.217.201.67
24.247.15.53
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{5B84AF77-7480-463F-A504-0AD0278E8951}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:4751:93e7::4751:93e7(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.217.0.5
24.217.201.67
24.247.15.53
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{1EB055BF-9BCB-4C10-9C0A-CED35D8B4CC9}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6abd:3c4b:791:b8ae:6c18(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3c4b:791:b8ae:6c18%16(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
C:\Users\Hazel M White>

It is all fixed and thank you all for teaching me a few things about what is inside my computer. I confess that I don't try too hard to play around with it. I'm so afraid of really messing it up. I do leave it to the experts. They have their skills; I have mine and "never the twain shall meet".

Nos dawch. Good night. Hazel M