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Network & Sharing Center stuck at "Identifying"
About a week ago I had to unplug and move my computer, and when I plugged it in after vacuuming out the case it was making a horrible sound. I thought I had a problem with my CPU cooling fan but it was my power supply cooling fan (of course I had already bought a replacement CPU fan) but when I started up the computer on Friday night to try to copy some stuff I needed, the computer wouldn't connect to the internet. I've always had it plugged straight into the modem with a cat 5 cable and I used the same cable, but when I opened the Network and Sharing Center it was stuck at "Identifying." I Googled for a solution, but with my power supply going out I don't really want to turn it on and start trying things....so my question is, should I just give up and buy a new computer? This one is six years old and has been on 24/7 for all of those years, so maybe moving it and stirring up all of the dust inside has finally killed it? The computer worked great until I decided to vacuum it out and I really like the case, but since I already need to replace the power supply and I know that there's a problem connecting to my home network should I just get a new one? (it would definitely be one with Win 7 and not 8 or 10). And if I do get another computer, is it pretty easy to connect my old hard drive to it?