Hi IT gurus
I need a plain english answer without micros@#$ microbabble.
I've got a notebook that came with XP PRO and have latest Office suite with outlook.
I've downloaded some updates like all good munchkins are told to...but now my outlook won't work and I can't get my @#$%ing WIFI to talk to internet explorer...at telstra hotspots (I think there's a conspiracy here but don't get me started...)
The problem with outlook is when I try to download email I get this message:
reported error (0x8004210A) :'The operation timed out waiting for a response from the receiving
(POP) server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your
server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
Now I've duly contacted Telstra Bigpond my ISP and they helpfully pointed me to the microsoft website which says I need Service Pack 3 - all @#$%ing 57MB of it!!! How am I going to get that with dial up?!?!?
Aha I thought, I'll download it via wifi at 11mb/s at a telstra hotspot, say Qantas club etc...wrong again. Altho my wifi happily tells me I've got a strong connection to the relevant network, I can't get my internet explorer to open up the telstra hotspot logon screen...it's supposed to open automatically...
this has got me really annoyed...any suggestions for a fix guys???
thanks
N.
I need a plain english answer without micros@#$ microbabble.
I've got a notebook that came with XP PRO and have latest Office suite with outlook.
I've downloaded some updates like all good munchkins are told to...but now my outlook won't work and I can't get my @#$%ing WIFI to talk to internet explorer...at telstra hotspots (I think there's a conspiracy here but don't get me started...)
The problem with outlook is when I try to download email I get this message:
reported error (0x8004210A) :'The operation timed out waiting for a response from the receiving
(POP) server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your
server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
Now I've duly contacted Telstra Bigpond my ISP and they helpfully pointed me to the microsoft website which says I need Service Pack 3 - all @#$%ing 57MB of it!!! How am I going to get that with dial up?!?!?
Aha I thought, I'll download it via wifi at 11mb/s at a telstra hotspot, say Qantas club etc...wrong again. Altho my wifi happily tells me I've got a strong connection to the relevant network, I can't get my internet explorer to open up the telstra hotspot logon screen...it's supposed to open automatically...
this has got me really annoyed...any suggestions for a fix guys???
thanks
N.