Problems with Windows 8.1

[Garrick6967]

Whenever my cable goes out, my desktop becomes an expensive doorstop. My computer will not even boot. Is this Microsoft playing games? Any suggestions to overcome this issue.

 

[captaincharisma]

well, if you have internet from the same company that you have your cable TV with that may explain it. this if if you mean that its a doorstop by loosing your internet connection but if not then you will have to better explain what you mean by "doorstop"

 

[SkyNetRising]

My computer will not even boot.

What does it do then? Any error messages?

 

[Sacurason]

Whenever my cable goes out, my desktop becomes an expensive doorstop. My computer will not even boot. Is this Microsoft playing games? Any suggestions to overcome this issue.

That's certainly odd. Does it boot if you just turn the router/modem off? Are you connected via WiFi or Ethernet? More details would be great here, because afaik your computer's power should have nothing to do with your Internet connection.

 

[Garrick6967]

well, if you have internet from the same company that you have your cable TV with that may explain it. this if if you mean that its a doorstop by loosing your internet connection but if not then you will have to better explain what you mean by "doorstop"

 

[Garrick6967]

Sorry. My computer is useful ONLY as a doorstop when my internet connection is lost. I used the wrong term when I said 'cable'.
My point is I cannot even listen to my music on my computer since it will never finish booting. It keeps trying to boot up endlessly.

 

[Garrick6967]

Whenever my cable goes out, my desktop becomes an expensive doorstop. My computer will not even boot. Is this Microsoft playing games? Any suggestions to overcome this issue.

That's certainly odd. Does it boot if you just turn the router/modem off? Are you connected via WiFi or Ethernet? More details would be great here, because afaik your computer's power should have nothing to do with your Internet connection.

 

[Garrick6967]

I am connected by an ethernet cable to a cable modem. If my internet is working fine, should I unplug the cable from the modem, my computer would shut down and start to reboot but it never finishes. It just keeps shutting down and restarting endlessly. As I said, at that point all my computer is good for is a doorstop.

 

[Paul NZ]

Sounds like a computer prob nothing to do with your internet connection

I would look in event viewer. Look at the time it happened, and see what it says

 

[SkyNetRising]

If my internet is working fine, should I unplug the cable from the modem, my computer would shut down and start to reboot but it never finishes. It just keeps shutting down and restarting endlessly.

I'd say - that sounds more like some malware/virus infection.

 

[captaincharisma]

I am connected by an ethernet cable to a cable modem. If my internet is working fine, should I unplug the cable from the modem, my computer would shut down and start to reboot but it never finishes. It just keeps shutting down and restarting endlessly. As I said, at that point all my computer is good for is a doorstop.

if your computer shutdown or restarts automatically when you unlug your ethernet cable from it then that is a computer problem and not an internet problem. i agree with the previous post saying that it sounds like some nasty virus or malware. the only other thing i could suggest is try another ethernet cable to rule that out

 

[Garrick6967]

I am connected by an ethernet cable to a cable modem. If my internet is working fine, should I unplug the cable from the modem, my computer would shut down and start to reboot but it never finishes. It just keeps shutting down and restarting endlessly. As I said, at that point all my computer is good for is a doorstop.

if your computer shutdown or restarts automatically when you unlug your ethernet cable from it then that is a computer problem and not an internet problem. i agree with the previous post saying that it sounds like some nasty virus or malware. the only other thing i could suggest is try another ethernet cable to rule that out

 

[Garrick6967]

I'm inclined to think it is a computer problem rather than an internet problem. However, I am more inclined to believe that it is Microsoft somehow making sure that I am always connected to the web for some nefarious reason. Despite having reformatted my hard drive and reloaded 8.1 several times, it still seems to occur. I wouldn't think the problem is because I put Windows 10 on my computer twice and then removed it, reinstalling 8.1 after reformatting the drive. BUT you never know. I thought sure that someone would have also experienced this problem and found a solution.

 

[captaincharisma]

I'm inclined to think it is a computer problem rather than an internet problem. However, I am more inclined to believe that it is Microsoft somehow making sure that I am always connected to the web for some nefarious reason. Despite having reformatted my hard drive and reloaded 8.1 several times, it still seems to occur. I wouldn't think the problem is because I put Windows 10 on my computer twice and then removed it, reinstalling 8.1 after reformatting the drive. BUT you never know. I thought sure that someone would have also experienced this problem and found a solution.

no version of windows has behaved that way. so if a full format and reinstall of windows did not solve it then that rules out it being a software problem