So this morning I wanted to free up space on my computer and I decided to delete big folders, I went to My Computer and clicked on Hard drive disks and deleted a folder named windows.old(something) and now it seems like my computer gotten faster but doesn't let me use the Internet, what should I do?
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you may deleted a system file that allows your computer to use internet , can you restore it from the recycle bin?or did you completely deleted it?cause if that's the case then you fuucked up
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if its in the recycle bin then yeah you can but if not then i guess you should take it somewhere and repair it :/
You deleted a driver that was still being used by the computer. The driver was most likely an internet driver. Figure out if you're using wifi or not and what your adapter's name is and get the driver for it.
I doubt the windows.old folder you deleted has anything to do with your internet problem. Windows.old folders usually contain nothing useful system related, only personal files and documents you might want. You should specify if you're unable to use WIFI, LAN, or when you try to load an internet page it's just not working. If it's either of the first two scenarios, you should Google your computer's model number and find and download the driver using another computer. Transfer it to your current computer then install it.
when you delete windows.old folder you get prompted by a warning, it happens because there might be a file in that folder which is currently working in your os.
as few members have already mentioned it could be a missing driver problem.
i.e. ethernet driver.
are you getting a red cross sign on that computer icon from task bar?
there are a lot of options. i will suggest you the one which i opted in the past
you should try "driver solution pack" . you can download it from torrrent. burn it into a dvd. run the dvd and it will automatically install whatever drivers are needed.
or you can obtain a dvd from your friends if they have it.
or you can visit their official site and download only those drivers which are required instead downloading the whole pack.
as few members have already mentioned it could be a missing driver problem.
i.e. ethernet driver.
are you getting a red cross sign on that computer icon from task bar?
there are a lot of options. i will suggest you the one which i opted in the past
you should try "driver solution pack" . you can download it from torrrent. burn it into a dvd. run the dvd and it will automatically install whatever drivers are needed.
or you can obtain a dvd from your friends if they have it.
or you can visit their official site and download only those drivers which are required instead downloading the whole pack.
figure out the last day you were able to use the internet on that comp.
Then just recover it to that date......
If that doesn't work, the "looking through recycle bin" might not work. Windows deletes perm. if the folders is too big to hold. Though once deleting, windows will prompt you that it can not hold it in the bin due to size and asks if you want to perm delete it. So you should remember that, if not and you think that you need that folder than go ahead and recover it to that date. If that doesn't work, I'd suggest you go to safe mode with networking. If it works, then it's something within your system that is conflicting.
If you get to that point where you think it's your system, then you have to loook at your reg keys and system files. Thats too in depth for this and you'll need to go through step by step.
On another note as drizzy said, you might want to check your network settings. "Check if lan cable is plugged all the way in on both ends
". If not cable then make sure your wifi is turned on. Check drivers for both network cards and it's functionality. [You'll need to check to see if you get a working ip from router/switch/modem etc...
There are tons of steps to go through.... too many to list them all.
Then just recover it to that date......
If that doesn't work, the "looking through recycle bin" might not work. Windows deletes perm. if the folders is too big to hold. Though once deleting, windows will prompt you that it can not hold it in the bin due to size and asks if you want to perm delete it. So you should remember that, if not and you think that you need that folder than go ahead and recover it to that date. If that doesn't work, I'd suggest you go to safe mode with networking. If it works, then it's something within your system that is conflicting.
If you get to that point where you think it's your system, then you have to loook at your reg keys and system files. Thats too in depth for this and you'll need to go through step by step.
On another note as drizzy said, you might want to check your network settings. "Check if lan cable is plugged all the way in on both ends
". If not cable then make sure your wifi is turned on. Check drivers for both network cards and it's functionality. [You'll need to check to see if you get a working ip from router/switch/modem etc...
There are tons of steps to go through.... too many to list them all.