on its last legs.....

ok, so we are NOT going to pay another $75 to figure out why my desktop on the family pc will not sustain an internet browser.....i was able to download firefox onto my spouse's desktop.....and i am back in business until we replace this ancient computer.....ancient by modern standards...in that this pc is less than 10 years old......our refrigerator, and washer/dryer combo are each far older......the internet is only the tip of the iceberg in this scenario.....my mother is recording the tour de france on her new dvd-player/recorder....and the disks will not play on any equipment we currently possess....our own dvd player, our pc......nada......it is one thing to refuse the cable service that could allow us to watch the tour directly, but when we cannot watch the taped replay.....a speedy resolution is in order.......by the way, our ancient stereo system components will not play a ripped cd.....but we can play those cd's on our current dvd player....go figure......