well... like... sorry m8.... i thought you could handle some criticism.

thing is i misunderstood your help when it came down to 'repairing windows'.... you said to google it, and understand it like a true IT master. well, i did, but it seems i found the WRONG solution. i hope you understand the fact i WAS rather pissed i needed to resort to format everything when i wrote it.
better yet, you DID help me out long before anyone else. you said my connection adapter's supposed to be installed and everything. i found out that both my ethernet controller and my PCI (realtek gigabit LAN) ethernet card were showing big question marks in hardware. i thought i'd installed them, but i contineud inserting the disc of my mobo, and started looking for updates via the windows wizard. it did show an enourmous list of software to install, and since i am NOT thát kind of a noob, i chose the correct one.

my ipconfig began to show (thank goodness) and all seemed nominal. i still couldn't access my router and internet via my pc, but when i entered the physical address in my router and rebooted the thing,

IT WORKED!

so yeah, i do owe you an apology and i certainly need to thank you.

Sorry my friend, and thanks. it worked.

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