Arduino connection problem

HugoPT:
Are you choosing the right Com Port in arduino IDE?
You must choose the board you have and the port under tools.

Since not any of my computers recognize any of the boards proporly, I can't choose the
right option in the IDE.

tyguy2:
i have gotten that error message before. is anything hooked up to the 1 or 0 pins?

No. When I have connected it to my computer nothing has been attached.