I'm an idiot. I know this. And it sucks having a phone smarter than I am. anyhoo...
I need to go in and re-enable some of those background services so I can get to the market. I'm not sure where I messed them up (someone else tried to "help" me with the phone - that's where I really messed up). Been tapping and poking and going crazy trying to find the screen to renable services on that and other things.
Because even though I can scan the code, the market needs background data enabled so I can download and install it. So far I haven't found it, but I'll keep looking...
(Oh, Hi! I'm new. Have enjoyed being here so far. This is the first time I haven't been able to get the help I need here - sorta excited about it.)
Edit: Okay, I've looked for this stupid check box for days and finally gave up and asked. Guess what? I finally found it in the battery settings something or another.