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| #1 By 655 (165.125.17.3) at Monday, May 16, 2005 06:11:20 PM |
| Couple of questions. 1. Did you back up your data (i.e. all of the stuff that's under "My Documents"?) and other files like favorites? 2. The recovery portion of your computer usually will do a clean install of everything that was originally on your 'puter (WinXP Home, applications, etc). These programs usually allow you to create a recovery cd/DVD. Did you do that before doing a clean install? You might want to consider switching to a Mac ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 512mb RAM, ATi Radeon 8500; SB Live Value; Windows XP Professional, Photoshop CS, Nikon D2Hs and D100 |
| #2 By 655 (165.125.17.3) at Monday, May 16, 2005 06:37:23 PM |
| Having just set up a similar system, the recovery/restoration info is usually set on a separate partition of the hard drive. On the systems that I just set up (Gateway), double clicking on the file would start the program and walk you through creating a full set of recovery/restoration CD's (or in this case, one DVD). If that doesn't work, check with the computer's manufacturer to see what to do (is this the same Compaq that you've been fiddling with?). The reason I keep suggesting you switch to a Mac is because of all of the self-created problems you're having. Mac's are almost foolproof. ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 512mb RAM, ATi Radeon 8500; SB Live Value; Windows XP Professional, Photoshop CS, Nikon D2Hs and D100 |
| #3 By 655 (4.47.48.105) at Monday, May 16, 2005 09:17:08 PM |
| First, I personally would stay away from Compaq. They do not have a good repuation as respects to quality, and use proprietary parts (i.e. sometimes the standard off the shelf video card won't fit or work, non-standard ram, etc). Second, don't be dazzled by a small price for a 'puter - you get what you pay for (can you say "Yugo"?). Evaluate your needs. If you are a gamer, you need a system with a fast processor and a really fast, video card geared towards gaming. If you do digital imaging/digital video, you need a system with a fast processor, lots of ram (at least one gig, preferably two), a huge hard drive, support for firewire, and a high end/pro level video card. Me - my system is geared towards digital imaging/digital photography. If I were purchasing a new system, I'd take a look at similar custom configurations from Dell, Gateway and Alienware. All three are decent mfgrs - you will pay more than the POS Compaq or e-machine (which is a stripped down version of a Gateway), but you're getting a product. I personally would stick with an Intel mobo and processor as many digital imaging applications still don't get along with AMD based systems. Side note: Towards either the end of 2005 or beginning of 2006, Intel (and AMD) will be coming out with their dual core processors. These will kick major butt. Essentially the same type of configuration as a dual processor system, but two cores in one processor. ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 512mb RAM, ATi Radeon 8500; SB Live Value; Windows XP Professional, Photoshop CS, Nikon D2Hs and D100 |
| #4 By 655 (165.125.17.3) at Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:16:28 PM |
| [QUOTE]Originally Posted by carharttboy457: I was also thinking to build my own computer becasue i got the software to do it. Were would you buy/order the parts from? i like PC connections. i think it would be cheaper to build a computer then buy one. What kind of a laptop would you suggest becasue i'm looking for a cheap laptop that has windows xp that i could to word processing powerpoint stuff like that -Small Question- Dose windows xp pro really make you computer faster because my computer use to be really slow now its really fast [/QUOTE] I would not recommend that [b]you [/b][i][/i]build your own. I'm not sure you're ready for that. If you want to venture into that arena, check SharkeyExtreme and Thresh's Firing Squad for their recommendations as to equipment. If you get stuck, you're on your own. As to laptops, don't...do NOT buy a "cheap" laptop. The cheap ones come with an Intel Celeron processor - that's like putting a 4 cylinder engine in a Ford F350. Useless...totally useless. XP Pro doesn't run any faster than home. Chances are, with all the problems you had running XP Home (and who know what sort of crap ComPuke installed with it), a clean install took care of all your problems. ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 512mb RAM, ATi Radeon 8500; SB Live Value; Windows XP Professional, Photoshop CS, Nikon D2Hs and D100 |
