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Running EVERYTHING from an external hard drive??
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ddp
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24. September 2007 @ 14:17 |
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you just need a win98 or winme boot disk if pc has a floppy drive. if not have a floppy drive then need a bootable cd of win98 or winme but don't install that version of windows onto your pc unless have upgrade version of xp on a cd.
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24. September 2007 @ 14:18 |
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oh so i find my windows XP CD (if i have one ive never seen it as XP was on the PC already) if not ill download one
then insert it and see if it says upgrade if not then i google for a fdisk program if so i do it the windows 98 way?
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24. September 2007 @ 14:33 |
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Originally posted by scott2k7:
yes i formmated my pc the other month and now i cannot connect to my internet wired as i need it for my xbox 360 standbying. its quicker though but i downloaded limewire now just because its etting formatted again so i dont really care about viruses im just gunna get good stuff then formmat it
I guess that you already discovered that your post has absolutely nothing in common with what is going on in this thread. Post in the correct forum.
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24. September 2007 @ 14:53 |
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Originally posted by Gdot73:
oh so i find my windows XP CD (if i have one ive never seen it as XP was on the PC already) if not ill download one
then insert it and see if it says upgrade if not then i google for a fdisk program if so i do it the windows 98 way?
pretty much. find your current windows key and use it with the appropriate version of windows, i.e. if your computer originally came with XP Home SP2, use a disc with that.
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hi, bruce!
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24. September 2007 @ 15:00 |
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ok is there a way to tell what XP it came with or will i be manual browsing?
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24. September 2007 @ 15:03 |
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go to your start menu, right click My Computer, go to properties. your version will be listed under the General tab.
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24. September 2007 @ 15:06 |
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"Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
service Pack 2"
so if i dont have the installation CD thats what ill be looking to download?
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24. September 2007 @ 15:09 |
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pretty much,yeah.
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24. September 2007 @ 15:16 |
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ok thanks for all the help when i end up doing it all ill let you know. thanks again really appreciate it
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25. September 2007 @ 00:34 |
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What's this been, an instant message chat? :D
After reading through that lot, I agree that reformatting and reinstalling windows is the best thing you could do, but I also support getting 2GB of RAM, 512MB just doesn't cut it any more these days. I wouldn't recommend overclocking unless you know what your'e doing, and since you've got a Dell, I dout you'll be able to do it anyway. Thing is, given the performance increase you'll see from upping the ram and reformatting, it probably won't be necessary.
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25. September 2007 @ 07:56 |
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to be honest my pc has 1gb of ram and when i formatted it, it has gone at least 3 times as quick just thought i would say..... its not always more ram its just it runs slow because you probably have so much rubbish you dont use like i did!
is this im or something lol
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25. September 2007 @ 12:14 |
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True, that has a big impact often, but the bit about the RAM still applies.
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25. September 2007 @ 12:17 |
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yes good point but just sayin you dont always need more ram do you now......
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25. September 2007 @ 12:26 |
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Debatable, I think 512MB is a "get by with", the average user can easily exceed 500MB RAM usage just by browsing the internet, especially if they use firefox.
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25. September 2007 @ 12:58 |
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it depends on the system & windows version as to how much ram you need. i'm running win98se on a 2.53ghz celeron with 512meg of ram with 4 ie windows open not including outlook express & i've have had upto 8 ie windows open at once.
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25. September 2007 @ 13:06 |
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That's true, I was speaking from a Windows XP standpoint. 512MB will probably be enough for 98SE, if you can stand the crashes lol.
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ddp
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25. September 2007 @ 14:05 |
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no more then xp.
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25. September 2007 @ 14:24 |
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Really? Hmm, then why did computers seem so much worse back then? :S
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ddp
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25. September 2007 @ 14:26 |
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not enough ram
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25. September 2007 @ 14:29 |
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Fair enough. I wasn't necessarily referring to frequency of crashes though, I was referring to the implications if one happened, in XP you have to close the program, in 98 you lost your work and had to reboot.
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ddp
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25. September 2007 @ 14:43 |
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i've had that happen on xp
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25. September 2007 @ 23:27 |
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granted, but as often?
In any case, this isn't on topic, so I'll stop now :-)
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28. September 2007 @ 15:29 |
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My secret for reformatting, I have a 40 Gig hard drive seperate from my system, it has all of the original software installed on it. When I want to reformat the current hard drive I first install the 40 archive drive as a single drive, perform the updates, then wipe clean the "master" 200 Gig hard drive, and then copy the entire hard drive onto the 200 using max blast disk copy software. Next, return the two hard drives to their original configuration and return the archival hard drive to its safe storage space. Works great and doesn't take that long to accomplish. I keep all my pics and my music on the second hard drive as well as the programs and games I don't use that frequently. Seems to work.
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26. October 2007 @ 23:27 |
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Right, i finally got round to formatting and its done a hell of a job =D i used the Windows XP method where you use the sindows installation CD to reformat. My fans are still really lour though im gonna try cleaning them tomorrow does anyone else kno any other reasons for loud fans? thanks
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26. October 2007 @ 23:44 |
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They might be small and running at high RPMs. Those kinda fans get really annoying. Also it depends on how the fans are made and if the have ball bearing etc...
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