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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 5:17:06 PM

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red arrow indicates where the RAM is, hence i cant see it. see how many slots you have. how much RAM do you have now? if you feel comfortable, remove the RAM you have now and tell me what it says on it, hopefully it will have size and speed listed. of course, it wont tell you it is, will just say something like 512MB 333Mhz. or something similar. also, if you can, find the model number of the motherboard (the mainboard) normally in between the PCI slots which are inside the blue box. model number should be big white numbers or something like PMV8 or K7T-266. this will tell us what the board is and all information regarding what it is compatible with.

oh yeah, while you are at it, right click on My Computer and select Properties. this will tell you how much RAM you have as well as your processor speed. the post it up.

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 5:17:25 PM

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See, I dont have any windows disks or anything. for some reason I didnt get any. Right now I have Windows XP, I wanted to get Windows XP Media Center, until I saw how much it was. haha. But do I need a CD to do what you are saying?

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 5:20:22 PM

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dang, too many of us trying to help at ONCE, literally....lol!

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 5:36:14 PM

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LOL. Its says 256 DDR 266, and the only white numbers I see say, PCI 2 CN13

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 5:39:02 PM

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Is this HD okay, or am I looking at something wrong?

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 6:04:00 PM

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i dont like Maxtors, that one will work, but i only buy Seagates, but thats just me, never had one of theirs fail on me.

here are some seagate HDs.

http://tinyurl.com/2j4ohe

did you buy yor comp at a store? is it a name brand like Dell or HP or anything, doesnt look like it but still. see if there are any other numbers on the board anywhere, or alteast a manufacturer name. they might not be white, just have been in my experience. they should be bigger than most of the other text though.

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 6:54:53 PM

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That looks like a cheap/mid-range case... look at the hook enclosures.

Harddrives are something I'd buy from a local computer store... NOT Staples or a business store (recent I've been seeing 100% markup on drives at staples - a 250gig IDE for 169, instead of 88 CDN.

I've had a number of maxtors blow-up... luckily failures were detected early, backups were done properly, and so no data was lost. I too have gone to seagate.

Which version of XP - home I would assume, but it could be professional. Do you have a cd burner? What burning software do you have? Do you want the cd image for your version of XP?

Sorry Rasco - I'll try not to get in the way... I see a computer topic and I try to help... sometimes to the threads hinderance.

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 7:37:29 PM

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no worries woot, this is not my show...lol. im just trying to give the best advice i can, being in the IT world i get confused all the time, so i cant even imagine knowing nothing and trying to figure it out (not saying you dont know anything D2M...lol). i was just commenting on the fact all 3 of our comments posted at the same time. feel free to add your advice anytime.

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 7:50:19 PM

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Anything on the drive. Almost ever. The guys were I work bring the old hd's to me and we run a 1/2 drillbit right through them.(kinda fun)

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 8:26:13 PM

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Yeah it name brand. It is an HP a200n Desktop. But like I said, it 3 years old. Also, could I just by an external hard drive and run it on there? or will that not allow installations of programs and such. Also, I have Windows XP Home Edition. I bought it from Circuit City a while back like I said, I bought it new.

I have no idea what the hell is going on. I just want to have it up and running for my work., thats all. I do have a CD burner with Roxio on it I think. I havent used this computer in about 1 year, but like I said I turned it on and everything works for far. Also, I have wireless interent around because as of now I have only used laptops for work. Can I buy one of the USB Routers things for the wireless connection istead of having to buy internet service. Thanks for all your help guys!!!

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 9:31:09 PM

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I wouldnt load Vista on a computer 3 years old....it is only reccomended on computers 2 yyears or newer, and it still might not be compatiable with your hardware.....I would also wait a few months because there are going to be alot of security holes the first couple of months like any new OS.

Bushmaster...what does Norton say when you try to connect to the internet?

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 9:34:00 PM

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I wouldnt see why it would matter if its compatable, but then again I dont know about computers, lol. Rrasco or Telgran, andthing on my previous post?

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 10:24:12 PM

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I did a quick google to find the specs on your PC straight from HP:

Microprocessor

Intel® CeleronTM

Processor 2.4GHz(a)

® TM (a)

Front-side Bus

400MHz

Memory

256MB DDR(Double Data Rate)SDRAM (exp. to 1GB), up to 64MB allocated to video memory

Hard Drive

40GB Ultra DMA hard drive(b)

(b)

CD-rewritable drive

CD-RW: 48x max. speed CD-write; 12x max. speed CD/re-write; 48x max. speed CD-read(d)

(d)

Video Graphics

Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics with up to 64MB shared video memory

® Network Card

10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet Interface

Sound

Integrated AC '97, 6-channel configurable audio

Fax/Modem

High-speed V.90 data/fax modem

Front Mounted Ports

2 USB 2.0

Total Drive Bays

External: (2) 5.25"; (1) 3.5"; Internal: (2) 3.5"

Available Drive Bays

(1) 3.5" Internal, (1) 5.25" External

Total Expansion Slots

(3) PCI

Available Slots

(2) PCI

Total External Ports

6 USB 2.0; 1 serial; 1 parallel; 2 PS/2

Available External Ports

6 USB 2.0; 1 serial; 1 parallel

Total Memory Slots

2 DIMM (184pin, DDR)

Available Memory Slots

1 DIMM (184 pin, DDR)

Memory Speed

2100 MB/sec (PC 2100)

Primary Cache (L1)

128Kb

Secondary-Level Cache (L2)

512Kb

OK this may sound like a bunch of non-sense to you but basically what it boils down to is that your system will not handle Vista.

To run Vista you will need an 800mhz processor which you do have, but will need at least 512 GB RAM (1 GB is recommended) a video card with at least 128MB (yours is shared with your CPU up to 64MB max) and at least 15GB of hard drive space.

So if you are dead set on making that PC run Vista you will need to upgrade your RAM to about 1 GB:

http://www.pricewatch.com/memory/pc2100_ddr_1gb.htm (best price $69)

A larger hard drive:

http://www.pricewatch.com/hard_drives/eide_200gb_16mb.htm (best price $70)

and a new video card (you will have to disable your old one):

http://www.pricewatch.com/video_cards/geforce_6200_256mb_pci.htm (best price $49)

So you are looking at $200 roughly for upgrades. Just so you are aware you

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 10:28:27 PM

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It really does!!!Thanks, also, is there difference between an external HD and internal HD? Any advantages?? I went to Office Depot today, I am bringing my laptop in there for them to look at to see why my .gif files arent working

. Thanks for all your help!!!! Very much appreciated!

ps. I sent ya a pm bout the tags.

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RE: How Do I Reset My Computer? - 1/25/2007 10:48:12 PM

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Internal means it would stay in your PC. It would also be what you wanted if you want to upgrade to Vista. They also have had a tendency to be more reliable. If you like to transfer files between work and home I would suggest something like a USB 2.0 or firewire external drive (you would have to buy firewire cards but they are smoking fast). best bet would be just an internal EIDE drive and a USB flash drive if you need to move stuff between work and home (or just open a remote desktop connection).

Got your PM about the tags, need to wait till I get my VA money for next month before I pay anything else.

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