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Hi there.
Welcome, my fellow tech, and i appreciate your help, i as every one on the planet, do not have all the ansewers, and i see that we concur on microsoft products. If there was a new operating system that would run all my apps (office, games, acdsee, cd/dvd copy programs etc,) programmed in assembler i would change in a heartbeat, but vista & win7 aren't it. JohnDowe. Last edited by johndowe; 09-14-2009 at 04:30 PM. |
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Excaliborg, since we will be sharing this thread, i would like to see your views on hard disk partitions? Also i wrote 3 posts about computers, posts #2, 4 & 6, so you agree with them? JohnDowe. Last edited by johndowe; 09-14-2009 at 04:36 PM. |
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post 2 you have on the money. there are some nefarious types who only install the bare minimum and let the people inexperienced with technical matters fend for themselves.
for the most part i agree with what you say but the rest just a matter of opinion. one prgram i would advise people to stay away from is itunes, as it has a habit of slowing down your machine. winamp can handle just about any audio format and it hardly ever breaks for no reason at all. i find that winrar is better than winzip, as it can open way more formats and can even be used as a replacement for windows explorer. anti-virus is a matter of personal preference, some are better than others but whatever you do, you gotta be protected. i have never been a fan of divx. a good codec pack to use is Combined Community Codec Pack, http://www.cccp-project.net/. plays everything and includes zoom player and media player classic, two of the best movie players. anything else i missed?
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hard disk partitions? eish. the only reason i would partition a drive is if i were to create a recovery volume for my machine, beats the hell out of having to install every application you use when rebuilding your machine. but im a rather lazy bum so i dont it.
other than that i just add more drives. bigger is better ![]() ive been typing and deleing trying to make my mind up one way or the other. so let me just say this, i dont partition my drives cos i dont need to and havebt had the need to for a very long time.
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I need to upgrade from ms2000 pro to XP. anything special I need to do?
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second, make sure you have the installation disks/files for your applications that you use and the drivers for all devices that are attacked to your pc, sound, grafix, printer, etc. or at the very least know where you can get them. next make sure that the xp disc you are going to use is in good condition. no excess scratches and whatnot. and remember kids, piracy is not cool ![]() next make sure your pc is able to boot from cd or dvd drive. also you got to make sure your pc meets or exceedsthe RECOMMENDED requirements for xp: 300 MHz CPU * 128 MB of RAM * 1.5 GB of available hard disk space * Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter with at least 8 MB of video RAM and monitor CD-ROM or DVD drive Network adapter Sound card and speakers Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device * Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. thats from the chaps over at MS. but i would suggest something more in the region of a P4 and above. a higher spec comes in handy if you are going to be using the media centre edition of xp or if you are oing to install fancy themes and whatnot. reason being is that not many people have a clear idea as to what they are going to be using a pc for and may end up with a slow machine. so ask yourself, "what am i going to do with this machine?" if you require further assistance dont hesitate to ask
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Hi there.
Hey, Excaliborg, i agree, partitions are useless, unless you have a hard drive that is bigger than the max partition. And, win 2000 to xp, i concur. JohnDowe. |
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i have multiple hard drives and have partioned the master only to separate 10 Gb space for loading the OS. |
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Partitions seem like a good idea, but they aren't, the problem arises later, and the problem is that often one of the partitions is full and the other has a lot of free space, to solve the problem you have to save all the data and reformat the hard drive, so where's the advantage then? If you want one drive for the OS and another for data, buy a decond drive more expensive but far better in the long run. And 10Gb for XP is minimal, when fully upgraded with office, it takes about 6-7 gigs, add your favorite programs, no more space! Then what, backup and reformat, do win, drivers, software, restore, install the programs you couldn't... The reason partitions were created was when the PC was the new kid on the block, hard drives were very small 5-20Mb, MICROSCOPIC by today's standards to be sure, and DOS could only handle a maximum of 32Mb drive, so to handle the increading drive size microsoft offered partisionning as a solution, before they came out with FAT16+ and later FAT32, and NTFS which can handle 100's of TeraByte drives or more, it wasn't elegant then it isn't now. JohnDowe. Last edited by johndowe; 09-15-2009 at 04:57 PM. |
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do you think CDs and DVDs are reliable.....
Cyclic Redundancy Error , i don't know why it happens but it left me quite unsure of the optical disks....so i stopped creating backups on them....i think blu ray disks will suit the purpose better....but they are quite expensive comparatively. what do u think of the static external hard disks? are they reliable?? but here also the cost is way too much...what to do??? |
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Hi there.
BACK-UPS One often neglected aspect of computing is making back-ups of one's data, yes computers are very reliable, and getting more and more reliable all the time, but they do fail eventually, and even prematurely sometimes, also some retards, make viruses, why? Just to cause mahem, and inconvinience as many people as they can, so the more important your info, the more you need to make back-ups and the more often. There has been a few companies that had their accounting on their computer, and it was stolen or broke down and the companies died because the billing info was lost, their supplyers sent new bills, but their customers didn't recieveany bills and did not pay because of that, so if the files on your computer are important to you, wheather they are pics of your kids, or your businesses accounting you have to safeguard that information, you can use CD's or DVD's and do it manually, which is my prefered methode, but there are many back-up software packages, and NERO, and EZ-CD/DVD CREATOR, have a back-up option, and shouled your computer fail, you can recover with your back-up, and you RESTORE your files, you may lose a little, (the files that you changed before you did the new back-up, but a little is way better than loosing all. Also, the more important your info you may consider making several backups one on premesis, one at a freind's or budiness partner's, and maby in the bank's safety deposit box, should your info be VERY important, avluable or sensitive. JohnDowe. Last edited by johndowe; 09-15-2009 at 04:36 PM. |
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