Help! Anyone on here a computer buff?

[PhilTheFragger]

Thanks for the update, id get the RAm from crucial, you know its the right stuff, its unlikely your local shop will carry anything other than very generic RAM, they would probably get it from crucial themselves.

1 Gb is the minimum you need, you could get a 2GB chip, but anything more, you wont see any benefit because of the processor being rubbish

as regards fitting, instructions come with the RAM, but basically turn off PC, unplug power cable, open case, Touch a radiator to earth yourself and get rid of any static build up, open the clip at each end of the RAM slot, it will only go in one way because of a notch in the middle of the gold connectors. make sure its orientated the right way .then put it in place, I normally use a small torch to push each end in till the clip snaps shut.

Restart PC, it may tell you that the RAM has increased, just follow it through

When you get to this point PM me and i'll tell you how to increase the size of your virtual memory

Re hard drive size. thats more like it, it doesnt effect what we are doing here

Carry On, good job so far

Fragger

 

[bobmac]

Why is it, if you want to turn off a computer, you have to click on the START button ?

 

[ScienceBoy]

Why is it, if you want to turn off a computer, you have to click on the START button ?

You mean you don't just yank the plug out when you are finished?

 

[Dodger]

Will looking on the internet help me understand why folk sign off posts with their username even though we can plainly see who they are due to their username being shown elsewhere??

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Will looking on the internet help me understand why folk sign off posts with their username even though we can plainly see who they are due to their username being shown elsewhere??

No that wont help at all

and if you dont want to use a start button, look at Windows 8, it doesnt have one

Bobs totally lost now

Fragger (oops)

 

[brendy]

I wouldnt bother upgrading that pc to be honest. Not when you can buy a new pc for 250 or a refurb decent spec for similar.
Use it while it works but dont throw good money into an ageing pc.

 

[bobmac]

No that wont help at all

and if you dont want to use a start button, look at Windows 8, it doesnt have one

Bobs totally lost now

Fragger (oops)

Windows 8???
I was still saving up for Windows 7

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I wouldnt bother upgrading that pc to be honest. Not when you can buy a new pc for 250 or a refurb decent spec for similar.
Use it while it works but dont throw good money into an ageing pc.

Agreed Brendy, but a £20 ram stick to keep it going for another 18months is a reasonable spend, certainly start saving for a newer model,

 

[vkurup]

HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!!

Did you say you have a cracked version of Windows 7. If you try and do a windows update, microsoft will first assess if you have a legit copy of Windows. If you dont, then it will start stopping your PC from updating till u pay for a legit copy. This might be the reason why IE is not getting on.

Having done a restore, you have gone back to the old unpatched version and hence it is working. If you keep your 'Automatic updates' running, MS will block it again after some time. You can run without having auto updates running, but this will leave it unpatched and vulnerable.

You can get the new Windows 8 for 25 quid, but ur sys may not be able to handle it..

 

[brendy]

Hardware will pretty much not pass the installation spec (license might well calve itself too) I recently upgraded 50+ pcs in our group of companies to new dell/lenovo machines and w7. I wouldnt touch w8 with a bargepole on a daily use pc until the first service pack comes out.
I will have it on a test mule though.

HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!! HANG ON!!!

Did you say you have a cracked version of Windows 7. If you try and do a windows update, microsoft will first assess if you have a legit copy of Windows. If you dont, then it will start stopping your PC from updating till u pay for a legit copy. This might be the reason why IE is not getting on.

Having done a restore, you have gone back to the old unpatched version and hence it is working. If you keep your 'Automatic updates' running, MS will block it again after some time. You can run without having auto updates running, but this will leave it unpatched and vulnerable.

You can get the new Windows 8 for 25 quid, but ur sys may not be able to handle it..

 

[ScienceBoy]

I wouldnt touch w8 with a bargepole on a daily use pc until the first service pack comes out.
I will have it on a test mule though.

I did that with 7 and I was glad I did. Currently the only thing I have heard about windows 8 that would interest me is the improved handling of SSDs, to make the most of windows 8 and see benefits over windows 7 would be upgrade my entire system to Sata3 and USB3 as currently I am still stuck on 2

I have 7, massive improvement over Vista, wish I had switched sooner tbh.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Ive just installed a couple of machines with Windows 8 on them, the customers being over 45, and fairly conservative didnt like the new layout at all, so basically spent most of my time getting the machines to resemble windows 7 as far as possible.

I think they should have kept W8 for tablets and mobile devices and W7 for proper computers, also one bloke spent a fortune on a touch screen 24inch monitor, it has to be at arms length otherwise its uncomfortable to view and after 2 minutes of using the touch screen, his arm was falling off.

 

[ScienceBoy]

so basically spent most of my time getting the machines to resemble windows 7 as far as possible.

I make all my windows versions look like 3.1

<3 classic, none of this faffy see through stuff etc

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I make all my windows versions look like 3.1

<3 classic, none of this faffy see through stuff etc

I defer to your geekyness, oh geek of geeks

 

[vkurup]

I make all my windows versions look like 3.1

<3 classic, none of this faffy see through stuff etc

I agreee. 3.1 was supreme.

My mate upgraded to W8. He concurs that it will be awesome on Tablets, but the desktop is a pain - souped up W7. However, once u upgrade, there is no going back. If people hate the UI rather than performance then it is a 'familiarity/training' issue - unlike the Vista nonsense. Though under the hood, W7 is a souped up Vista.

I am pretty sure I will upgrade to W8 before xmas; unless I hear performance issues.

 

[rosecott]

I defer to your geekyness, oh geek of geeks

I miss the first computer I had at work in 1985 - Apricot PC, 256Kb Ram, 2 floppies, MS-DOS and a green screen.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Rosecott is Charles Babbage in disguise :lol:

Fragger

 

[rosecott]

Rosecott is Charles Babbage in disguise :lol:

Fragger

You're not far out. My first involvement with computers was a long time pre-PC in 1967 with an ICT/ICL 1900 set-up in which the data input was via punched cards - those were the days. The hardware was in a sterile room with mandatory white coats.

 

[chrisd]

You're not far out. My first involvement with computers was a long time pre-PC in 1967 with an ICT/ICL 1900 set-up in which the data input was via punched cards - those were the days. The hardware was in a sterile room with mandatory white coats.

In 1967 my first employer had an eletronic calculator - it was the size of a year 2000 computer drive unit (on its side), it could only add, subtract, multiply and devide. The figures were all in decimal, including money, this was when we were £SD and the thing broke down every few days. I had to learn to decimalise, weights (tons and lbs) as well as money.

Not so bad when the next job required the use of a ready reckoner book - if you dont know what that is ask your grandad!

 

[brendy]

Ready reckoner or strokesaver if you will.