Brian, you should just bite the bullet and upgrade to something more modern. We
all get comfortable with the old pair of shoes, but at some point there are
holes in them, the soles are falling off etc. Windows XP was a good OS, but it
is obsolete today. I don't know if Microsoft still provides updates for it; if
not, then you are very vulnerable (unless the computer is not connected to the
net, of course).
I am a Mac guy, but at work I have Windows 7 (and my wife has it on her laptop)
and it really is not bad at all.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Feb 22, 2014, at 3:58 PM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> Chuck advised;
>
> Ah, but what happens to your apps. Your apps are
> not data in the same
> sense that your images, email and other documents
> are. After the OS is
> reinstalled the old applications must also be
> reinstalled to rebuild the
> registry. That requires having the
> installation media or whatever
> source provided the installation files
> in the first place. Make sure
> you know what you bargained for.
>
> Chuck
> Norcutt
> //////////////////////////////
>
> On 2/21/2014 4:25 PM,
> bj@xxxxxxxxxxxx.nzwrote:
>
>> Before I went on holiday nearly a month ago,
> my computer failed - wouldn't boot at all. I finally, yesterday, took it
> to a repairman of good repute, who has just reported back that the
> operating system is corrupt. So he will lift the data off, reformat the
> HDD, re-install XP, and re-load the data. It will be great to have it
> back again. Brian
>
> /////////////////////////////
>
> I understand ( I
> think I do). But what alternatives, if any, do I have?.
>
> In most
> instances I have saved the install file original, so re-installation
> should be possible. (But I have MANY programs installed :-( )
>
> Can you
> please respond also off-group as well as on; I get this news via the
> Digest, which incorporates a delay of some hours. The sooner I can get
> back to the repair-man and discuss, the better.
>
> I know he has a major
> job for a large outfit to get his head around (during the weekend)
> before he tackles my machine, but nevertheless the sooner I can speak
> with him the better.
>
> Man; will I ever love to get my machine back !!!.
>
>
> The wretched keyboard of this HP Pavilion dv6 just about drives me
> nuts.
>
> I DO however like the Windows 7 version of "Free-cell" though.
>
>
> Brian
>
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