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windows xp or vista
Rich_P:
I find it interesting how what people are saying about Vista was what was being said about XP when it first came out. Give it time and it'll become the "new XP", like how everything gradually went from 3.1 to 95, to 98 and then 98 SE etc.
muddyjames:
--- Quote from: carbore on November 03, 2008, 16:19:49 ---IF you have not done a re install for over 12 months then id do that. Make sure you back up and know all you passwords that get remembered for you etc and driver discs or such like for HW and printers.
Once you have done that look at www.blackviper.com for some very good well explained system tweeks. You can turn off a lot of rubbish and save lots of space etc.
Also if you have things that get loaded at startup get rid of them, coz I use a lot of printers at different office I had all sorts of help centers and supplies monitors, get rid of everything but the driver.
Get alll the junk off your desktop, especially any files.
I also ditched adobe PDF for fox it pdf reader, got rid of office pre loader and most of the resient stuff that sits there consuming ram just so it loads quicker IF you decide to use it.
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Not done a re install in ages and to be honest I know VERY little about computers. I can do serfing on web, type a letter, do basic excel and know that dir in dos does something!! How I back my whole pc up etc etc is way beyond my skills. I lost so much stuff last time the pc flopped and files that mean alot to me like a video clip of me going through a ford (ok nothing I cant re do) but it was on a laning trip in memory of my dad. Things like that and it got lost.
Hence why I am still muddling on with the pc as it is. :roll:
carracarra13:
i must admit Im using xp pro still and the other system is running suse Linux and if it was not for the kids and school we would not use winblows at all (sorry windows) other than what are needed in the house :lol: also Iv got a mac I use and tbh they all work very well and do a good job , but i have to say I like linux as its very stable dont get me wrong it still has its moments but Im happy with it
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