Computer Problems

[Gareth Hale]

You can get a firewire external drive (if you have firewire)

 

[Ben]

I think you run Windoze? That's far more likely to bugger up your computer!

had Windows for 4 Years this march - Aint buggered anything up Yet.

 

[Gareth Hale]

had Windows for 4 Years this march - Aint buggered anything up Yet.

We have had Windows 3.1, 98, 2000, ME and XP. Nothing has been buggered up at all.

 

[Ben]

We have had Windows 3.1, 98, 2000, ME and XP. Nothing has been buggered up at all.

MY Opinion is that Windows only Buggers up for people that go messing with files and Things that shouldnt be Messed with.

 

[Gareth Hale]

That is true. And also who dont update their PC to the latest version of windows..

XP Updates issued.

 

[Craig]

External HDDs - might I ask what's werong with an internal one? You do get problems with them being awfully slow since many use USB (for those who think USB is fast, compare it with ||'l internal data cable).

Depends what you want to use it for. A decent USB2/Firewire external HDD is good enough for backups and storing stuff you don't need all of the time. They're especially handy if, like me, you use a laptop regularly and don't want to keep having to change HDD's

 

[Tom B]

MY Opinion is that Windows only Buggers up for people that go messing with files and Things that shouldnt be Messed with.

There is nothing that "shouldn't be messed with" - how is anyone going to use a vanilla version of Windows properly?

 

[47205]

And now, My DVD Drive has packed in, thank goodness I had some cover plan...

 

[Ben]

There is nothing that "shouldn't be messed with" - how is anyone going to use a vanilla version of Windows properly?

It will Work Properly if you dont mess around with it in the First place!

 

[Tom B]

What's your definition of "messing with"?

 

[Ben]

Playing with Settings and files that were meant to be kept as they came.

 

[Tom B]

Err what are the files and settings there for? To be changed. If they weren't designed to be changed, they would be hardcoded.

You can make Windoze run much better and faster by fiddling with it - getting rid of all the extra trashy animaitons, for example.

 

[Gareth Hale]

Most computers dont need them disableing.
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And now, My DVD Drive has packed in, thank goodness I had some cover plan...

Thats not Windows Fault.......... Check to see if its still plugged in.. If not, its broken hardware, not operating system :ky:

 

[Tom B]

You do - the interfaces are dreadful - think of how many visual effects there are in the way when you just want to get something done (default control panel, search bar etc).

Whether they need changing or not - I reiterate, they are THERE to be changed. If the designers of the operating system didn't want them changed, they wouldn't allow people to.

 

[47205]

Most computers dont need them disableing.
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Thats not Windows Fault.......... Check to see if its still plugged in.. If not, its broken hardware, not operating system :ky:

Gareth, I didn't say it was Windows' fault, I have put it down to faulty hardware.

 

[Gareth Hale]

You do - the interfaces are dreadful - think of how many visual effects there are in the way when you just want to get something done (default control panel, search bar etc).

Whether they need changing or not - I reiterate, they are THERE to be changed. If the designers of the operating system didn't want them changed, they wouldn't allow people to.

I personally really like the XP Blue. Its a heck of a lot nicer than the Windows Millennium Edition style. I know on my old PC, the visual effects really slowed it down, but on this one it doesnt make any differance so ive just left them be, I agree the control panel looks better in 'Classic' view. A lot quicker to get to the thing you need. Im going to keep Windows XP till December then duel it up with Windows Vista. The features on XP are getting fairly old now, since to say XP is 5 years old. Vista will be a refreshing new look.

Also, 158, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822101009
that is £34

 

[Ben]

Cheers Gareth!