I think my computer hates me.

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  • halszka123
    halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    BTW. Recognizing new fittings (equipment?) - it rather depends on Your system. If You have windows xp it should works without any drivers outside (i mean - cd or internet) - it's all (almost) in windows, but if You have older that windows xp - it can be a problem.
    If U tried to connect mp3... and didn't have any technical problem to connect (i mean cable and bla, bla bla) and the endings fit each other, so only your computer didn't see it. As I wrote - probably Your system failed or it was really unknown mp3 ( i mean really bad company production).

    Anyway - explain how many GB of ROM and how big RAM do You have?
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    libragirl wrote:
    Im sure it's the size of my hard drive. It's not even a gig...The next time I see the message I will write it. It keeps saying Im very low. It's a laptop so I don't think I can expand the memory. It's a Dell Inspiron 2650.

    I just have norton 2006...It seems all my problems began with that giving me trouble. Im not the most computer techy person..so this stuff is kind of freaking me out. :(.


    oh my....just did a quick search and it seems you have a 30g hard drive....yea it's full....you could do a lot of things to try to save this computer but if you can swing it, i'd get a new computer....solid notebooks can be had for $500 nowadays....:)
  • halszka123
    halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    libragirl wrote:
    Im sure it's the size of my hard drive. It's not even a gig...The next time I see the message I will write it. It keeps saying Im very low. It's a laptop so I don't think I can expand the memory. It's a Dell Inspiron 2650.

    I just have norton 2006...It seems all my problems began with that giving me trouble. Im not the most computer techy person..so this stuff is kind of freaking me out. :(.
    So, You need new hard disc:)
    As someone said here - but an external hard disc - You should have usb 2.0 (check it on wikipedia - i mean the ending). It should be easy to connect.
    You can buy new computer, but anyway - if it works, you can buy new hard disc (external! You should not try to buy new hard disc for Your laptop - it's too expensive - thinking for a few years or earlier you will have to buy a new one anyway).


    BTW. You wrote about Adobe Photoshop. It is really big programm - check how much memory does take it up (sorry, i'm not sure it's correct english). And i.e. Adobe Acrobat Reader - it takes more memory than for example Foxit Reader (it reads .pdf the same as Acrobat).
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Im seriously thinking of a new computer. I would like to do a fast fix in the meantime but I think this computer is too old it's like 5 years old and they phased out this model as soon as I bought it. I don't think it has usb 2.0. which makes me worry about using one of those programs that moves your files and setting to a new comp.

    But yeah..thanks I appreciate your advice :)
    halszka123 wrote:
    So, You need new hard disc:)
    As someone said here - but an external hard disc - You should have usb 2.0 (check it on wikipedia - i mean the ending). It should be easy to connect.
    You can buy new computer, but anyway - if it works, you can buy new hard disc (external! You should not try to buy new hard disc for Your laptop - it's too expensive - thinking for a few years or earlier you will have to buy a new one anyway).
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  • dawng
    dawng Posts: 644
    If you have photoshop and don't need it - get rid of it. It is a huge program.

    I'd get rid of Norton too - even if you have a paid subscription.

    To get rid of these - go to the control panel and then add/remove programs

    Norton will leave stuff behind...but it's better than nothing. You can get a "no nav" program that you can run and it deletes the registery entries, etc. but it's not necessary.

    Someone said rebuilding is a good idea - I totally agree.

    And it would be nice to know the stats on your computer...just right click on "My Computer" and go to "Properties". Read what it says under "Computer" and put that info here.

    Then - double click on "My Computer" and right click on the "C" drive - go to "properties". It will tell you how big your hard drive is and how much room you have available. Put that info here too and we can give you better recommendations!
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    libragirl wrote:
    Im seriously thinking of a new computer. I would like to do a fast fix in the meantime but I think this computer is too old it's like 5 years old and they phased out this model as soon as I bought it. I don't think it has usb 2.0. which makes me worry about using one of those programs that moves your files and setting to a new comp.

    But yeah..thanks I appreciate your advice :)


    if you were to buy a new computer, you can take the hd out of your old one and use it as an external hd....makes it easy to transfer/access the files from the old computer....:)
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    whoa...whoa...that is way to sophisticated for me..it's a laptop too, so Im not sure I can even do that..if I even knew how to do it! :p
    cutback wrote:
    if you were to buy a new computer, you can take the hd out of your old one and use it as an external hd....makes it easy to transfer/access the files from the old computer....:)
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    libragirl wrote:
    whoa...whoa...that is way to sophisticated for me..it's a laptop too, so Im not sure I can even do that..if I even knew how to do it! :p


    hahaha....sounds more complicated than it really is but i understand....until i took apart my first computer i was nervous....turns out it's just a bunch of screws to unscrew and wires to unplug :)
  • halszka123
    halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    libragirl wrote:
    Im seriously thinking of a new computer. I would like to do a fast fix in the meantime but I think this computer is too old it's like 5 years old and they phased out this model as soon as I bought it. I don't think it has usb 2.0. which makes me worry about using one of those programs that moves your files and setting to a new comp.

    But yeah..thanks I appreciate your advice :)
    Sorry, once I had seven-years-old computer and it works...
    Anyway... USB 2.0 was introduced in 2000. Am I correct? So, if I could see You computer specification and read it right - You should have USB 2.0.
    I guess an external hard disc will be usefull in any case. It doesn't matter if U have old or new computer. And hard discs are now rather cheap (now, as I heard - flash tries to conquer hard discs...). Of course - I think about Poland and Europe. i know it depends on how many costs dollar;)
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  • halszka123
    halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    cutback wrote:
    if you were to buy a new computer, you can take the hd out of your old one and use it as an external hd....makes it easy to transfer/access the files from the old computer....:)
    Sure! But remember -she has a system there, which she will not need. And probably she wouldn't know how to rid it...


    Once more. Have ugot partitions on Your computer (I mean - if you see My Computer - how many discs can You see? Only C: or maybe C:, D: (CD/DVD ROM), or even D:)?
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  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    cutback wrote:
    hahaha....sounds more complicated than it really is but i understand....until i took apart my first computer i was nervous....turns out it's just a bunch of screws to unscrew and wires to unplug :)

    This is true. I was nervous my first time taking a hard drive out too, but it's not hard!
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  • PatrickBateman
    PatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    halszka123 wrote:
    Sure! But remember -she has a system there, which she will not need. And probably she wouldn't know how to rid it...


    Once more. Have ugot partitions on Your computer (I mean - if you see My Computer - how many discs can You see? Only C: or maybe C:, D: (CD/DVD ROM), or even D:)?
    If it is a laptop or from Dell/gateway/etc, I doubt there are separate partitions. ( I hate that) HOWEVER, once she gets important files off....there may be a hidden partition which would would allow her to return it to factory state a built in recovery system. Or perhaps she still has recovery cd's?
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  • halszka123
    halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    If it is a laptop or from Dell/gateway/etc, I doubt there are separate partitions. ( I hate that) HOWEVER, once she gets important files off....there may be a hidden partition which would would allow her to return it to factory state a built in recovery system. Or perhaps she still has recovery cd's?
    Yes, she can have it. But it seems not very difficult to check if there is a hidden partition...) I meant - about partitions... if she has only two partitions - one with system and her own files and second with hidden partition (zipped system) - if she had low memory - she should buy a new computer or new hard disc.
    If she did (or someone else with help) a few partition - it would be easier, I think, to copy her files...
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    halszka123 wrote:
    Sorry, once I had seven-years-old computer and it works...
    Anyway... USB 2.0 was introduced in 2000. Am I correct? So, if I could see You computer specification and read it right - You should have USB 2.0.
    I guess an external hard disc will be usefull in any case. It doesn't matter if U have old or new computer. And hard discs are now rather cheap (now, as I heard - flash tries to conquer hard discs...). Of course - I think about Poland and Europe. i know it depends on how many costs dollar;)

    huh...someone tried to plug in a mp3 player once into it and it didn't recognize it..so I figured it was not 2.0. Im pretty clueless...
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  • bigbadbill
    bigbadbill Posts: 1,758
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    bigbadbill wrote:
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    good one :D


    Well....I hate to talk to soon, but it seems my computer may be stable for the meantime, thanks to PatrickBateman's suggestion to dl ccleaner. It got rid of a lot of crap that I didn't even know I had on my computer :eek:.

    Thanks again to everyone for your advice. I think Im going to be thinking of getting a hard drive like a lot of you suggested and getting rid of Norton :)
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  • PatrickBateman
    PatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    libragirl wrote:
    ......getting rid of Norton :)

    do it
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    do it

    ha...lol..I thought it was good when i first got my computer..plus it was on there already..they are like a monopoly on antivirus software..them and McAfee :D
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  • PatrickBateman
    PatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    libragirl wrote:
    ha...lol..I thought it was good when i first got my computer..plus it was on there already..they are like a monopoly on antivirus software..them and McCrapee :D
    fixed ;)
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    fixed ;)

    ha..I was gonna call it that too....:)
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