Computers Options

[Fed]

Are you on drugs Frank?
The blown up size is the original size and that's what I wanted.

Next I have a dead set computer problem... GRRR!

[oz man]

Next I have a dead set computer problem... GRRR!

And that is ??????????????

[Fed]

The computer is slow Oz, also doing a lot of reading and/or writing to the hard drive as web pages are loading.

In fact it even happens when not browsing the net, the other day after turning on the first thing I did was open my email client and it did a big pause stopping me from activating the 'check email' button, nothing else was running at the time.

Typically, cursering up from the start menu it will lag for up to 3 or 4 seconds before highlighting on the position of the mouse arrow.

Screen text can lag up to 3 or 4 letters behind when I'm typing.

It also happens in safe mode + networking.

Virus & malware free.

Memtest all OK.

Seatools all OK.

cpu & hdd temps all OK.

It's as if it needs to do a huge ram dump to the hdd every 5 minutes or so which in turn is eating up my cpu cycles.

I think it's a hardware problem.

[Fed]

Well the plot thickens.
Event Viewer is throwing up warnings & so is Sea Tools.
 hdd1.jpg ( 41.83K ) Number of downloads: 9

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Wouldn't that root your boot.
Bloody thing is only a few years old and got stuff I'll have trouble replacing like the OS.

[oz man]

What is it Fed do you want me to have a look at it.
And m8 as long as you have the code the OS can be replaced.
Also depend on the brand of HDD and whether it was sold as a OEM some have 2 years up to 5 years warranty if its an OEM they are 1 year only .

All you need to check that is the hdd serial number model number and brand and the internet.

[oz man]

sorry but that was a seagate model that was not real good , would recommend a WDC 1Tb red or blue comes with 2 years warranty and is only about $10.00 more expensive than the 500gb model of seagate.

[Fed]

The whole computer was a poverty pack Oz, just a quicky replacement when my last one went to God.
Picked it up off my local pirate hence the lack of OS disk, he has since been busted by M$oft and is now out of business.
I'd stick W2K on but I'm not sure about drivers for 2000 with relatively new hardware, think I've got a pirate XP kicking around here somewhere but not 100% sure of it.
Maybe clone the whole thing onto a new drive, I dunno, probably keep using it until it blows a valve.
TBH a lot of this stuff is getting beyond me now I lost interest in computers back at the turn of the century.

[Fed]

Up and running again Ozman, microsoft bent my XP Pirate over & F**Ked it up the arse so I'm back on my trusty old W2K SP4.
Have to load some more stuff yet but so far so good aside from antivirus, Avast won't play with W2K without a special hotfix that has to be emailed from Msoft so I'll look for a replacement. Got a lightweight suggestion?

Got a blue WD500GB drive for $80 delivered the next day.

[Bees Knees]

Nerds...

[Fed]

Bees the Technophobe!

Ozman I just noticed when I send a PM in the site there is no record of it in my 'sent items' box?
I've sent 2 to Jumpy in the last 2 days and no record of them at all, he hasn't responded so I don't even know if he got them. Jumpy?

[oz man]

Same price as I would be for the 1tb lol anyhow if you need a copy of windows let me know.
As I have applied to be a Microsoft refurb distrubitor . So I can supply a copy of win 7 pro for about $90.00 if I,m doing a refurb on your computer.

[Fed]

Just what I need a nerd, Bees was right!
Have you ever heard of a SP4 roll up pack for W2K, it's supposed to be all the additional hotfixes they brought out after SP4 just before they stopped support for W2k?
I've been trying to get it but been going around in circles on MS Update.

[Fed]

I just ducked over to MS update to get the link to show you
http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/de...s.aspx?id=18997
and it works using Firefox (MS update defaults to IE for updating which has a heart attack)
Hotfixes downloaded and ready to run.
Do you sell legal XPs?

[oz man]

yes if they are still available.

[Fed]

Can you ask?

How much $ for XP Pro full version?

[Spudly]

piss windows off and run ubuntu/gnome!

Although, my new OZ/PC with win 7 is going great... Hey Oz, the keyboard keeps turning capitals on and off randomly, is that somthing you have seen before??

[oz man]

Nope never seen that happen before unless a key is stuck down.

[Fed]

I've always found linux to be a little slower than windows.
I've had it on all my computers way back since the early '90s starting with slackware & redhat, it's also a bit limited with getting the programs I'm used to using. Then there's the actual usage, it's sort of alien after using windows for so long.

I had Ubuntu 8.1 before the great HD meltdown do you know what version it's up to now?
Might stick a fresh one on & give it another try out.

[oz man]

ubuntu is now on 13.04

[oz man]

Fed have 2 copies of XP but I have had 1 fail validation as they are not from this zone but are real copies with COA I brought in from overseas. send me your address and I will post the other copy for you to try.If it works you can have it for $20.00 what I paid for the 20 units only 1 fail.