I was wondering if PC's are cheap enough that it might not be worth considering repairing a 2 year old.
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Resumably it runs Vista or Windows 7?
If you have a Vista or Windows 7 installation disk, Boot it and find the place where it gives you an option to do a system RESTORE.
Restore points are checkpoints taken periodically or before anything new is installed.
Reverting to a restore point will unload any failed drivers installed since that checkpoint.
If you can't find the place on the system insall disk, you can try a system restore from within safe mode.
The HELP facility will lead you to the correct place.
Quote: billwill @ September 15 2010, 7:02 PM BSTResumably it runs Vista or Windows 7?
If you have a Vista or Windows 7 installation disk, Boot it and find the place where it gives you an option to do a system RESTORE.
Good idea; but I see that I don't have such a disc, but am instead provided with two blank recovery discs instead.
I have no restore points.
My external hard drive has been running all the time, maybe I could use that for something?
Sigh..
It's very odd that you have no restore points.
As suggested above, use a Linux boot DVD/CD (or your safe mode), to copy all your essential documents and email to your external hard disk.
In Vista or Windows 7 that is the whole of the folder called C:/users BUT WITH VIEW HIDDEN FILES switched on. {use FOLDER OPTIONS in the control panel}.
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In safe mode also see if you can get "Save Files And Settings" to work. to save your stuff to the external HD. It can be flaky, but if it does work, it will possibly make it easier to re-nstate your files and setiings and email and email accounts etc.
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Then use the recovery disks to reset your computer to the state it was in when it left the factory then you can start again like you did 2-3 years ago.
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I kept saying no to the upgrades so they offered them cheaper and cheaper until it was worth it.
The reserve price was obviously somewhere betwenn £225 and £250.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/megapc/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340
Excellent value. I'll have to try hard to resist.
Quote: Nogget @ September 15 2010, 3:46 PM BSTI was wondering if PC's are cheap enough that it might not be worth considering repairing a 2 year old.
Depends the extent of the repairs really. I wouldn't rule it out, but so far it sounds like it might be just a bit OTT to go and replace the system in this instance.