Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, My wife's desktop has a similar history. It was purchased as a Dell refurb to replace her old machine that died. It is not connected to the net, and still runs Windows ME. I added an extra memory strip that I happened to have. It starts and shuts down much faster than my XP machine, and performs just as it did when it arrived. She wouldn't have it any other way. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:11 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] RAM in Laptop >I have not updated the OS on my desktop for about 3 years. One thing I >forgot to mention in my previous post is that that computer is not >connected to the Internet. This did not happen by design, but by accident: >about 3 years ago I got a new ISP, and in trying to configure that desktop >to work with it, I screwed up the network settings so badly that days of >cursing and invoking the deities of Seattle did not help. So I decided to >just leave the computer as it was, and used various other computers around >the house for the net. In retrospect, this was no bad thing. It means that >the computer on which most of my photographic output from the past several >years is kept has no chance of getting infected with any virus, spyware >and whatnot. > > Nathan > > On 29-nov-2007, at 15:39, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> While I fully believe Michiel is correct, this is by far the most >> stressful and difficult job an average Windows user is likely to >> encounter..... >> >> Among other things, Outlook saves its file ( not files, but file) in >> some obscure place. To tear the program down and re-install on another >> computer, or in this case, reinstall the OS, requires you to do this >> before teardown. I have tried this twice in the past year, and failed >> twice, pissing off my wife greatly because she lost some emails that >> were critical to her job. >> >> Now I know about Outlook, but what other programs have hidden data files >> you must find? >> >> It is way too scary. I usually just add/swap out my HDD for a bigger >> one, and thus never really get down to just an OS upgrade. >> >> Yes, with a fresh OS install, my computer ran faster. But I am not an >> IT professional like some on this and my other lists are. >> >> It would be nice to purchase a program that would actually get all >> backup files ready for a OS re-install. I wonder if one exists? >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> A windows machine needs a fresh install of the OS on a regular basis. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >