wait does this question include going without a smartphone as well? if so than 0 hours. Gasp
Glad you've been upgraded, you'll be suprised by how fast those 500 GB start to seem like not enough
Glad you posted back what happened.
Hello Guys
Just thought I would update this thread,if you remember I was having probelms with the monitor/keyboard powering up..well after a while even using the reset button was becoming a hit and miss affair to start the computer.Well one day it would just not work.So it went to the computer shop for a look !.The motherboard had finally gone,so the computer has been repaired ! new motherboard,and a few other bits ! the good news is as well I`ve gone form a measly 40gb to 500gb hardrive,
I have most of my system back as it was,on another note the guys in the shop suggested and put on Microsoft Security Essentials (I used to have Avast free)and I`m giving that a try,
but boy did I miss not having a computer !!! how long could you guys go without one !!
Fluffy
Hey there Fluffy, great news that you are back in the swing of things albeit you had to shell out some $$$, what motherboard did you end up with? a new one? different CPU? and more RAM?
Re MS Security Essentials and Avast, as far as I am concerned they are both very good and on my business PC (where this post is coming from) I use both together, they have always seemed to co-habit-ate very well. I agree with Negal it won't take long to fill up your 500GB.
PS: new system, new bits, now back to square one, DON'T FORGET TO IT BACK-UP & regularly. (Macrium Reflect forever)
Tasgandy I am surprised that you are running MSE and Avast together as on install I think MSE tells you to uninstall any other av on the machine.
Tasgandy I am surprised that you are running MSE and Avast together as on install I think MSE tells you to uninstall any other av on the machine.
Yes Hazelnut I think you are right, MSE does indeed ask one to uninstall all other AV SW BUT, when did you ever do what MS asks you to do without trying something different first..........well I do. If the wheels fall of I always have Macrium Reflect to fall back on.
Prior to joining the Piriform forum and finding out about "AVAST" (and many other things might I add) I was using McAfee Enterprise 8.X and MSE (the original MSE release many moons ago).
When installing then and now I simply turn off "other anti-virus SW" (including Spybot & Tea timer) whilst I carry out the MSE initial installation, and I have had no issue since. All AV software updates automatically (I sometimes manually check just to make sure it all happens) and it is not unusual for MSE to catch some virus that Avast has not and likewise the same with Avast catching where MSE has not. On my Wife's PC I run MSE, AVG & Spybot, with the same result/story.
You'll "never know" till you "give it a go" is an old saying my Dad taught me.
Well as long as you are aware of the fact that it is not recommended to run more than one av at once (which I am sure you know )
This is more an information post for users who may not be as well informed computer wise as you are.
Hey Thanks you lot for the replies,
Tas this is what my system is now (thanks to my mate Speccy !!)
Operating System
MS Windows XP Home 32-bit SP3
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 245 21 ?C
Regor 45nm Technology
RAM
2.0GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 535MHz (7-7-7-20)
Motherboard
BIOSTAR Group MCP6P3 (CPU 1)
As you may know I have not much idea if this is a good set up or not !
A nephew of mine has recently moved quite close to me and he is a bit of a wizz on computers(as it seems all the youth of today !!) so he`s going to give a bit of help with partions etc and make sure I do`nt "Fluff" it up !
Hey Thanks you lot for the replies,
Tas this is what my system is now (thanks to my mate Speccy !!)
Operating System
MS Windows XP Home 32-bit SP3
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 245 21 ?C
Regor 45nm Technology
RAM
2.0GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 535MHz (7-7-7-20)
Motherboard
BIOSTAR Group MCP6P3 (CPU 1)
As you may know I have not much idea if this is a good set up or not !
A nephew of mine has recently moved quite close to me and he is a bit of a wizz on computers(as it seems all the youth of today !!) so he`s going to give a bit of help with partions etc and make sure I do`nt "Fluff" it up !
Hi there Fluffy from your Speccy's description your new & improved computer I am sure will give you many happy moons of computing, sounds and looks great. It is a good idea to get some assistance with drive partitioning if you are not sure what to do, great idea to have the System OS & apps on 1 partition and Data / back-up on another (2 partitions as a minimum, 3 if you can so you can put games on the 3rd partition) but I am sure your Wizz Nephew will steer you in the right direction.
Re installing 2 events of anti-virus software on your PC, Hazelnut is correct, it is NOT recommended practice to do so on a home PC, generally this approach is only performed on e-mail servers and the like to take into consideration the different SW update times and schedules and for the paranoid IT nut like me that thinks he knows what he is doing.
So happy computing and I take it your Monitor is now performing OK?
Tas
The Dell monitor is working fine switches on everytime,and now we know it was it`s not its fault !
Cheers
Fluff
Hello Guys
Just thought I would update this thread,if you remember I was having probelms with the monitor/keyboard powering up..well after a while even using the reset button was becoming a hit and miss affair to start the computer.Well one day it would just not work.So it went to the computer shop for a look !.The motherboard had finally gone,so the computer has been repaired ! new motherboard,and a few other bits ! the good news is as well I`ve gone form a measly 40gb to 500gb hardrive,
I have most of my system back as it was,on another note the guys in the shop suggested and put on Microsoft Security Essentials (I used to have Avast free)and I`m giving that a try,
but boy did I miss not having a computer !!! how long could you guys go without one !!
Fluffy
Well it often feels good if your system is new.
I have a 2 and a half year old system, 1 GB RAM, 75 GB HD with 3 OSs installed.
Mine is aging but still kicking.