Apparently, I can run a 64 bit OS, but would that complicate my other programs? I wouldn't want to end up with complications for a little speed...
With Win 8.2 coming out, is it better to buy Win7 or Win8? They are both about the same price.
According to Belarc Advisor, here is what I have: 3.20 gigahertz AMD Phenom II X4 955 256 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte tertiary...
Steve, I'm sensing you are saying a key can't legally be sold to someone else, once that computer has been upgraded to a newer OS. If that is the...
What difficulties would I have to deal with if I buy an upgrade product key from someone who has upgraded to Win8?
I ran the upgrade advisor tool, and all looks fine. What would be the advantage of getting the full version rather than the upgrade version?
There is an upgrade program and a full program. I'm wanting to know if I can use an upgrade program to move from WinXP Upgrade to Win7 Upgrade....
I presently have WinXP Home Upgrade from Win98. Can I use a Win7 Home Upgrade program? I assume a fresh install would be the best choice. If...
All is manually updated, so I won't be able to tell till next month, but all looks fine, now. Thanks.
James, thanks for the reminder. I had done that with my computer, but forgot to do it with my son's. That helps a lot.
I have been very busy lately, so haven't kept up on this. Let me fill you in on what I've discovered. I find that by manually updating all the...
The fixit tool only fixed 1 of the 4 problems, and it wouldn't let me send the information to Microsoft to come up with a personal solution. Neil,...
That is what I did, and it did work, though hours later. I found the .net update to not work, though, so I'm running it again. I read about...
I guess it is nice to know I have company and am not the only one to have this problem. I do find it strange that after all these years with XP...
Thank you for your input. I can download the updates individually, and my son is also in Melbourne (though on the other side of the world from...
This is a fresh install, but I did run all of Broni's programs just to be sure.
Thank you for all the suggestions. I finally got through them all. I was able to get the guaranteed validation tool installed, by installing it...
I'll try one more time to see if anyone knows how to get this computer to accept the guaranteed validation tool. If not, I guess I'll just have...
Thank you, Evan. I appreciate your help. That's what we will do.
I based that thought on the fact that MsMpEng.exe is the culprit of resource hogging, and my Google search identified Windows Defender as the...
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