Well you will need to see if the recovery disks give you an option to restore your computer back to factory defaults or if you can perform a clean...
Restoring the system to factory settings will restore the computer to how you bought it when you first turned it on. If you don't want to deal...
Most laptops come with touch screens anyway so with $700 dollars you can go a long way with the specs that are available to you. Glad to have...
Well even if you are not going to be buying a new laptop for a while, I will list two laptops one from AMD and the other from Intel that you can...
If you need a step by step procedure on performing a clean install of Windows 8 then see this link, How to Do a Clean Install of Windows 8 or...
Hi Paul. Yes this is true. Laptops with integrated video chips only will use less power and as a result they are cheaper to buy. If you...
Keep me posted and let me know if you are still having issues with the drive.
Agreed. ;)
Pete did you misread the specs of the machine? :confused: Its a Compaq Presario computer NOT a Dell machine. Anyway good point regarding the...
Have you tried booting the computer into Safe Mode with Networking and seeing if IE8 works there? If IE8 is still not working properly then...
The video card from PNY is another good option but the power supply doesn't look good at all. Get the Corsair PSU that I linked to since its not...
Yes you can install that video card since the bus width doesn't determine if your computer can run that piece of hardware. A 64-bit bus means...
You are welcome. :) Glad to have helped.
Yes you will need to open up the case, take out the old power supply and install the new one in order to power a dedicated video card. If you...
If you want something inexpensive then I would get something like this, ASUS M11BB-US011S Desktop PC A4-Series APU A4-6300 (3.70GHz) 4GB DDR3 1TB...
I will list the upgrades that you could do on the machine and see if that works for you. RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2...
Hi Rob. Use the method here to read the Check Disk log from Event Viewer, How to Read the Event Viewer Log for Check Disk (chkdsk) in Vista,...
I would recommend buying a new computer in my opinion but it depends on how much money you want to spend. You would be spending about 100-120...
You are very welcome. I am glad your computer is running better and that both Pete and I were able to help answer your questions. :) Also just...
Hi zhshqzyc. Your system specs located here, Compaq Presario SR5410F Desktop PC Product Specifications indicate that your system is using an...
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