After a nasty breakup, and before I could get the locks changed on my place, my ex-girlfriend came by while I was at work and trashed my apartment. Among the things damaged were a couple of older Dell computers--one was a laptop and the other a desktop. They had been thrown across the room. In the case of my desktop tower, the peripheral cables were literally ripped out of the tower before the tower was tossed. The DVI port was damaged on the tower (one of the set screws is missing, but fortunately the other one is still there and is enough to make a good connection to the monitor). Both run Windows 7, the desktop runs Windows 7 Home premium 64-bit. The laptop, when started up, emits a series of four beeps with a brief pause between. It does this continuously until I shut it down using the power button. My brief research into this seems to indicate an issue with the RAM.
My desktop does something different.
The desktop is a Dell XPS-8700 running Windows 7 Home premium (64 bit). I have been really happy with this computer as it has been very stable and reliable whether used for mundane everyday computing and websurfing or playing online videogames such as LOTRO (Lord Of The Rings Online). The problem I am having with this computer is that it now will only boot up in Safe mode. I can still use the computer (I'm typing this post on it, as a matter of fact), but the Safe mode asthetics are VERY annoying. I have tried the "msconfig"thing as well as doing a "system restore", and neither works.
With regard to the desktop tower, I have two questions: 1. can I fix this myself or do I need to take it to a computer repair specialist to have them work their magic? I'm not a "tech" guy. 2. what desktop towers nowadays would be comparable to what I currently have, functionally and taking into account newer operating systems and memory requirements for programs and such?
Thanks,
Sloth
My desktop does something different.
The desktop is a Dell XPS-8700 running Windows 7 Home premium (64 bit). I have been really happy with this computer as it has been very stable and reliable whether used for mundane everyday computing and websurfing or playing online videogames such as LOTRO (Lord Of The Rings Online). The problem I am having with this computer is that it now will only boot up in Safe mode. I can still use the computer (I'm typing this post on it, as a matter of fact), but the Safe mode asthetics are VERY annoying. I have tried the "msconfig"thing as well as doing a "system restore", and neither works.
With regard to the desktop tower, I have two questions: 1. can I fix this myself or do I need to take it to a computer repair specialist to have them work their magic? I'm not a "tech" guy. 2. what desktop towers nowadays would be comparable to what I currently have, functionally and taking into account newer operating systems and memory requirements for programs and such?
Thanks,
Sloth
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