notsmart101
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can i use the restore disk to speed up my computer with no hard drive so i dont lose anything....or can i just use a crapy 4gb hard drive i have laying around from and older pc?
uhhhhh...help
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notsmart101
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no i do i was asking can i restore my computer with the disk without a hard drive
A reovery disk simply repairs the current installation or reinstalls Windows. If you want an OS that simply runs off of a cd booted from there are several versions of Linux live cds to cover that. If you are having too many problems with Windows itself there are a few steps you can try like reducing the number of items that load along with Windows at bootup.
The msconfig utility included in Windows allows a selective startup where you can uncheck items in the startup and services sections to free up more resources. A periodic cleaning of the system registry removes now useless entries there trying to load drivers and other things no longer used for programs already removed. Simply type msconfig at the Run prompt found right off of the Start menu and press enter. Once the screen appears the last two tabs are for services and the startup group. Place a check mark in the "hide all microsoft services" box to avoid disabling the wrong items in the services area.
Besides being quite a bit limited with drive space on a 4gb drive you will probably find that running at 4,200rpm rather then a new 7,200 rpm ide or sata drive. That would more likely slow you down a little there. You could always add a new larger and faster hard drive using the current one for storing files. That will preserve files already on it and see a fresh installation of Windows on the new one.
The msconfig utility included in Windows allows a selective startup where you can uncheck items in the startup and services sections to free up more resources. A periodic cleaning of the system registry removes now useless entries there trying to load drivers and other things no longer used for programs already removed. Simply type msconfig at the Run prompt found right off of the Start menu and press enter. Once the screen appears the last two tabs are for services and the startup group. Place a check mark in the "hide all microsoft services" box to avoid disabling the wrong items in the services area.
Besides being quite a bit limited with drive space on a 4gb drive you will probably find that running at 4,200rpm rather then a new 7,200 rpm ide or sata drive. That would more likely slow you down a little there. You could always add a new larger and faster hard drive using the current one for storing files. That will preserve files already on it and see a fresh installation of Windows on the new one.
notsmart101
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no i have a 60GB in now i was just saying....could i just but my old 4gig in so i dont lose all my files on the 60GB...but nvm i dont think it would help
For backing up the 250gb drive here I keep a 145gb secondary partition on a second 250gb drive with a dual OSed system. Since both OSs currently running are the Home(primary) and Pro(2nd HD) versions I can readily backup anything to the storage partition until burned to a data dvd for more permanent means there.
The common approach now to adding storage space is to often add an extra drive of the same size or larger. SCSI being the oldest over SATA/RAID arrays are also a means of providing faster access to data stored on those. The 4gb drive would run slower by default and be "very" limited for backing up your files. Once you start copying any large files or a large volume of one or more file types the space would get chewed up real fast!
The common approach now to adding storage space is to often add an extra drive of the same size or larger. SCSI being the oldest over SATA/RAID arrays are also a means of providing faster access to data stored on those. The 4gb drive would run slower by default and be "very" limited for backing up your files. Once you start copying any large files or a large volume of one or more file types the space would get chewed up real fast!
notsmart101
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great
Don't worry too much! I went through enough drives trying to find the right combo for dual OSing as well as simpy having enough drive space. I'm planning on one or more the latest WD 500gb sata drives to throw on top of the two 250gb models here. Then everything goes to the sata array while providing more room for OSing and temp storage on the pair of ide hds.
notsmart101
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yea im not,,,i really dont even think its anything wrong...its just old and doesnt wanna do anything anymore....first of all its an emachine......2nd its a 2001 emchine so its like 4-5 years old...i just need a new one
notsmart101
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yea...i am in about 3 weeks as long as my grades are ok my dads ganna oay for the stuff i want cause i have 2 Ds right now so......but yea im thinking about going with the core duos not sure yet tho
notsmart101
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well its about 450 budget....but i dont need a hard drive....and i dont have to have a new cd-rom...if you can find one that fits my budget great...if not i have one
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As far cd writers even you can go with a new dvd-r/cd-r burner if needed for $29.99 as seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131038
One bundle at mwave.com would have the AMD 3800+ X2 AM2 model cpu and an Asus M2N nForce 430 along with a 1gb(512mbx2) of Kingston memory for a total there of $298.58. You have to go to the cpu's page and then select the board and memory from the lists on the right and click the buy option to arrive at the pre-S&H total. The cpu is seen at http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=MB-BA23082
Asus always has good performing boards to consider. That model board can be seen at http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA23129 By itself it is seen at the price there which is about $6 higher then when package as a bundle.
As far cd writers even you can go with a new dvd-r/cd-r burner if needed for $29.99 as seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131038
One bundle at mwave.com would have the AMD 3800+ X2 AM2 model cpu and an Asus M2N nForce 430 along with a 1gb(512mbx2) of Kingston memory for a total there of $298.58. You have to go to the cpu's page and then select the board and memory from the lists on the right and click the buy option to arrive at the pre-S&H total. The cpu is seen at http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=MB-BA23082
Asus always has good performing boards to consider. That model board can be seen at http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA23129 By itself it is seen at the price there which is about $6 higher then when package as a bundle.