April 09, 2025, 08:47:34 PM

This week's Club Pogo challenges!
Mahjong Sanctuary : Match 70 flower tiles this week!
Thousand Island Solitaire HD : Finish 55 piles this week!
Pogo Slots : Activate any bonus round 15 times in the Grant's Garden Slot Machine this week!

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Posted by harley89
 - January 13, 2012, 11:17:48 AM
One thing I can suggest and I have about 3 of these. get a hard drive enclosure and put the hard drive in(it is easy) and you can access the data from another pc or laptop.
Posted by gran2x2
 - January 13, 2012, 10:34:49 AM
WELL it is 10 years old and i rarely use it since getting a laptop for Christmas but being old school (lol) I hate to dump something that still works. But I think I will just get a new tower. grkids use it when here and it's hooked to my printer...it's just slow and sluggish and i know very outdated now..BUT SHE'S BEEN A GOODY...I will miss it cuz I understand how she operates..lol...TY guys for advice... tumbsup.gif
Posted by harley89
 - January 13, 2012, 10:23:06 AM
If you are using XP as OS I would advise just buying a new puter. Support for XP ends in I think 2014. Vista is OK but Windows 7 is the IS the OS  microsoft should have made from the start.  I will also add this on my laptop I installed the Microsoft Security Essentials (its free) and it works as good as any other free or paid  programs. I have had no virus problems it does not give false positives with the autos and I have had NO bugs(those little trackers and other crap)  I have been double checking with other software to guage how well it works and I have been suprised.
Posted by Homer
 - January 13, 2012, 07:51:18 AM
It can but the real issue may be your resources like RAM, hard drive, processor etc.

Many times it is just cheaper to get a new pc that to try and upgrade your resources. I've seen many offers where new desktops can be had for under $300

Reformatting wipes your hard drive clean and you will then need to reinstall all software like windows, A/V etc. You will need to backup your files also or you will lose them
Posted by gran2x2
 - January 13, 2012, 05:47:27 AM
Will a reformat help an old pc run better? I have all my original discs to do it...Also what exactly does a reformat do?