which 1 is my reboot disk or w/e?

July 18, 2009

ye im not good at rebooting so i got these 4 disk when i bought my pc. I think its 1 from these 2, here what they say:

Disk 1: Dell- Device Drivers- ALready installed on your computer use thsi media to reinstall the software..

[then under it says]: For Reinstalling Dell Inspiron 531/531s Desktop Computer Software for Microsoft Windows XP.

DISK 2: Drivers and Utilities- Already installed on your computer.

[also says] DVD for Reinstalling Dell Inspiron 531s Computer software.

Content: Device drivers, Diagnostics and utilities.

Thats what the Disks say, Which 1 is the disk that will reboot[ reformat] my PC like its new.

Also what do i do? i think i restart PC and put disk in while restarting and when the Menu thing comes, press F12 [ My boot menu] and let it read or what?

Thanks

Anti-virus software?

July 17, 2009

I don’t have an Anti-virus software installed in my computer. That’s because I’ve upgraded to Common Sense 2009. Why buy pricey anti-virus softwares when you can use your brain! That’s right, If you actually put your mind into removing any virus from your computer you’ll realize it wasn’t that hard. All you’d need to successfully run Common Sense in your computer are:

1. Google
2. A brain
3. Internet access.

Why settle for crappy software that tend to scare the shit out of you and annoy you when you can easily notice when you’re computer is slowing up and acting strangely run diagnostics on it and presto. You’ve successfully used Common Sense 2009.

Which anti-virus software do you guys use?

What computer career is best for me?

July 16, 2009

ok I am having trouble figuring out what computer field is best for me? Here’s what i’d like to do:

– computer repair (hardware repair, replacement, installation, and software install/useage, ect) similar to that of a technical support specialist/computer repair specialist
– networking
– problem solving/diagnostic work (cleaning out viruses, finding out why something isn’t working, ect.)
– security (making sure systems are secure, ect)

Personally I like repairing computers and the problem solving…but i didn’t like the sound of a computer repair specialist or comp. technician due to the low salary compared to other computer careers. I wasn’t sure if an IT specialist would exactly cover the majority of this.

Plz help me!! What computer career would be good for me!

My computer crashed…need some help!?

July 15, 2009

My computer just shut down yesterday. I believe it was a power surge, but I am unsure. Anyway…The power source was toast. I switched it out but the only one I had available was 250watt, the old one was 550. Would this cause my computer to run slower?

Is there any software available to run a diagnostic from home.

Thanks!
Remo, If your not even going to read the question, why bother with writing a response? Thanks for the dumb reply.

Getting files and operating system from dead laptop?

July 14, 2009

My first Toshiba Satellite laptop won’t boot. The power light & fan switch on but the screen stays blank. It was my only computer & I didn’t have time to wait for it to be serviced & I thought it might be the motherboard, so I bought another. They don’t make that model anymore, so I bought a low-end new Satellite, but it has Windows Vista. Can I get the XP from the old laptop? If I can do that, can I put the old hard drive in the new comp to retrieve the programs that were installed? Both computers have 2 512m ram, so how do I accomplish getting the info from the old computer? It seems to make sense to me that I can do this, but I’m afraid of frying the new laptop so I need the advice of people who really know what they’re doing. Plus, do you have any idea what might be wrong with the original laptop? Are there any simple ways for me to try to diagnose the problem myself? Is there diagnostic software available so that I could connect the new to the old & use it to diagnose the problem?