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September 16, 2009

Okay, im buying a dell studio 15, here are the specifications i have for it: Base Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 – English
Memory 3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1×2048 + 1×1024]
Keyboard Internal English Qwerty Backlit Keyboard
Video Card 256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3450
Hard Drive 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Optical Devices Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
Wireless Networking Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g)
Cables 1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) – UK
Shipping Documents English – Documentation Studio 1537
Gedis Bundle Reference N0153502
Standard Warranty 1Yr Limited Warranty – Collect & Return
Enhanced Service Packs 1 Year Limited Warranty – Collect & Return
Wireless Wan Card No Mobile Broadband Selected
Bluetooth No Bluetooth Upgrade
Order Information Studio 1537 Order – UK
Primary Battery Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Carrying Cases No Carrying Case
Dell System Media Kit Studio 1537 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
Camera 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera
Colour Choice Jet Black Colour with Matte Finish
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Support
Online Backup Online Backup 2GB
Labels Wireless Label – Pentium Dual Core
LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA WLED (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English – (Does not include Microsoft® Word)
Protect your new PC No Security/Anti-Virus Protection – English
Power Supply 90W AC Adaptor
Security No security option selected

Currently i have a packard bell desktop with 3.06Ghz, 512RAM and XP and its okay, but i just want something mobile.

Could someone tell me what the above laptop will be like compared to this desktop in terms of running speed etc, just a roung idea and any other comments would be appreciated 🙂

How do I repair a corrupt Win XP Pro registry without the original CD?

August 20, 2009

As far as I can tell, the hard disk is ok (it still shows up in my RAID set), but Windows XP Pro won’t boot, and gives me a system error ("windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt.")

Unfortunately I don’t have the original OS disc, but i have a XP Media Edition CD, which came with a recent Dell system purchase. I attempted to repair my old comp from the CD, but the Windows Recovery console gave me a "cannot find hard disk" error. The console gives me the same error when I tried formatting a brand new hard disk with the CD, so I am thinking something is up with the Dell software. It’s understandable that Dell would prohibit the software being used on any system but the one your bought from them.

So, would a new XP Pro CD work to repair the registry, even if it’s not the original, or is there something else I’m missing?