I had this one custom built at bestbuy, as in I requested specific parts for it. I did just very recently put more memory in it. Wonder if that could be the fluke making it mess up. It has been working okay. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith/agoodread.com" <jtb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:51 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer woes > > > I have had this computer about five years, is that considered an > old > computer now? > > _________________ > Most would say yes but it depends on what you use it for. I had > my HP Pavilion for 5 years and it worked just fine until the > digital paint progams I used required more RAM than it would > accept. > > So I bought a super duper computer in 2003 but I planned ahead > because I did not want to keep updating my computer. I thought > 1 gig of RAM would be enough. Foolish me. I now have 2 gigs > and soon plan on having 4. > > I still used my HP for being on the Internet for another 2 years > because I had dial up at the time and didn't want to expose my > new machine to virus, etc. When wireless DSL came to my small > remote town, I stopped using the HP because it couldn't be > hooked up to my router. > > I then gave it to my grandsons because with 1 gig of ram it will > play their educational games. As far as I know it's still going > strong and it's 9 years old now. > > I don't plan on updating this computer for another 5 or 6 years > because I can paint, make animated movies on it and anything > else I want to do. > > I paid a hefty price for this machine but I already figure I got > my money back on it and more during the 4 years it's been > running. To me, computers are like cars. You can either have a > Porsche or a pinto -- they both get you where you want to go if > they're in good running order. > > Judith > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/