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Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 15.35
by Stuart*
Gavin Scott wrote:Just need to find a copy of Norton Ghost and I'm ready to rock n roll.
I have Norton Ghost 2003, if that's any use to you Gavin. It's a very useful program and certainly saves alot of fannying about with set-ups.
I would appreciate some help regarding my old PC (It's a Packard-Bell, bought in late 2005). First the power unit failed, after just 12 months, then last Christmas the motherboard failed (I suspect it's the motherboard). I simply went out and bought another base unit, connected my D drive with all my personal files, and I was back up and running within a couple of hours - albeit with Vista Home Premium instead of XP Home.
It seems a waste to ditch the old PC base unit. It's currently sitting in my spare bedroom which has become something of a "PC graveyard".
Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 15.53
by Sput
So THAT'S where all the policemen are going.
Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 16.19
by Stuart*
Sput wrote:So THAT'S where all the policemen are going.
Fnaar.
However, I was anticipating more constructive responses. It seems a shame to throw away what was essentially a good CPU. I only suspect it's the motherboard as the unit would power-up but not boot, despite attempts with either a boot-disk or changing the master HDD. I've resurrected old PCs from the dead before, but normally it was something less than the motherboard.
Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 16.32
by Sput
eBay the CPU then. I got £30 for one that I'd had for 4 years a few months back.
Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 16.44
by cdd
StuartPlymouth wrote:(It's a Packard-Bell, bought in late 2005).
And there's your problem!
Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 16.52
by Stuart*
Sput wrote:eBay the CPU then. I got £30 for one that I'd had for 4 years a few months back.
I'm sure that makes sense, but I am actually a hoarder of things (my old car sits in the garage underneath me, whilst my current car sits outside in the drive).
I am more tempted to try to get a new motherboard, fit it into the Packard-Bell and cannibalise the other CPUs for graphics cards/HDDs/DVD-RWs into one functioning optimal unit. But, then of course I'd be reluctant to part with my handywork and leave it as a spare PC on my home wireless network.
Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 17.00
by Stuart*
cdd wrote:StuartPlymouth wrote:(It's a Packard-Bell, bought in late 2005).
And there's your problem!
I did indeed avoid any P-B make when I was scurrying about looking for a new PC at Christmas. They seem to have a bad reputation. However, post-cannibalisation of the other CPUs the only thing saying "Packard-Bell" will be the shell.
By the time I retired my first PC there was little of the original hardware left, and even that has been re-used a few times.
Re: XP to Vista then back again
Posted: Sun 09 Mar, 2008 11.41
by marbles333
StuartPlymouth wrote:cdd wrote:StuartPlymouth wrote:(It's a Packard-Bell, bought in late 2005).
And there's your problem!
I did indeed avoid any P-B make when I was scurrying about looking for a new PC at Christmas. They seem to have a bad reputation. However, post-cannibalisation of the other CPUs the only thing saying "Packard-Bell" will be the shell.
By the time I retired my first PC there was little of the original hardware left, and even that has been re-used a few times.
The only thing original left in my PC is the floppy-disk drive
Packard Bell seems to be less popular these days. Gateway's gone the same way.