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rgreen4

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30. Jan 31, 2008 6:23 PM

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Re: Want to upgrade computer on a budget

thegammingperson1994 wrote: I've run out of renewals for my XP software (from previous problems) so will I have to buy a new OS?

P.S. My computer is a custom computer, so I believe the OS is storebought. I built my computer with a friend, and I'm not sure where/how he got the software, so I'm not sure what to do.

I guess I'm not sure about this statement. XP does not have to be "renewed". You may have to re-install occasionally or restore it from a backup, but renewal sound like an annual fee which fortunately MS does not yet have. (Don't tell them).

So from the second line, I would assume that you do not have the original install disc. In that case, yes, you would have to purchase a new copy. Unfortunately it will add $90 to your system cost if you opt for the Home version. The Pro version is $50 more.

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thegammingperson1994

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31. Jan 28, 2008 2:56 PM

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Re: Want to upgrade computer on a budget

No, I have the disk. The thing is, when I tried installing it one day, it said that I had run out (I'm not sure what exactly they called it) key renewals. Something like that. So apparently, they do have a limit on the number of times you can reinstall it.

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smax013

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Jan 28, 2007

32. Jan 28, 2008 7:06 PM

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Re: Want to upgrade computer on a budget

thegammingperson1994 wrote:Hmm... I think I may just buy an external harddrive because it will come in handy for backups anyways. Thanks.

My point was that if your old hard drive is large enough to be useful as a backup drive, then you can make IT into an "external drive" by getting an enclosure. Either way, I agree that an external drive can be handy as a first line of a backup system.

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thegammingperson1994

165 posts since
Aug 9, 2007

33. Jan 31, 2008 3:38 AM

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Re: Want to upgrade computer on a budget

Ahh, atleast my parts arrived last night. I got it assembled and began getting everything going. Man, even booting into safe mode I can see it's extremly fast! I think it's kid of odd that first of all, the make only a floopy IDE and a hard drive/cd IDE. I have to combine the hard drive and CD ROM onto one IDE cable, and since my hard drive is near the middle of my computer and CD ROM is near the top, it's difficult installing the cable. About the reinstalling the operating system part, my hard drive won't boot, which I guess is window's way of saying no. So I'll try and repair the installation. One thing worries me though: My dual core processor was running at about 80^o^C when it was idling. That can't be good at all, when the BIOS'S shutdown temperature is at 90 degrees centigrade. I found it difficult installing the fan that came with the processor, because the notches on the end kept comming out of the motherboard. If you guys can help me with the fan here, that would be great.

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mphenterprises

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Feb 19, 2007

34. Jan 31, 2008 4:42 AM

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Re: Want to upgrade computer on a budget

thegammingperson1994 wrote:
My dual core processor was running at about 80^o^C when it was idling. That can't be good at all, when the BIOS'S shutdown temperature is at 90 degrees > centigrade.

I found it difficult installing the fan that came with the processor, because the notches on the end kept comming out of the motherboard

Hi TGP. First, no, 80 degrees Celsius (176 degrees Fahrenheit) while idling is not good. Since you actually have your computer, I would ask you to mark this particular Discussion "Answered," select the two (2) posts that you feel were "Helpful" and the post that you feel was "Correct," and then start a new Discussion regarding your issues. You can create the new Discussion by clicking here.

Since you are having problems installing the heatsink fan, these two issues are more than likely related. As a starter question, how much thermal paste did you use and what kind did you use? Please answer this question within your new Discussion and we can take it from there. Please remember to be as concise as possible and provide as much information as possible. Try to avoid just copying your latest post and pasting it in a new Discussion. The more you provide to us, the more effectively we can help you.

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thegammingperson1994

165 posts since
Aug 9, 2007

35. Jan 31, 2008 5:27 AM

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Re: Want to upgrade computer on a budget

Ok, will do. I can't find any one post that actually answered my question, all of you guys pretty muched answered it.

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