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Posted on 02/01/2009 10:21:40 PM PST by Spacetrucker
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To: Spacetrucker
How much RAM does it have?
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:25:06 PM PST
by
cva66snipe
($.01 The current difference between the DEM's and GOP as well as their combined worth to this nation)
To: cva66snipe
3gb - it’s a 2.0 ghz intel core duo
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:26:21 PM PST
by
Spacetrucker
(Annie, get your gun)
To: Spacetrucker
I had a similar problem with a Dell desktop - yanked Vista and installed XP Pro - been happy ever since...a lot of my software wouldn’t work with vista and it is notoriously unstable...
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:26:44 PM PST
by
jessduntno
(The bailout is "Obama's trillion-dollar debacle.")
To: Spacetrucker
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:28:08 PM PST
by
Doofer
To: Spacetrucker; ShadowAce
Apply the updates one by one until you find the one that BSODs the box. Then, restore, and apply updates except for the ones the cause the BSOD.
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:29:29 PM PST
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: jessduntno
Wish I could use a desktop but, alas, the new comp travels with me as my old one did... I bought two of them at the same time, one was for my brother, and he had the exact same problem...not sure what causes it, but Dell customer support line doesnt seem to do any good with it
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:29:56 PM PST
by
Spacetrucker
(Annie, get your gun)
To: Spacetrucker
Only thing I know to do is type in msconfig {if Vista allows such} and start shutting down programs in the start up till you find the culprit. If it started up out of the box then it sounds like a program conflict that happened during update.
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:30:22 PM PST
by
cva66snipe
($.01 The current difference between the DEM's and GOP as well as their combined worth to this nation)
To: Spacetrucker
Had a similar problem with an HP. I finally determined the reason for the foul-up was my trying to do a little unloading and customization as it loaded all the crapware. When I reinstalled the factory setup with all the default settings and junk, it worked fine.
After it finished all the updates, I went back and unloaded the crapware.
To: Spacetrucker
Simple fix
take the Dell back to the store and get a refund
then, go and buy a Toshiba or a MAC even.
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:37:35 PM PST
by
ASOC
(This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
To: Spacetrucker
With 17+ years in the industry, the best advice I can give you (NS) power the machine to the off position, replace all documentation in the original packing material, and return it to the establishment and demand your money back.
Go to either a Apple store or MacMall and get yourself a MacBook Pro Intel and a copy of Parallels and XPpro (you can get a deal from MacMall on both) and although you may have small issues with MS your system won't fail you like Dell, MS.
Now you may think this is facetious but after suffering with Windows for 14+ years I went to Mac and never have issues that I did with MS.
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posted on
02/01/2009 10:43:21 PM PST
by
SERE_DOC
(Today's politicians, living proof why we have and need a second amendment to the constitution.)
To: Spacetrucker
Does it reboot before you can see the error report? If so disable the auto reboot so you can get the error it reports.
.NET Framework 3.5 causes a lot of problems for laptops and there is a fix, but you need to make sure that is what is causing it first.
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posted on
02/01/2009 11:01:18 PM PST
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afganistan and Iraq))
To: Spacetrucker
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posted on
02/01/2009 11:15:11 PM PST
by
ccmay
(Too much Law; not enough Order.)
To: ASOC
then, go and buy a Toshiba or a MAC even.
I've had zero problems with a Toshiba since I bought one last February. And Vista updates automatically every day at 3 a.m.
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posted on
02/01/2009 11:21:53 PM PST
by
malkee
(Actually I'm an ex-smoker--two and a half years-- But I think about it every day.)
To: Spacetrucker
Take it back and get a Mac.
To: Spacetrucker
Get rid of it. Refund now. Life is too short for this kind of frustration and there are tons of options. Good place to get started http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/
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posted on
02/01/2009 11:24:33 PM PST
by
Fred
('The bigger the fix, the bigger the fool')
To: SERE_DOC
Does the Mac run VMWare??
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posted on
02/01/2009 11:25:31 PM PST
by
Fred
('The bigger the fix, the bigger the fool')
To: PeaceBeWithYou
.NET Framework 3.5 causes a lot of problems for laptops and there is a fix, but you need to make sure that is what is causing it first. I think they just put out a 248 MB update on it too. A royal pain to download on dial up. I have a Dell Laptop and like it but I'll sure wait on doing that update now if ever. Actually I put a thread up asking about if it was necessary a few days ago. I put it in my Dell Desktop OK though.
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posted on
02/02/2009 1:01:40 AM PST
by
cva66snipe
($.01 The current difference between the DEM's and GOP as well as their combined worth to this nation)
To: Fred
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posted on
02/02/2009 2:10:44 AM PST
by
SERE_DOC
(Today's politicians, living proof why we have and need a second amendment to the constitution.)
To: Spacetrucker
Download a linux distro like Fedora or Ubuntu. Say goodbye to Windows forever.
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posted on
02/02/2009 2:21:05 AM PST
by
joseph20
(...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
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