If you got the money to burn on a used computer (always a bad idea), you got the money to pay some kid to put Linux on a computer.
The computer is bootable. Booting is a hardware application. A person will a minor knowledge of things can get your computer back and save your data. I do this constantly and I would never buy a used computer.
Here’s a hint for everyone. Computers consist of several parts. Every one of those parts cost less than $50.
Motherboard - $50
Processor - $50
Hard drive - $50
Power Supply - $50
If you go here, they will tell you or someone you know how to fix the problem
If you just want to spend money, that’s OK. But don’t fool around. Spend lots of money and get something that will work. Don’t buy someone else’s problem. You already have a used computer. Don’t get another one.
Agreed. It seems kind of silly to junk perfectly good hardware, in favor of more old hardware, because of a software problem.
The newest report from the tech people on her college campus is that they can back up her data, reinstall windows but that she has a hard drive error of some sort and to expect this problem to reoccur on a regular basis, so get used to backing stuff up.
He’s looking into replacing the motherboard so I will make sure I pass on that website and thanks for the info!