Topic: New Computer or not?

I realise that this is probably posted somewhere else, but I have a query. My computer, upstairs by my studio, has lost internet connection after my dad switched providers to provider that provides 4mb internet or something. (lol i said provide alot) The computer is relativity old and has only 36GB of RAM. It runs on Windows XP and there's nothing REALLY wrong with it. I am just wondering should I get a new computer? My dad knows nothing (though he likes to think he does) about computers. He tries fixing every problem by restarting and when I told him it was the connection, not the computer he insisted in wanting to get a new USB Wireless Connector. If I got another stick of RAM installed into the computer, would it make it
1. Have more memory
2. Run faster.
If I got a new computer with Windows 7, the internet might run faster? Or connect because the internet is all new and fast and the computer ca't grasp it? I don't know. HELP! mini/dizzy

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Re: New Computer or not?

You do not need a new computer, also, the internet would not run faster if you have 36 GB of RAM in it. You need a faster internet connection to make it faster. Also, you could get a USB WiFi dongle but It will only work if you have WiFi in your house. You have to have a wireless router to do that. You might be able to get an internet port in your room.

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Sigh, no, the internet won't CONNECT on the old one, but works fine on my dad's. mini/confused

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36GBs of RAM?!?!
Is this computer 64bit capable?

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ZP wrote:

36GBs of RAM?!?!
Is this computer 64bit capable?

My Windows XP has only about 1 GB of RAM! So no, you don't need a new computer.

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Re: New Computer or not?

No you probably don't need à new computer. If it ran fine with THE old provider, it should also work with the new one.

You just need to figure out what changed!

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ZP wrote:

36GBs of RAM?!?!
Is this computer 64bit capable?

Nope. 32bit. Sad, I know. It's working now, but might not for long.... It keeps doing that. mini/sad

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W-What... Do you mean 3.6gb of ram?

I don't even...

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It seems very unlikely you mean 36 gb of RAM when you say 36 gb of RAM...that said, 36 mb of ram is not really a possibility either, so I'm unsure what you mean.

36 gb of RAM would be an amount of supercomputer proportions.

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Wait wait wait, sorry, when I said RAM I think I meant MEMORY! I only have 36gb of memory and right now, 35gb of that is used up.

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Ooooohhhhh...
I think you should just get an external hard drive.
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J.TProductions wrote:

Wait wait wait, sorry, when I said RAM I think I meant MEMORY!

MEMORY is RAM. What you mean to say is you have 32GB of Backing Storage.

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You mean 36 Gigs hard drive space right? RIGHT? I'm pretty sure, because otherwise you'd have an epic supercomputer. mini/lol And by a stick of RAM do you mean external storage like a flash drive or external hard drive? Anyway, although more RAM will make your computer faster, more hard disc space will not. (except maybe read/write speeds) and yes, a new computer with Win7 would most likely run the internet faster. and I'm guessing that somehow your old computer can still connect to the internet, you just dont know how. Have you installed all windows updates? what Service pack are you running? I'd suggest getting a new computer based on your description (because with 36 gigs HDD, the other specs cant be very good), but if its solely because you old one cant connect to the internet, then I wouldnt recommend it. If you need any help you could PM me also mini/smile bye.

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I'd suggest to get an extra Internal HDD or a new HDD.
Do you know if there is a free harddrive slot in your pc?

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You mean 36 Gigs hard drive space right? RIGHT? I'm pretty sure, because otherwise you'd have an epic supercomputer. mini/lol And by a stick of RAM do you mean external storage like a flash drive or external hard drive? Anyway, although more RAM will make your computer faster, more hard disc space will not. (except maybe read/write speeds) and yes, a new computer with Win7 would most likely run the internet faster. and I'm guessing that somehow your old computer can still connect to the internet, you just dont know how. Have you installed all windows updates? what Service pack are you running? I'd suggest getting a new computer based on your description (because with 36 gigs HDD, the other specs cant be very good), but if its solely because you old one cant connect to the internet, then I wouldnt recommend it. If you need any help you could PM me also mini/smile bye.

See, the problem is, I like using XP. Call me old-school or whatever, but I don't like Vista, in fact, I hate Vista, and I'm not to sure about Win7. Yeah, I have about 1GB or hard drive space left. And it just gets smaller all the time. My sister downloads music and puts her pictures on the computer and I have barely any room for MY pictures and animations! I don't know what to do.... mini/sad

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Re: New Computer or not?

Delete all the programs you can, then delete all the old pictures, music, text, or whatever, then see if you can bring your computer to an internet port in your house and download and install CCleaner and then run it. Also make sure you have an up to date anit-virus program

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Delete all the programs you can, then delete all the old pictures, music, text, or whatever, then see if you can bring your computer to an internet port in your house and download and install CCleaner and then run it. Also make sure you have an up to date anit-virus program

Yeah, I would, but I NEED all the programs on my computer, most of the pictures aren't mine. Anyway, I think it's working now. I'll just get some more memory....

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Get an external hard drive. They cost next to nothing these days, like 500GB for €50. You really should have one for backing up your important files anyway.

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how much RAM does it have at the moment? can you please post your full specs? to find out go to Start > Run > Type "DXDIAG" without quotations. The important information you should be looking for is the Processor, RAM(called memory) and GPU chip type. The first two can be found under the system tab, and the last can be found under the display tab, titled "chip type" please provide that information.

Re: New Computer or not?

Ram: 2014MB
Processor: Pentium(R) Duel Core CPU E5300 @2.60GHz (2CPUs)

GPU Chip: Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset

There. I actually had a few things put into my computer so Some of it is built.

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