disposing of knackered PC

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guitarbloke wrote: »

take it into PC World or the like and pay them [STRIKE]to sort it out[/STRIKE].

I cannot stress how much better reputable local PC repair shops are compared to PC World. I've worked in one, my friend runs one and we always made sure we were fair and honest.

Back on the subject - What computer is it? What are the specs? How old is it?

If its only a few years old, you could probably get it fixed for £50 - 100, whatever the problem may be. Definitely worth consulting a professional first before dumping a perfectly decent PC.

virgin_moneysaver

closed wrote: »

have you installed the network drivers, have a look in device manager for question marks.

Probably easily fixable with more information

where to on pc di i find device manager?

closed

control panel, system, hardware

find the instance id of any unknown devices and google it to find the drivers, or go to the manufacturers website

googler

Minor Point - You'll need Control Panel in Classic View to go via System & Hardware.

virgin_moneysaver

i've reloaded all the software on cd rom that came with the pc - device manager has 3 yellow ??? ethernet controller, video controller & video controller (VGA compat) - we went on broadband sometime after having the pc - do i need to reload this cd do you think?

hubert_cumberdale

buy some thermite powder and make a little pile on the top of the hard disk and then set alight

stand back and admire your handywork DO IT OUTSIDE AS WELL

virgin_moneysaver

well i tried to reload b/band cd but won't load cos cant find network device so stumped as how to reinstall without cd & cant download driver from interent as have no internet - catch 22!!

JimmyTheWig

You can download the driver on one of the boys laptops and copy it to a usb stick.

GunJack

virgin_moneysaver wrote: »

well i tried to reload b/band cd but won't load cos cant find network device so stumped as how to reinstall without cd & cant download driver from interent as have no internet - catch 22!!

DO NOT try and install the bb cd, this is NOT what you want. You need the specific drivers for the hardware in your PC. Use one of the kid's comps, go to the website of your pc manufacturer, and download the network/LAN/however they describe them driver (and the display/graphics ones) onto a usb stick. then transfer them ont your pc and install them from the device manager

virgin_moneysaver

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

You can download the driver on one of the boys laptops and copy it to a usb stick.

already thought of that but when I try to download the relevant files the response are ther are no files to download! - it'll soon be going thru the nearest window