Any suggestions for a new desktop pc?

Wammer

No I didn't think the updates would take 5 years, but there have been a lot of updates in the past 5 years, including Service Packs. They can take a long time even if done regularly and I wondered how long 5 years worth of updates would take.

cookie_monster

TakeThis wrote: »

No key required for a Factory Restore of the Operating System. Only Product Keys for standalone products that you have purchased.

How do I go about starting a factory restore on my PC?

Will I lose all the music on my iplayer?

TakeThis

Wammer wrote: »

No I didn't think the updates would take 5 years, but there have been a lot of updates in the past 5 years, including Service Packs. They can take a long time even if done regularly and I wondered how long 5 years worth of updates would take.

I have already answered that question above. The five year thing was humourous.
Back up and Restore instructions

TakeThis

cookie_monster wrote: »

How do I go about starting a factory restore on my PC?

Will I lose all the music on my iplayer?

Can one store music using the iPlayer?

Have you stated the make and full model number of your machine?

Wammer

Sorry. Yes I did realise you were being humorous. I have a stinking cold and I'm feeling pretty lousy so shouldn't be trying to deal with this at the moment as my head is mince.

Thanks for the link. I'll have a look at that.

One thing that made Dell tempting was that they offer software to transfer all your data from the old to the new machine quickly for about £38. That sounded a better options than spending hours and nights doing it.

cookie_monster

Sorry not at home now but it's a Packard Bell, unsure which model it is. Meant to say Itunes rather than iplayer.

TakeThis

Wammer wrote: »

Sorry. Yes I did realise you were being humorous. I have a stinking cold and I'm feeling pretty lousy so shouldn't be trying to deal with this at the moment as my head is mince.

Thanks for the link. I'll have a look at that.

One thing that made Dell tempting was that they offer software to transfer all your data from the old to the new machine quickly for about £38. That sounded a better options than spending hours and nights doing it.

You already have that Transfer software on your current PC.

TakeThis

cookie_monster wrote: »

Sorry not at home now but it's a Packard Bell, unsure which model it is. Meant to say Itunes rather than iplayer.

Packard Bell.....groan. Anyway, will need the full model number.

Not familiar with iTunes, but everything can be saved. Do you mean songs purchased from within iTunes?

Wammer

TakeThis wrote: »

You already have that Transfer software on your current PC.

That's good to know. So it wouldn't take hours and days to restore? Excellent.

TakeThis

Wammer wrote: »

Sorry. Yes I did realise you were being humorous. I have a stinking cold and I'm feeling pretty lousy so shouldn't be trying to deal with this at the moment as my head is mince.

Thanks for the link. I'll have a look at that.

One thing that made Dell tempting was that they offer software to transfer all your data from the old to the new machine quickly for about £38. That sounded a better options than spending hours and nights doing it.

Windows Easy Transfer for transferring from Windows Vista (32 bit) to Windows 7

Of course this was for if you were transferring to a new machine. No need to pay DELL for free software.