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So Confused :-(

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  • EveryWhere
    EveryWhere Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    Thanks - I will give that some thought. I do much prefer the PC - I have a Samsung all-in-one PC but its 5 years old and gone cranky on me. I loved it. I do now spend a couple of days a week away from home so that's why I was thinking of lap top, but you are so right about keyboard, posture etc etc.

    What is actually wrong with it? You might be able to fix it and bring it up to date.
  • Terrysdelight
    Terrysdelight Posts: 1,202 Forumite
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    EveryWhere wrote: »
    What is actually wrong with it? You might be able to fix it and bring it up to date.

    I don't know what is wrong with it. It started going ridiculously slow, like pausing about 3 minutes after every command. I tried virus check but it was too slow to even do that.

    I decided to wipe everything and then reinstall software. My son saved all my documents and pics to a memory stick. Reloaded windows 10. I then put office 2013 back on it. Used the pc for about 2 days and it was just like a new pc again. It was lovely!!

    Then, it just went funny again. Boot up but just gets to the Samsung screen and then freezes.

    I can't remember if I accessed one of the files from the memory stick via USB slot. I'm wondering if there is a virus on the pc.
  • grumpycrab
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    Boot up but just gets to the Samsung screen and then freezes.
    Might be the disk drive on its way out. (all-in-ones can get hotter than other computers resulting in premature drive failures). A "SMART"disk drive checker would confirm but if the computer is unusable as is would have to take the drive out to test it. Know a computer friend who could do this for you?
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • GDB2222
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    grumpycrab wrote: »
    Might be the disk drive on its way out. (all-in-ones can get hotter than other computers resulting in premature drive failures). A "SMART"disk drive checker would confirm but if the computer is unusable as is would have to take the drive out to test it. Know a computer friend who could do this for you?

    And never buy an all in one again. Desktops are easier to fix, and laptops are at least portable. AIOs are simply a disaster waiting to happen.

    Having said that, it might be worth having a professional look at it.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • icomp
    icomp Posts: 16 Forumite
    Have you considered a Chromebook?
  • womble12345
    womble12345 Posts: 589 Forumite
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    icomp wrote: »
    Have you considered a Chromebook?

    can you edit photos on a chromebook?
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,009 Forumite
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    can you edit photos on a chromebook?
    You can run a program (Chrome) which allows editting of your photos stored with Google...
    https://photos.google.com
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
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