PC tower & monitor shopping around

cisko65

Heedtheadvice said:

If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

If no to the first you need to see if the drive is still OK. If so you can then go down a recovery route .......so more of that later. Plenty on here to tell you how to do it.

For the folders on Google drive that will be a different response!

YOU: If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? 

Yes, I meant the folders on my old desktop.

YOU: It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

I can open the PC, click on documents and select one but then everything freezes. Same with the websites. I cannot turn on the trouble shooting. I can only switch off from the tower. 

YOU: Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

Someone in a shop... I am not able to tell. I guess only when I can try and connect the desktop screen to my laptop I might find out.

Here below my PC description: 

ASUS CM6730

Intel Celeron Dual Core G530 processor

Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 4 GB

Graphic card Intel GMA 512 MB shared

Hard Drive 500

I don't know if this info helps. 

Thanks again.

SimplyBetter

cisko65 said:

Heedtheadvice said:

If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

If no to the first you need to see if the drive is still OK. If so you can then go down a recovery route .......so more of that later. Plenty on here to tell you how to do it.

For the folders on Google drive that will be a different response!

YOU: If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? 

Yes, I meant the folders on my old desktop.

YOU: It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

I can open the PC, click on documents and select one but then everything freezes. Same with the websites. I cannot turn on the trouble shooting. I can only switch off from the tower. 

YOU: Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

Someone in a shop... I am not able to tell. I guess only when I can try and connect the desktop screen to my laptop I might find out.

Here below my PC description: 

ASUS CM6730

Intel Celeron Dual Core G530 processor

Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 4 GB

Graphic card Intel GMA 512 MB shared

Hard Drive 500

I don't know if this info helps. 

Thanks again.

PC needs an SSD...Swap cables from existing slow/faulty HDD and install Windows 10 to it. Copy over folders from old HDD. Cheap and relatively simple upgrade.

Vitor

Laptop with hard drive, VGA monitor...even in MSE world there's a time to move on.

GDB2222

What I would do is take the hard drtive out of your old PC. (I can explain how if it's not obvious.)

Then put it into a 'caddy'. Like this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/RSHTECH-External-Enclosure-Portable-Support-Black/dp/B07CNZLFGZ

Then you can connect the caddy to your laptop, and hopefully just copy across any files or folders you need.

And, for goodness sake, do a virus check. That windows 7 installation is wide, wide open!

 

cisko65

SimplyBetter said:

cisko65 said:

Heedtheadvice said:

If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

If no to the first you need to see if the drive is still OK. If so you can then go down a recovery route .......so more of that later. Plenty on here to tell you how to do it.

For the folders on Google drive that will be a different response!

YOU: If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? 

Yes, I meant the folders on my old desktop.

YOU: It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

I can open the PC, click on documents and select one but then everything freezes. Same with the websites. I cannot turn on the trouble shooting. I can only switch off from the tower. 

YOU: Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

Someone in a shop... I am not able to tell. I guess only when I can try and connect the desktop screen to my laptop I might find out.

Here below my PC description: 

ASUS CM6730

Intel Celeron Dual Core G530 processor

Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 4 GB

Graphic card Intel GMA 512 MB shared

Hard Drive 500

I don't know if this info helps. 

Thanks again.

PC needs an SSD...Swap cables from existing slow/faulty HDD and install Windows 10 to it. Copy over folders from old HDD. Cheap and relatively simple upgrade.

Thanks SimplyBetter. I'm afraid it doesn't sound too easy. I don't even understand where to find SSD and  HDD in the PC.

Heedtheadvice

^^^ that as per GDB 2222.

The cause of your fault is unknown so best to access your drive from a working PC ( such as your laptop) to copy off any data that you can.

Prior to that download Malwarebytes ( free ) to your laptop and run a scan.

Once your hard drive is connected run another scan of that drive.

Only then should you copy your files so that you do not copy any malware that you might have. Of you do not have enough space on your laptop make a copy elsewhere such as to a USB stick 

......or better still but slower to your Google drive for now at least

Take it slow and get step by step instructions from posters on here.

The comments above regarding Win 7 are very pertinent

victor2

cisko65 said:

SimplyBetter said:

cisko65 said:

Heedtheadvice said:

If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

If no to the first you need to see if the drive is still OK. If so you can then go down a recovery route .......so more of that later. Plenty on here to tell you how to do it.

For the folders on Google drive that will be a different response!

YOU: If you mean the folders and files on your old desktop? 

Yes, I meant the folders on my old desktop.

YOU: It depends upon is the PC still working ( or what is faulty?) or is the hard drive OK?

I can open the PC, click on documents and select one but then everything freezes. Same with the websites. I cannot turn on the trouble shooting. I can only switch off from the tower. 

YOU: Where did the hardware duff info come from? More info needed here.

Someone in a shop... I am not able to tell. I guess only when I can try and connect the desktop screen to my laptop I might find out.

Here below my PC description: 

ASUS CM6730

Intel Celeron Dual Core G530 processor

Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 4 GB

Graphic card Intel GMA 512 MB shared

Hard Drive 500

I don't know if this info helps. 

Thanks again.

PC needs an SSD...Swap cables from existing slow/faulty HDD and install Windows 10 to it. Copy over folders from old HDD. Cheap and relatively simple upgrade.

Thanks SimplyBetter. I'm afraid it doesn't sound too easy. I don't even understand where to find SSD and  HDD in the PC.

Do you have a friend or relative who could help. It isn't difficult for someone with a few basic tools and the confidence to tackle it. Such jobs do invariably take some hours to accomplish for your average person who doesn't do such things regularly.

cisko65

Vitor said:

Laptop with hard drive, VGA monitor...even in MSE world there's a time to move on.

Back to square one then? My thread started with asking advice on what to buy. Will read all the kind replies again. Then consider pros and cons on the basis of my abilities.Thanks Vitor.

cisko65

GDB2222 said:

What I would do is take the hard drtive out of your old PC. (I can explain how if it's not obvious.)

Then put it into a 'caddy'. Like this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/RSHTECH-External-Enclosure-Portable-Support-Black/dp/B07CNZLFGZ

Then you can connect the caddy to your laptop, and hopefully just copy across any files or folders you need.

And, for goodness sake, do a virus check. That windows 7 installation is wide, wide open!

 

Thanks GDB2222 
Your advice seems above my abilities (from opening the hard drive, even with instructions). And it still needs to be checked if it's a hardware problem or not. For now I'll try and connect my laptop (Windows 10) to the PC monitor.

debitcardmayhem

You could connect your laptop to a tv