Prizes for killing 2 PC's?

fwor

Some sound advice from James there but:

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

2) Don;t try Ubuntu, you'll have all sorts of headaches at despite what people say, its no where near as straight forward as XP - plus lots of programmes games etc will not work.

I wouldn't say that without knowing what the laptop is used for. If it's just used for email, browsing, word processing and spreadsheets, for example, then Ubuntu may be fine.

The most recent release of Ubuntu is very easy to install - I've done so on at least 6 PCs and one laptop without a single problem. Plus you get immediate access to many hundreds of open source applications at no cost.

sarymclary

Thanks for the replies.

What can I say? I'm a people person! Machines really don't do it for me, but I do love technology, and am realising how difficult it is to get by without it.

The model of machine I have is a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo T (Intel, Pentium 4, 2.8GHz, 512 mb RAM). It's about 3 yrs old. I have downloaded the driver for my printer from online, as I can't find the disk, and it doesn't automatically load upon connection. Just point me in the right direction, or tell me what to look for and I am sure I can download. Hey, that's the easy bit!

How do I go about running a virus checker on the memory stick, and how do I disable 'autorun'?

I didn't have to enter the product key for the desktop when I reinstalled XP, but it's clearly tied to this PC. The laptop's OS was preinstalled when I bought it (2nd hand), and I didn't get the recovery disks with it. It's a Compaq, and I use it instead of the desktop for ease of use for web browsing, spreadsheets, email, etc. I don't use it for gaming, and I don't have to use it for work presentations, etc. I am in the process of starting my own business now, so it was obviously going to be coming into it's own in the respect of portability.

What I can't figure out is how I've apparently affected the other 2 machines as well! Is my only choice to reinstall the OS on those too? If so, where do I look for disks to do that, and do I need a new product key for each machine?

Unfortunately I live in south Lincs, so not exactly that close to Derbyshire, but I appreciate the offer. We know a guy who does the same, but has recently become a dad, and is doing a total refurb of his house, so has no time for the PC stuff now. I find it so frustrating that I can't sort this out myself, but I don't want to do more harm than good by blindly doing things.:cool: