Do I need a new PC?

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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    OP, do you have an install disc for your current or desired operating system? Assuming you have a desktop, not a laptop...

    My suggestion would be to add an SSD drive as the primary drive, and move the current HDD to be a secondary drive.

    Partition the SSD into two (C: and D:, for instance) and use C: for the operating system, and D: for downloads and any casual data.

    Keep the bulk of your data on the secondary drive.

    Your current data just stays on the current drive, which gets moved to be the secondary, so you have no data migration process from old drive to new. You just keep your current stuff where it is
  • EveryWhere
    EveryWhere Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    Brand name and model number?
  • System
    System Posts: 178,092 Community Admin
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    Still using a 2006 laptop here just fine, my parents are using my 10 year old desktop just fine. Upgrade the hard drive the OS and programs are installed on to a SSD, the difference will be like night and day.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Cisco001 wrote: »
    I would say new PC due to the age of it.
    Not very MSE. What has the age got to do with anything, as long as it's still working well and does what the OP neeeds then there's really no reason to chuck it in just because it's 10 years old. A few upgrades here and there will keep it running for another few years.
  • AndyPix
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    googler wrote: »
    I'm running Chrome on two XP machines. XP preceded Vista, so if it works with XP, it should work with Vista.

    I get a warning that there won't be any more updates, but I ignore it.


    Wish i knew where you lived - you are a hackers dream - XP is exploit city !!


    Keep an eye out for shady cars with pringle tins sticking out of the window
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    Wish i knew where you lived - you are a hackers dream - XP is exploit city !!

    Keep an eye out for shady cars with pringle tins sticking out of the window

    I've said it before on this forum, but the only time I've had a virus was when one of them was running Vista....

    I fear you're being overly alarmist.
  • tazwhoever
    tazwhoever Posts: 1,326 Forumite
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    EveryWhere wrote: »
    Brand name and model number?

    Dell - Inspiron 530s with standard monitor at the time.
  • AndyPix
    AndyPix Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    edited 1 May 2018 at 4:51PM
    googler wrote: »
    I've said it before on this forum, but the only time I've had a virus was when one of them was running Vista....

    I fear you're being overly alarmist.


    No i was just having a little chuckle to myself really - Not trying to alarm anyone


    Im not talking about viruses but rather the ease in which i could completely own your system, inside out, just be being on the same network as you , or tricking you into going to a website i had made.
    The amount of unpatched widely known exploits for XP are incredible


    Reverse meterpreter shell anyone ??
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    I doubt very much you'd be able to 'trick' me into going to your website.

    ..and how would you manage to get 'onto the same network' as me?
  • AndyPix
    AndyPix Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    googler wrote: »
    I doubt very much you'd be able to 'trick' me into going to your website. ?
    Come on, think about it - I just drop my URL into a normal post on here for example like you see lots of.
    You wouldnt need to interact with it atall, just simply visiting it would have you exploited


    Or i could put my exploit code into an advert and insert it on another site - with XP the possibilities are endless
    googler wrote: »
    ..and how would you manage to get 'onto the same network' as me?
    Dont want to hijack this thread by going into details but the short answer is park outside your house and crack your wifi
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