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Thanks Everywhere, I would go down to reasonable repair person. Ask him for the SSD 120GB, 4GB ram, etc from Amazon (any suggestions)?. Is there anything else I might need?
Would the computer be up to installing Windows 10 later in future?
Been looking at cloning HDD to SDD...I just want to transfer all information from HDD to SDD, then take out the HDD. I don't to reinstall applications, data, etc.
Is there free cloning software that I could suggest to the repair person. I guess he would be aware, but asking for your advice.
Thanks to the posters for your advice so far - #71 still counting!!!
Originally posted by tazwhoever
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You really should do the work yourself. Simply from the standpoint that you will understand how things work and not have to hand it over to a repairman every time something simple goes wrong.
PCs were designed to be modular. That is, user upgradeable. Everything just slots into place. There is no complicated wiring etc. You can literally slot the RAM in and swap the HDD to SSD in five minutes.
Forget about cloning the HDD. Why take old rubbish into the new house? Just transfer what you need after the Windows 7 installation.
As soon as you install Windows 7, I can show you how to back up the Windows 7 activation and clean install Windows 10.
Best to put certain characters on ignore. They are only cluttering the thread with long winded and pedantic posts and continued arguments. Almost every post filled with scaremongering.
This is a website dedicated to saving money, not wasting it unnecessarily.
For example, the machine that he has recommended to you can be purchased for between £50 to £85 with a mechanical hard drive(HDD). The addition of a 120 GB SSD costs £25.
Therefore you can have the same machine, same spec for between £75 to £110.
Yet he claims it is good value at £250.It doesn't even write to DVD.
Example:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/HP-8200-Elite-500GB-Intel-Core-i5-2nd-Gen-3-1GHz-4GB-Desktop-XY146ET/129653539
He doesn't care about you. he cares about his ego.