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Hello - I've had it with trying to get my computer to work properly as is.
It appears that the more I try to fix the current issues, the more issues
arise. I am resolved to the idea that I might just have to do a complet
Recovery and start from scratch. But I have a few questions that need
answering...
1) Since purchasing my computer 2 years ago, I have added a 2nd Hard Drive
as well as an upgraded Nvidia Graphics Card. (It came with a built in
graphics card.) If I do a recovery to the inital HP state, will my computer
freak out with these two things on it? Or can I do a recovery and let XP
identify the Added Hardware and add the drivers? (The Graphics Card has a
specific driver. The Hard Drive didn't need one, but I did install the Data
Lifeguard Software from Western Digital.)
2) If I do a recovery, although it takes the computer back to the inital
state, what happens to all the crap that I had added through the years? I
mean, does the Hard Drive "erase" (or whatever) all that stuff or will it
still be on there taking up space? Are there steps I'll need to take after
doing the recovery to REALLY get the hard drive back to it's inital state?
3) Many of the problems I (and other it would seem) am having seem to have a
lot to do with Microsoft's security updates and software and crap like that.
Can I return my computer to it's initial state (SP1) and disregard all the
updates? I mean is that a ridiculous thought? It seems that for all
Microsoft's efforts to provide Service Packs and updates to solve problems,
they seem to cause just as many as they solve, so it's kinda like What's the
point?!?!? So long as I have really good firewall and anti-virus/spyware
software on my computer and don't use outlook at all, do I really NEED
microsoft's stuff? I'd like to know the real nitty gritty on this from
someone who knows what they're talking about, not just opinions - like what
might be necessary and what might be optional or what the pros and cons would
be of not updating anything.
I hope you guys can help 'cause at this point those darn Mac ads I see every
5 minutes sure do look enticing, but I don't have that kind of money after
all I've invested in my PC!
Thanks for the help!
It appears that the more I try to fix the current issues, the more issues
arise. I am resolved to the idea that I might just have to do a complet
Recovery and start from scratch. But I have a few questions that need
answering...
1) Since purchasing my computer 2 years ago, I have added a 2nd Hard Drive
as well as an upgraded Nvidia Graphics Card. (It came with a built in
graphics card.) If I do a recovery to the inital HP state, will my computer
freak out with these two things on it? Or can I do a recovery and let XP
identify the Added Hardware and add the drivers? (The Graphics Card has a
specific driver. The Hard Drive didn't need one, but I did install the Data
Lifeguard Software from Western Digital.)
2) If I do a recovery, although it takes the computer back to the inital
state, what happens to all the crap that I had added through the years? I
mean, does the Hard Drive "erase" (or whatever) all that stuff or will it
still be on there taking up space? Are there steps I'll need to take after
doing the recovery to REALLY get the hard drive back to it's inital state?
3) Many of the problems I (and other it would seem) am having seem to have a
lot to do with Microsoft's security updates and software and crap like that.
Can I return my computer to it's initial state (SP1) and disregard all the
updates? I mean is that a ridiculous thought? It seems that for all
Microsoft's efforts to provide Service Packs and updates to solve problems,
they seem to cause just as many as they solve, so it's kinda like What's the
point?!?!? So long as I have really good firewall and anti-virus/spyware
software on my computer and don't use outlook at all, do I really NEED
microsoft's stuff? I'd like to know the real nitty gritty on this from
someone who knows what they're talking about, not just opinions - like what
might be necessary and what might be optional or what the pros and cons would
be of not updating anything.
I hope you guys can help 'cause at this point those darn Mac ads I see every
5 minutes sure do look enticing, but I don't have that kind of money after
all I've invested in my PC!
Thanks for the help!