Revive or Bury?

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Threads

You can always get another system. your programs are on the harddrive and you would just need to replace the board. If you don't want a new system, look at ebay or your local craigslist. There are deals out there.

Or see if you can put your hard drive in the new system, then you lose nothing.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Or see if you can put your hard drive in the new system, then you lose nothing.

My husband said I would have to have the programs in the new computer for that to work.

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Esther

My husband said I would have to have the programs in the new computer for that to work.

No , the programs themselves are on the hard drive, when that info is transfered to the new computer so will the programs. You may have to actually go to the program folder and install them again, but they are on the hard drive, not the motherboard.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by scotty

No , the programs themselves are on the hard drive, when that info is transfered to the new computer so will the programs. You may have to actually go to the program folder and install them again, but they are on the hard drive, not the motherboard.

He didn't say they were on the motherboard, he knows that. But he said the programs would have to be installed on the new computer before he data could be transferred. Which I think is what you just said here,

I have not unpacked all my office stuff since my new home has more sq ft but yet I seem to have less space. lol In other words, the rooms are larger but....

[Esther]

He said he wants wireless.

We are getting to old for climbing under the desk to unplug computers and screens and etc. lol

I have looked at laptops and desktops. Laptops seems to run a little more.

I want one that does multiple task at once, I think they call that hyperthreading, or at least that used to be what it is called.

I am familiar with Dell and HP, but anything other than that is foreign to me, outside of Apple which is not in the hunt. I would have to start all over with new programs and that is not an option.

I am concerned my Family Tree Maker is so old that it may not transfer data if I upgrade to the new program.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Esther

He didn't say they were on the motherboard, he knows that. But he said the programs would have to be installed on the new computer before he data could be transferred. Which I think is what you just said here,

I have not unpacked all my office stuff since my new home has more sq ft but yet I seem to have less space. lol In other words, the rooms are larger but....

It depends. If you have, say a Microsoft Office package, on disk at home - then you will need to install that afresh on the new system if the new one didn't come with an upgraded Office package.

But your Word documents and whatever else you would simply have to drag and drop onto the new system's hard drive.

Whatever you do there'll be some housekeeping - a lot of fun if you're into that, mindless drudgery if not.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Brother David

It depends. If you have, say a Microsoft Office package, on disk at home - then you will need to install that afresh on the new system if the new one didn't come with an upgraded Office package.

But your Word documents and whatever else you would simply have to drag and drop onto the new system's hard drive.

Whatever you do there'll be some housekeeping - a lot of fun if you're into that, mindless drudgery if not.

I like the Microsoft Office package on that computer and I do have the disk, I think, but that was an WindowXP. So would that work on Windows 7?

[Threads]

Originally Posted by Esther

My husband said I would have to have the programs in the new computer for that to work.

Huh? The programs are on your harddrive, not your computer in a matter of speaking. Without a harddrive, you can't do much.

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Threads

You can always get another system. your programs are on the harddrive and you would just need to replace the board. If you don't want a new system, look at ebay or your local craigslist. There are deals out there.

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Or see if you can put your hard drive in the new system, then you lose nothing.

This is all true, the info your wanting to retrieve is on the hard drive not the motherboard.

Bestbuy is pretty good about building you a new computer, tell them what you use it for and they can set you up with only what you need. If you get a salesrep that talks a bunch of lingo you don't understand and sounds like he could sell ticks to a dog then ask for another rep. Another way is to go to their website and you can enter what you use your computer for and it will build one for you online then just print it out and go down there and give it to them, that way you dont have a salesperson trying to sell you more than you need. Your husband, in all due respect, is wrong though. Not only can they take all your information off of your old hard drive but they can then transfer it to your new one when you buy it .

Laptop or desktop again falls on what you use it for, if you need it to be protable or not. Desktops are more upgradable, I have installed several disc drives in mine because I may burn 2 or 3 CD's at a time, I also added a floppy drive because I transfer peoples floppy disk to CD.