Posted by lon [ 69.28.12.193 ] on January 04, 2006 at 23:51:46:

In Reply to: More OT computer stuff posted by Bill Epstein on January 04, 2006 at 18:33:45:

I would take an inventory of your programs and decide
if they can be reinstalled from source or backups and
then reinstall your operating system on a clean disk.

Disk utilities provide a 'write zeros to the drive' which
scrubs all data off the disk.

Would the store-bought reinstall guarantee to fix your problem
and save your data and provide you with new software (XP) ?

One caution with dealing with shops: only get work done by the
job, not by the hour. Installing a windows operating system
takes about an hour. $80/hr is good wages for someone or money
saved by doing it yourself.

That's my tips as a former employeee of a computer store.

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