Amethyst
March 31st 03, 03:31 PM
dianne petkinis wrote:
> I have a computer that is only 6 months old - when I
> first got it I could do everything at once, ie: listen to
> music; burn a cd: download music from WINMX and also
> print (all at the same time). Now if I burn and listen
> at the same time, the music is distorted. Also if I
> happen to be printing something at the same time, my pc
> crashes and everything just hangs. I went back to shop
> and they say it is a 'software' problem????????? and also
> that my pc needs SERVICING? Why would this be after only
> 6 months??? Does anyone know if it is necessary to have
> pc's serviced?? Or is this just a money making excuse
> from the shop? Any advice would be appreciated.
I guess you've not done any ESM in all that time (Essential System
maintenance). When was the last time you did a full defrag, ran disc clean
up - or even Check Disk (not that it's ever really needed). I suggest doing
a defrag and running Disk Clean-up - see if that does anything.
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> I have a computer that is only 6 months old - when I
> first got it I could do everything at once, ie: listen to
> music; burn a cd: download music from WINMX and also
> print (all at the same time). Now if I burn and listen
> at the same time, the music is distorted. Also if I
> happen to be printing something at the same time, my pc
> crashes and everything just hangs. I went back to shop
> and they say it is a 'software' problem????????? and also
> that my pc needs SERVICING? Why would this be after only
> 6 months??? Does anyone know if it is necessary to have
> pc's serviced?? Or is this just a money making excuse
> from the shop? Any advice would be appreciated.
I guess you've not done any ESM in all that time (Essential System
maintenance). When was the last time you did a full defrag, ran disc clean
up - or even Check Disk (not that it's ever really needed). I suggest doing
a defrag and running Disk Clean-up - see if that does anything.
--
Cassandra
Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People Too!'
Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests
of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot)
uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post all
correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you.