New Computer

[Den]

I have had enough   Over the last few weeks I have had computer problems, system locking up, random rebooting etc'.
So today I bid on a Hewlet Packard computer on ebay from the HP refurb shop and won.

It should arrive on Wednesday and in a few days I will start transfering things across, this will most likely take the next 6 months of my time as I have to keep the business running.

The New computer is

HP Pavillion a6220.uk
Pentium Core Duo E4400 (2.0Ghz)
2GB (2X2GB)
DVDRW DL LS
Graphics card  ATI Radeon HD2400
10/100BT network interface
360GB hard drive
including mouse and keyboard.
Microsoft VISTA Home Premium
1 year warranty
Delivery £4.99
All for £172.01 including V.A.T.

Can't wait  

[Sebby]

Very nice spec, and a great price. Enjoy.

[Simon]

Best of luck with it, Den! 

[David]

  Well done Den looks great,keep us posted.no doubt you checked them out.enjoy.




Would you like me to pop in and fix your old one 

Just seen it Den nice looking machine  I want one 

[Den]

I have bought of HP Refurb shop before and found them very good, just a matter of biding your time and bidding wisely.      Just a shame they do not accept Paypal as I have a 20% voucher to use by the end of the month,  now what else do I need/want  8)

[David]

Your safe until Rik comes on.....

The postage is brilliant Den...how about a new Monitor 

[Sebby]

I don't mind taking that voucher off your hands if you can't find a use for it, Den.

[Philip]

now what else do I need/want  8)

good job Rik's not around, he'd soon spend your money 

[David]

I always forget to use mine,think I have have done this 3 times......

[David]

good job Rik's not around, he'd soon spend your money 

I think he heard that Philip 

[Philip]

I think he heard that Philip 

[Den]

My Advent 19inch widescreen is only 12months old and I am happy with it  

Could not believe the postage which goes to show if they can do it so could others  

[Lance]

I always keep an eye on the hp ebay shop, as there are sometimes some real bargains to be had. I noticed the other day they had got some more stock in...

[psp83]

I always keep an eye on the hp ebay shop, as there are sometimes some real bargains to be had. I noticed the other day they had got some more stock in...

linky please 

[Glenn]

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/HP-Renew-Shop-UK

[Rik]

Mmm, now about this Eizo monitor you just know you need, Den.

[David]

  You have been warned Den 

[Den]

Just had an email to say it has been dispatched, checked routing on City Link and it says delivery today. I only paid on Sunday afternoon, is that service or what? 

[Rik]

It depends whether it arrives, Den.

[David]

Just had an email to say it has been dispatched, checked routing on City Link and it says delivery today. I only paid on Sunday afternoon, is that service or what? 

Lets play when will it arrive.....I say 13.30 today 

Can I watch you unpack it Den 

[Den]

It was loaded onto a van at 7.00am so I assume it will arrive this morning as the depo is about 14miles away.  

[Rik]

11:30 for me.

[Den]

9.31am for me  Just arrived, unpacked and it's a far better deal than I thought it's even got memory card slots that were not mentioned and it's much smaller than the one I have now so Linda will be pleased    Very good service from both HP and City Link 

[Rik]

That's great, Den.

[vitriol]

Wow great service, enjoy Den ! 

[David]

Have a great day Den and enjoy....

[Sebby]

Wow, great service.

[Den]

I want to transfer my settings to my external hard drive before installing them on the Vista computer. Microsoft have two versions of easy transfer  tfrcable_X64  and  tfrcable_86  which is the right one to install on my old (XP) computer? Or is there another way of doing this, I dont want to run both computers at the same time as I only have one monitor.   

[Sebby]

It'll be the 86 one, Den.

[Den]

Thank you kind Sir, I thought it was  just checking. I dare not start until I have done my V.A.T. return and I'm starting to twitch now 

[Sebby]

[David]

I want to transfer my settings to my external hard drive before installing them on the Vista computer. Microsoft have two versions of easy transfer  tfrcable_X64  and  tfrcable_86  which is the right one to install on my old (XP) computer? Or is there another way of doing this, I dont want to run both computers at the same time as I only have one monitor.   

Read this with interest.is Den talking about a programme when referring to X64& X86 ?as I would like to transfer some setttings over too.is Den refeerring to settings or would this include other things ?

[Sebby]

They refer to the architectures, David. X86 originally referred to Intel's x86 processors, but now is used to refer to that underlying architecture (i.e. 32-bit). X64 is for 64-bit operating systems.

I believe it's just an application from MS that can move settings from computer to computer.

[David]

Thanks Sebby will check this out looks good and I would like to use it....

[Steve]

Vista has Windows Easy Transfer which seems to work ok but in my experience was pretty slow, it will if you wish transfer rubbish from one PC to another, so need to be selective with its use

[Den]

I needed to install windows easy transfer on my XP computer in order to move my settings to a external hard drive and for this I required WET on the XP one as well as the Vista one. When I have installed my programs on the new machine I can then move the settings across (after completing my VAT return) 

[David]

Thanks Steve and Den will give it a go over the weekend

[Steve]

Purchased an Advent 4211 (DSG version of MSI Wind)yesterday,its a netbook with an intel atom processor,1Gb ram,80Gb drive,webcam,mic and XP as the OS, Internet connection is via wireless or bluetooth to mobile phone.It has a larger 10in screen than Eee pc and runs all the usual software and initial impressions are very good. Having spent a few hours yesterday installing software and doing a WHS backup I had a further look in daylight today and found the casing didn't fit properly around the screen  so back to the shop and more hours today spent getting back to square one.

So now it works.
I was impressed with the difference in D/L speeds that TCPoptisimer gave me it almost doubled.Next week planning to double the memory to 2GB and maybe use  Vista in the future as I've seen reports of them running smoother.

[Simon]

Nice one, Steve - have fun with it! 

[Den]

Tonights the night, I am going to plug the new machine in and start the long process of installing software. One question (what only one) I use a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, can I plug this in from the start or will I have to use the one supplied at first? 

[Glenn]

Plug it in and use it straight away, there maybe a couple of minutes that you may have to wait for the drivers to install

[Rik]

It might work as a basic mouse without drivers, Den, but for full functionality you'll need to install the drivers.

[Sebby]

It's such a shame that Logitech's software is so bloated. Are the drivers available on their own? I've never seen them before.

[Ann]

I have a logitech keyboard and mouse.  The mouse works fine without installing anything extra.  The keyboard works well except for the function keys but they don't work even when I've installed the logitech stuff so I haven't bothered.  I just use it as is.

[Den]

Well it's up and running, 46 updates for vista, 1hr of updates for Kaspersky, took an hour to sort my printer (then used disk and it worked fine) Very fast, very pleased so far. Lots of software on already and the first thing I did was uninstall Norton. Saturday will be for loading programs but going out first 

[Lance]

Sounds like a good start! Lets hope progress tomorrow is nice and smooth! Good luck!

[Simon]

took an hour to sort my printer (then used disk and it worked fine)

A case of RTFM, Den? 

[Sebby]

Well it's up and running, 46 updates for vista, 1hr of updates for Kaspersky, took an hour to sort my printer (then used disk and it worked fine) Very fast, very pleased so far. Lots of software on already and the first thing I did was uninstall Norton. Saturday will be for loading programs but going out first 

Great stuff, Den. Now the initial work is over, you can enjoy it.

[David]

I think this is the best bit with pcs  loading everything on it 


Cant think why you took Norton off Den 

[Rik]

I don't know about being the best bit, David. For me, it's usually two or three days work, backups at every stage, and nothing productive gets done. I like the bit just after I finish best.

[David]

Yes but the difference being my pc is laden with a carrier bag full of goodies,where yours is like a container ship..... I wouldnt know where to start

[Rik]

Nice analogy, David. 

[Den]

New machine up and running, still have to sort out Quickbooks 2008 Pro and driver for my scaner (canoscan 8000f) but everything else seems ok, much faster than my old machine but time will tell 

[Philip]

New machine up and running, still have to sort out Quickbooks 2008 Pro and driver for my scaner (canoscan 8000f) but everything else seems ok, much faster than my old machine but time will tell 

hope you are having as much fun with you PC Den, as I am with mine. I love new toys 

[David]

  Good to see......now what can I buy  Its ok Riks asleep  ...................................................I think

[Philip]

now what can I buy  Its ok Riks asleep  ...................................................I think

some more sleeping pills for Rik? 

[David]

Edit: markup sorted.



Try these

[Den]

I am going to buy a HP Pocket Media drive probably about 160gb as The new beast has a pocket on the front and it will save even more desk space. Watching one now on ebay and I have a 20% voucher valid until tomorow  Anybody got contacts for canon scanner drivers (8000f) 

[David]

Sorry Den not me can you download them ?


http://software.canon-europe.com/

[Sebby]

New machine up and running, still have to sort out Quickbooks 2008 Pro and driver for my scaner (canoscan 8000f) but everything else seems ok, much faster than my old machine but time will tell 

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0000439.asp

[Rik]

some more sleeping pills for Rik? 

[Philip]

 

[Den]

At the moment the only thing I can not seem to get working is my scanner, downloaded driver and toolbox but it will just not recognise the scaner. 

[Steve]

Have you looked here?
http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Consumer_Products/products/scanners/CanoScan_series/CanoScan_8000F.aspx?faqtcmuri=tcm:14-520075&page=1&type=#8000F or this http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Consumer_Products/products/scanners/CanoScan_series/CanoScan_8000F.aspx?faqtcmuri=tcm:13-520055&page=1&type=faq

[Den]

Still have not got the scanner working but the media pocket drive arrived today. Plugged it in followed the instructions and set up was so easy. Can not believe that I now have a 350gb hard drive with a 160gb back up hard drive all in one unit. Will use my old external drive for my laptop and have saved yet more space on my desk. 

[Rik]

Now, about this 1.5TB NAS unit you know you need, Den. 

[Den]

 

[Den]

Scanner now working and I have bought Omnipage 15 Pro off Ebay. Registered it and upgraded program on line to run on Vista. Also ordered Photoshop elements 6 with Onone Ellements2  delivered for £36.99, getting there and lots to play with. 

[Rik]

You'll love Elements, Den. 

[Den]

Read the revue on version 7 and they said if you have 6 not to bother to upgrade, so at the price it sounds a good buy.  8)

[Rik]

It will do all you want to, Den.