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Well, I bought a new Dell computer online yesterday. I figured it was time, as the one we use now is at least 8 years old. I don't know crap about puters, kind of a necessary evil to me if you want to communicate and buy stuff online. It's got four times the RAM, whatever that means, but I just suppose it's superior to what I use now. One thing, though. It only comes with windows 8, as 7 was not available on this machine. I've heard a few bad things about 8. Any simple advice from you computer literate beings out there? (It won't be here for a few days yet).
Fidelis et Fortis
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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now all you need is to ditch that dial up connection and you'll be set!  
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Learned Hand
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Learned Hand
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300 baud phone modem works fine for text.... 
Warren
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I've had a rig with Win8 for a short time and I thought it was more stable and better support than Win7.
I've heard good reviews from their update 8.1 as well.
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Monkey Butt
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If you miss your start button. That is the biggest complaint folks seem to have. This used to be 4.99 Start8Then there is the free Classic Start 8
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
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Saddle Sore
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make sure you use the Dell oil only
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make sure you use the Dell oil only
Oh, for sure, I ordered a couple of quarts with the machine so I wouldn't have to ask for it in the aisles of Wally World! Most of those stoopid young people who work there just give me a funny look when I ask for it, but there's usually one understanding young man who will help sell me a quart or two. I remember having a devil of a time finding figuring out where to add it with our last computer. Finally, my wife said she would take care of that particular maintenance chore. It's about time, I take car of everything else, including checking her fluids regular!  AND, for your information Dave, I don't need anything faster than dial up to keep ahead of YOU on here. My lightning fast riposte will suffice, thank you very much!
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Oil Expert
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My first computer had 2 MB (NOT GB) of RAM and a one hundred megabyte hard drive.
...or, about a billionth the power of my current phone.
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Check Pants
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Check Pants
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I also bought a new HP laptop in April to replace the 12 year old desktop. It came with windows 8. A local computer shop installed some kind of "patch" that makes 8 look like 7. I know 8 is good, but I wasn't sabbe' enough to be intuitive with it. At least now I don't get lost.
Oh, and I upgraded from dialup to high-speed wireless modem in the process.
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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Stickman Yogi
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Oh, and I upgraded from dialup to high-speed wireless modem in the process.
Welcome to our world, John!!  
Live to love, love to live.
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Second Wind
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I use Dell oil even in my HP. It seems to work much better. Increased mileage, more responsive clutch, and its much cleaner when I change it.
I do stick with the oem filter though.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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I put the Stardock start menu on my wife's new laptop because she was so much more comfortable with Win7. It was very cheap. http://www.stardock.com/products/?from=navAs far as stability, I've never heard of Windows 7 crashing so I'm not sure how much more stable you can get. I'm sure Win8 is 'more stable' but how high is up? Do you guys use full synthetic?
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