or use Linux Ubuntu Live CD to boot up, hook up an external, copy all the things you want to keep to the external...format the hard drive using NTFS format, quit the live cd...boot your OS CD, do...

alright...thanks :) will do that...thanks for the info everyone ;)

alright :) cool...thanks ;) will do...

OK, basically, I want to confirm a problem with a laptop...

The laptop is kinda 5-7 years old, runs windows xp sp3...and this winter had a hard drive change...

The owner came to me with a BSOD...

i see...ive been recommended AMD to everyone and buying AMD myself...seems to be working very good for me and everyone else...

thanks guys...

im running AMD Athlong 64 x2 3800+, 2GB ram, nvidia GeForce 8500GT 256MB...not much...

ahh...thats cool...

ok, thanks...im all for tweaks to make my system faster...even though mine is the fastest ive seen so far...lol

i did this, i have 2GB of ram...and it doesnt do any damage does it? what are the risks?

ill probably find out after i restart my computer...

this would be a great combo motherboard/CPU/ram to buy...http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3738450&CatId=2417
that up there is an AMD CPU...

below is a...

I have a question to everyone and sort of asking for an opinion...

Which is better...Intel CPU's or AMD CPU's???

I personally work with AMD CPU because i think they are better, and faster...
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