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Started by Kairi September 21st, 2003 3:59 PM
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What about using Windows 2000 Professional? Windows XP is after all based on it... ME keeps forgetting settings. I went to Windows XP again.

Alyssa, I insist you go and buy Microsoft Virtual PC 2004. It's cheaper than VMWare, and features USB Support (don't they all?), up to 4 GB of RAM allowed on each Guest OS, has become stable and fast, four network adaptors for each PC and more.
Windows XP is superior to it. Thats why. Windows XP has a software firewall (step in the right direction), software restriction policies, prefetching, a much more advanced inductive user interface, video editing capabilites, more stable code (MS recoded several parts of it for stability, performance, and security), etc.

Why the sudden interest in Microsoft Virtual PC 2004? What do you like about it?

Wow! How can I buy more ram?
Go out and buy it. ;)

Well, I have to upgrade my computer... I need to get things faster and stuff... well basicly, a computer is a tool... not a toy after all.

Anyways... forgot to mention..

Techology is very powerful, very subductive, and very addictive... (just like ciggerettes but you are physically addicted to it.) People in the world that uses techology becomes very dependent to it and when a problem comes up, it becomes worse!

:P
Don't you mean inductive? Anyway, I am really enjoying my DVDs, pokemon video recording/editing capabilities, and online radio stations. Not to mention my ability to buy songs 88 cents a piece. :)
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88 cents a peice... Do you use iTunes?

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Oh... I see! ^_^...

I don't have a walmart where I live.

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Well. How much does more ram costs?
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I haven't had a problem with 1GB of RAM. I have no need for 2GB even if I run the most memory intensive applications simultaneously (if I start programming C# I will probably need 4GB). ^_^
I cant imagine needing that much for anything, unless youre just doing everything possible to tax your system. o_o;
Don't you mean 384MB?
She probably does. 256+128=384 Unless she somehow obtained a stick of 130? o_o;;;;
Anyway, I've learned my lesson and my new computer is as solid as a rock. :D
I learned, but that Gateway was a cesspool of problems. Looking back though, I learned a lot about computers from having to fix it so often. Before I got it, I thought everything was the hard drive. Like, the size of it was the speed and graphics capability of the computer too. ^_^;;
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Well. How much does more ram costs?
That depends on what you need, get, how much of it you need, and where you go.

unless youre just doing everything possible to tax your system.
I am (I set processor affinity so video editing only uses 1 CPU) but still can't manage to get a performance hit. lol

Btw, it is possible to have 256+128+2. I don't think they make 2MB sticks anymore through.
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Well, is it possible if you overclock your processor and it can go on fire? I will be terrorified if it happens.

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Well, Where is the best place to buy ram.. How much would 1 gb costs? or 300 mb?
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Well, Where is the best place to buy ram.. How much would 1 gb costs? or 300 mb?
1GB costs alot and your computer may not support it. I would go for a 256MB, if you need more, buy a 516MB stick of memory.

^_^

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How much might that 256mb cost? And umm. Why wouldn't my computer be able to take the 1 gb? Would i need to buy something so that it would be able to take it?
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No, Each computer has a max of memory that it can take... add too much will make your computer refuse to start up.

A stick of 256MB is around 60-80 dollars

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Well, is it possible if you overclock your processor and it can go on fire? I will be terrorified if it happens.
Actually, if you have a computer from Dell Gateway HP etc, you cant overclock. Youd have to swap out the motherboard. The ones in major manufactures computers are built with Intel. It basically means they are stable, but can never be overclocked.

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Well, hopefully... it doesn't happen on my IBM... because it's 5 years old. o.o

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Well, is it possible if you overclock your processor and it can go on fire? I will be terrorified if it happens.
They don't go on fire, they explode.

Well, Where is the best place to buy ram.. How much would 1 gb costs? or 300 mb?
I only buy corsair memory (corsairmemory.com) but Crucial's lookup feature is good for finding out how much RAM your computer can address.

No, Each computer has a max of memory that it can take... add too much will make your computer refuse to start up.

A stick of 256MB is around 60-80 dollars
The price depends on the manufacter, memory type, etc. I paid $200-300 (can't recall the exact price, I think it was $294 but I am not sure) for my two 512MB sticks.

Well, hopefully... it doesn't happen on my IBM... because it's 5 years old. o.o
You didn't overclock it and you can't overclock it if you wanted to so don't worry.
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Where can I get Crucials?
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Where can I get Crucials?
Crucial.com

Btw, I didn't recommend Crucial's memory, I recommended using thier lookup tool to find out how much RAM your PC can support.

So have any of you been to the iTunes Music Store?
I should give you all iTunes Certificates and Allowances... $5.00 for Kairi, $2 for Arwen, 99c for Shining Arcanine... just joking. But if I was in America I would...
No, I go to Walmart and only buy a couple of songs. 88 cents a song. :D Seeing 88 cent charges on my mastercard were a first. lol
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I don't have any music downloaders... Don't want them....
and here .. is that good or bad? http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?Mfr%2BProductline=HP%2BPavilion+300+Series&mfr=HP&cat=RAM&model=Pavilion+310n&submit=Go
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Kazaa is bad news so dont go near it. I have my school's File-Sharer which is perfectly legal lol ^_^, Im so Special .....
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Oh LOL, my school's is legal you dont have to pay though, its more like a briefcase than a file-sharer, Because each student gets 10mb worth of space for there Online Portfolio but you can still access your friends file on it.
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It's only 11c more...
Attached is a screenshot of the only thing that turned up when I searched for "Pokmon" in the iTunes Music Store. I can actually preview the songs before I buy them.

Click to enlarge.
Walmart gives 30 second previews of the music in its store. I just had to get the pokemon song from the chipmunk album because of that. lol
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I buy the actual CD instead of downloading it for free. I don't have the suffificent connections to buy and download any music...

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