Help me my new computor,,, need a nerd, much respect!!!

1245A Defender · Jul 9, 2013

Sooo I saw a new movie,,, and a fancy car I liked... Now with that out of the way... My sony vaio died on 6-27,,, after trying for many days and getting the DTs for being without my internet, I went to wallyworld on 7-7 and spent 357$ for this really swell thingy,,, I don't like it,,,.. It is a dell with a b960 processor lots of memory and hard drive, graphics and other crap,, But it is not Vista!, it is windows 98! it makes no sense, I cant drive it, I cant even get it to carriage return, so all my post runs together. suddenly I am become a NooB. Should I read the help file??

sudden valley gunner · Jul 9, 2013

1245A Defender said:
Sooo I saw a new movie,,, and a fancy car I liked... Now with that out of the way... My sony vaio died on 6-27,,, after trying for many days and getting the DTs for being without my internet, I went to wallyworld on 7-7 and spent 357$ for this really swell thingy,,, I don't like it,,,.. It is a dell with a b960 processor lots of memory and hard drive, graphics and other crap,, But it is not Vista!, it is windows 98! it makes no sense, I cant drive it, I cant even get it to carriage return, so all my post runs together. suddenly I am become a NooB. Should I read the help file??

I switched to google chrome and it solved all those problems. Otherwise you have to change setting in IE.

March Hare · Jul 9, 2013

1245A Defender said:
Sooo I saw a new movie,,, and a fancy car I liked... Now with that out of the way... My sony vaio died on 6-27,,, after trying for many days and getting the DTs for being without my internet, I went to wallyworld on 7-7 and spent 357$ for this really swell thingy,,, I don't like it,,,.. It is a dell with a b960 processor lots of memory and hard drive, graphics and other crap,, But it is not Vista!, it is windows 98! it makes no sense, I cant drive it, I cant even get it to carriage return, so all my post runs together. suddenly I am become a NooB. Should I read the help file??

No, take it back.
I'm not sure how you got a computer with Win 98 on it, that OS hasn't been marketed for at least 10 years!

-MH

mpguy · Jul 9, 2013

Switch to Firefox or Chrome. Saves the hassle of using a junk web browser like internet explorer.

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1245A Defender · Jul 9, 2013

Well,,, Ya good reader....

March Hare said:
No, take it back.
I'm not sure how you got a computer with Win 98 on it, that OS hasn't been marketed for at least 10 years!

-MH

Sorry about that,,, you be right,,, shocked SVG didnt catch that,, been thinking I said that wrong,,,... Its windows ????
I c ant remember.... but im on chrome now and it is better,,, but I cant get my saved places to work...
are you here to help? or to toy with me? guess it is windows 8 ,,, already got a pop up worrying about running scripts?
I hated that,,, I never knew what a script was,, nevers ran one,, didnt know why???
I just need a nerd,, much respect!! please save me from whatever is going to happen next,,, I dont want it toooooo....

Deepdiver36 · Jul 9, 2013

Are really saying you bought a computer that had win98 on it?

Take it back and get a computer that has a newer operating system. That computer was obsolete years and years ago and modern software will not work on it.

Remember the tale of how when you drive a car off the lot it losses a chunk of its value. Well, your computer had no value when you bought it and certainly has none when you took it home.

For $350-400 you can get a basic new computer that was designed this century.

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mpguy · Jul 9, 2013

I just figured he had a typo when he said windows 98.

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eye95 · Jul 9, 2013

mpguy said:
I just figured he had a typo when he said windows 98.

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He should upgrade to "stone knives and bearskins."

davidmcbeth · Jul 9, 2013

that processor is an old one ... junk today

Do your homework before you buy.

Can't return it? Put DOS 6.11 on it .. it will work just fine

WalkingWolf · Jul 9, 2013

You mean it is windows 8? It is a app driven system like android, and ICS. Many people are not liking it.

WalkingWolf · Jul 9, 2013

Nightmare said:
Pentium B960 launched 4Q 2011. If you like the hardware then buy whatever OS and install it. I escaped from windows about three months ago to linux Fedora and am quite pleased - won't be going back. Fedora is free!

I was thinking of suggesting Linux with a dual boot. I have not used Linux in some time, I once was big on Linux, but it is not for the non computer savvy. Unless it has been cleared up there are some, or at least one streaming media that will not work on Linux. Netflix has never made itself available to streaming outside of microsoft, and mobile apps. Netflix will work on Windows 8. I am not sure about Hulu or Crackle if they will run on Linux.

One of the problems with W8 it is recognized as mobile with many applications, and for some reason some content is denied mobile. We run several android tablets, plus I have a netbook that runs android. It does most things fair, but still runs into that problem of being recognized as mobile.

I think Fedora is the free version of Red Hat. So it should be good.

OP if you have space keep your W8 and use it when you need it. But Linux, if you can master it, does it better, and faster.

mpguy · Jul 11, 2013

Linux mint is a very good distro/Os for beginners. It's where I started, and its based off Ubuntu, so you get all the bells and whistles of that.

Personally ATM I'm using Arch. I like a rolling release cycle, and having the power to build my Os from the ground up is nice, and a good learning experience.

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carracer · Jul 11, 2013

I'm confused by this and can't figure out what you have. I'm going to guess that you have a pc with windows8 operating system.

If so, this may help you as it makes 8 work like 7.

http://www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php

1245A Defender · Jul 11, 2013

Wellzzz,,,

I really cant get down with all the advice to use weird other strange computer geek systems,,, . I thank SVG for leading me to google chrome,,, that helped me a lot,,, and I thank my brother for his help to get the favorite places thingy to work,,, Sooo Im starting to get happy with this new stuff to work for me. But I still cant get my enter/carriage return to work right so I don't just write a wall of text.

carracer · Jul 11, 2013

Nightmare said:
That's NSA-G00gle Chrome

For those who "Have nothing to hide..."!

davidmcbeth · Jul 11, 2013

carracer said:
For those who "Have nothing to hide..."!

I have nothing to hide ... but you still cannot look !

fighting_for_freedom · Jul 11, 2013

Per the OP not being computer savvy, I would strongly recommend AGAINST Linux of any flavor. I personally run a dual-boot of Ubuntu and Sabayon, just because Ubuntu is extremely stable and Sabayon is everything but. I like the constant freshness and anti-commercialism of Sabayon, but every so often I do a kernel update and poof! my system is deader than a doornail.

Linux is only for the computer-literate. Even I sometimes struggle with it, and I used to make a living fixing Windows.

My personal recommendation is to hire a computer guy and have him erase that stupid, useless, idiotic Windows 8, and then have him install Windows 7. It'll probably cost you a bit, but your other option is to return that computer and exchange it for one with windows 7. I use 7 at work, and it's a pretty smooth, fast, and reliable operating system.

I've seen and read a buncha stuff on Windows 8, and it looks like a totally juvenile, regressive, POS operating system. Computers aren't tablets, or phones, or little gadgets for children. They are supposed to be productive machines, and Win8 appears to be anything but.

Get Windows 7, you'll be much happier.

davidmcbeth · Jul 11, 2013

Alamo Jack said:
Per the OP not being computer savvy, I would strongly recommend AGAINST Linux of any flavor. I personally run a dual-boot of Ubuntu and Sabayon, just because Ubuntu is extremely stable and Sabayon is everything but. I like the constant freshness and anti-commercialism of Sabayon, but every so often I do a kernel update and poof! my system is deader than a doornail.

Linux is only for the computer-literate. Even I sometimes struggle with it, and I used to make a living fixing Windows.

My personal recommendation is to hire a computer guy and have him erase that stupid, useless, idiotic Windows 8, and then have him install Windows 7. It'll probably cost you a bit, but your other option is to return that computer and exchange it for one with windows 7. I use 7 at work, and it's a pretty smooth, fast, and reliable operating system.

I've seen and read a buncha stuff on Windows 8, and it looks like a totally juvenile, regressive, POS operating system. Computers aren't tablets, or phones, or little gadgets for children. They are supposed to be productive machines, and Win8 appears to be anything but.

Get Windows 7, you'll be much happier.

Good points ...

1245A Defender · Jul 12, 2013

Wellzzz,,,, again...

....I am shocked, I am appallad, And I am confussed.... Enter/carriage return still wont work... But it seems that I am NOT running google chrome!!! I am actually running internet explorer,,, but I do have a favorite places thingy that works... soooo wall O text for yous

1245A Defender · Jul 12, 2013

Sooozzz,,,

Im typing this test,,,
on google chrome...
the return works,,,
but i dont have a favorite place
its not a wall O text...
I like it here better,,,
but i need favorite places,,,
really bad!!!

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