If it ain't broke don't fix it
My 8 year old desktop is now not in use anymore, due to my own doing.
I recently bought a laptop from a friend, and decided that my computer could use a formatting to make it run better. A while back I made an improper attempt to format my computer, but just installed Windows 2000 over what was already there without formatting. It removed my programs, but didn't really get rid of anything. I was able to reinstall all the drivers and everything just fine. A partition was created when I was messing around before, but didn't have any space in it at all and was undefined. Since I got the laptop, I had been given a tip on how to format more properly. The format went well, but the reinstalling is where all the problems started. Windows 2000 would keep freezing or be unable to install all the files it needed. I had the cds cleaned, and it still wouldn't install right. I had to reinstall Windows ME (during which I got a few BSODs) and then put the Windows 2000 cd in. Everything went alright, until I discovered that somehow a partition was made that was only 2 GB big. So I formatted again and installed on the rest of the harddrive. Now I have two defined partitions and 3 undefined ones, with no clue on how to get rid of any of them. And to top it all off, I can't find a proper video driver for my video card (and before any of you ask, no I don't know what it is specifically, it has no markings whatsoever besides the fact that it's an ATI). I don't have a cd for it, and because I'm stuck on 800 by 600 with 16 colors, it's very hard to get on websites, and I can't get onto the ATI website at all. So I disconnected everything and shoved the monitor to the side, and now I have the laptop on my computer desk.
Eventually I may ask a favor or pay someone to see what's wrong, but I just don't feel like dealing with it anymore. I've been messing with it since Sunday afternoon, and now it's 1:30 am on Friday.
I recently bought a laptop from a friend, and decided that my computer could use a formatting to make it run better. A while back I made an improper attempt to format my computer, but just installed Windows 2000 over what was already there without formatting. It removed my programs, but didn't really get rid of anything. I was able to reinstall all the drivers and everything just fine. A partition was created when I was messing around before, but didn't have any space in it at all and was undefined. Since I got the laptop, I had been given a tip on how to format more properly. The format went well, but the reinstalling is where all the problems started. Windows 2000 would keep freezing or be unable to install all the files it needed. I had the cds cleaned, and it still wouldn't install right. I had to reinstall Windows ME (during which I got a few BSODs) and then put the Windows 2000 cd in. Everything went alright, until I discovered that somehow a partition was made that was only 2 GB big. So I formatted again and installed on the rest of the harddrive. Now I have two defined partitions and 3 undefined ones, with no clue on how to get rid of any of them. And to top it all off, I can't find a proper video driver for my video card (and before any of you ask, no I don't know what it is specifically, it has no markings whatsoever besides the fact that it's an ATI). I don't have a cd for it, and because I'm stuck on 800 by 600 with 16 colors, it's very hard to get on websites, and I can't get onto the ATI website at all. So I disconnected everything and shoved the monitor to the side, and now I have the laptop on my computer desk.
Eventually I may ask a favor or pay someone to see what's wrong, but I just don't feel like dealing with it anymore. I've been messing with it since Sunday afternoon, and now it's 1:30 am on Friday.