Hi Theresa -
If I recall, your biggest problem was with your email. Couldn't get
Thunderbird to sort your messages correctly, etc. Sorry you couldn't
get that fixed. I don't know what else might have happened to your PC,
but here are a couple thoughts:
I don't think most people consider PC's "disposable". Maybe what the
Best Buy guy meant was that since new computers can cost as little as
$500, you have to think twice about paying a shop $300 in repairs -
especially if the PC is 4 or more years old. I think Best Buy charges
WAAAAY too much for repairs. It sounds like your tech guy charges a lot
too. I think most people have a techie type person somewhere in their
orbit who will gladly help out. Is there anyone of your friends or
family that knows a friend of a friend who is tech savvy and can help
for free? Just a thought. I help all my relatives and friends gratis.
Anyway... not knowing what your PC is doing at home but not at the shop,
it's hard to suggest a fix. One free thing that would be a last resort
before paying a shop money would be to reformat the hard drive and
reinstall windows from scratch. Lots of times computers get soooo
messed up with conflicting software that the only fix is to erase
everything and start from scratch. In order to reformat you'll need at
least a little tech savvy and a Windows disk to reinstall windows.
There are a zillion good step-by-step sites that explain how to reformat
and reinstall. That is the route I'd take before paying anyone anything.
Most major brand PC's (like Dell, HP, Sony, etc) have an easy way to
reformat and restore the PC to factory settings with a few clicks. If
you provide the brand and model number of your computer we can check out
if it has an easy restore function.
Good luck,
Donk
On 8/3/2013 6:39 PM, Theresa Ramseyer wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Theresa Ramseyer <tlr28...@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 17:29:39 -0500
> Subject: 4 year compaq & service rant/question
> To: a-1_computer_t...@yahoogroups.com
>
> I have a Compaq, about 4 years old, that has practically died. Thought
> it was memory or motherboard. Will work at the tech's office fine now,
> but not here.
>
> Both of us are baffled, so I stopped at Best Buy this morning and
> asked what they thought. He agreed, but from some of what he said,
> companies see computers as throwaway items now. Why?
> I don't anyone who can afford $300+ every year and/or $200+ for their
> service subscription. I know a lot of people! Not to mention that
> almost every computer will be sent to a service center.
> I'm not asking for a $100 computer, and I understand BB's reasoning.
> I'm just stuck between a rock and a hard place, and sick that it costs
> as much as my computer to see if it will act up for them - with a good
> chance I'll end up needing a new computer anyway. $300+ before
> purchasing a computer, and then when it breaks just buy a new one? Not
> for me or many folks I know. Thanks for listening. Theresa
>
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