Mark Roberts wrote: > > Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> > >> I don't know a lot about Windows. Is it impossible to simply upgrade to > >> Windows XP? > > > >In a word, yes... in my circumstance > > > >Just so you know, I'm not a total techo idiot re computers - I have worked > >with them since 1960... and while it isnt "impossible" to upgrade it would > >be really dangerous and way beyond what I could deal with on an emotional > >level. > > Why dangerous? Don't tell me someone who's worked with computers since > 1960 doesn't have any backups!
errrr - just on cd's - but then I lose those too. > > What's your computer Ann? Laptop/desktop? MHz, memory, etc? > If it's as old as Win98 it might not have the power to deal with XP but > Win2k might be fine. I did an upgrade from 98 to 2000 and it went > flawlessly. > Dell pentium III 13 gigs, 512 ram -- I know the machine can handle it - I don't WANT it.... To say I hate doing it is an understatement... I don't want to upgrade many of the things I have - Just cant deal with it, Mark. just thinking about it raises my blood pressure. With the system I have I can still go into dos when I want to and use kedit for instance and really delete files and n ot have to sweat the mouse or typos. Ideally, I'd like to get another machine that has only ms word on it and whatever photoshop elements I need to do the interpolation and whatever I need to burn cd's and just get the thing to run. I would not connect it to the internet... it would be both my imaging center and backup. I understand I could probably find something for $500 or less. I also often have gone kicking and screaming into something that I said NEVER to before - but at this point I simply can't face it. Have to take things slow these days. ann > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com
