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<blockquote data-quote="Paul B." data-source="post: 343914" data-attributes="member: 32175">Ok, sorry. I assumed it was a laptop. Maybe you very well can up the RAM, and that would be a great thing to do.Here in a nutshell is what I would probably do:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Make a system image and a corresponding rescue disk&nbsp; (and dry run the rescue disk), so you can experiment to your heart&#039;s content, and then return to the present state at any time.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Make file backups of all your important data, so that if you decide to move forward into a new OS, or even reinstall XP, you can import your data with no loss.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Then I would play. You can download Linux images, and even Windows images at <a href="http://www.techverse.net/download-windows-7-iso-x86-x64-microsofts-official-servers/" target="_blank">http://www.techverse.net/download-windows-7-iso-x86-x64-microsofts-official-servers/</a>. Burn them to disk and then install them on your hard drive to see how they work on the machine.</li>
</ol>I think your system is on life support. You can spend a lot of time trying to clean it up, or you can install afresh and solve a lot of problems at once. Once you have the backup image, or at least a functional factory restore partition along with your user data backed up, the pressure&#039;s off and you can enjoy the process and learn.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paul B., post: 343914, member: 32175"] Ok, sorry. I assumed it was a laptop. Maybe you very well can up the RAM, and that would be a great thing to do. Here in a nutshell is what I would probably do: [LIST=1] [*]Make a system image and a corresponding rescue disk (and dry run the rescue disk), so you can experiment to your heart's content, and then return to the present state at any time. [*]Make file backups of all your important data, so that if you decide to move forward into a new OS, or even reinstall XP, you can import your data with no loss. [*]Then I would play. You can download Linux images, and even Windows images at [URL]http://www.techverse.net/download-windows-7-iso-x86-x64-microsofts-official-servers/[/URL]. Burn them to disk and then install them on your hard drive to see how they work on the machine. [/LIST] I think your system is on life support. You can spend a lot of time trying to clean it up, or you can install afresh and solve a lot of problems at once. Once you have the backup image, or at least a functional factory restore partition along with your user data backed up, the pressure's off and you can enjoy the process and learn. [/QUOTE]

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