I just got a robocall telling me that my Windows license has expired and that all functions will cease! I have to call the 800 number to get the license reinstated. I better get out my credit card.
These scam artists need to get out and get real jobs and stop sucking the life blood out of society!! police.gif prisoner.gif police.gif prisoner.gif
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I've received those calls before, letting me know that "there is an issue with your windows operating system".
Greetings all,
This happened to my friend in Lincoln City, OR. Unfortunately, he call the "855" number and things got worse. They wanted his bank account number or credit card...he chose credit card. Cost him $217 and they were remotely logged into his computer for over 2 hours. He then called me.
Darn don't know what is on his computer. All I could suggest was the following.
1. Download and run a free (for 15 days) copy of Malwarebytes.
2. Download and run a "Free" copy of "Malwarebyes AdwCleaner".
3. Download and run a "Free" copy of "CCleaner".
This has worked for me...but we have to all watch out for the "Rat B*stards"!!!
Be Safe...DON'T CLICK!
S1lent aka Ken # 2
Those were great suggestions, but your friend may want to consider an OS reinstall.
If they had remote access for a couple hours, who knows what happened in that time. I wouldn't chance anything.
My relatively new ( less than 2 yrs) Dell laptop has been experiencing Windows crashes lately, about once a week. Turning the system off and on seems to get it loaded and running again. Should I do a complete OS reinstall? If I do, do I lose EVERYTHING? UGH
Greetings Mayhem, Squid and all you other PogoCheats,
The OS reinstall should get you back to "factory settings". It has been my experience that I lost everything. My biggest problem is waiting the 6 Months to get some new PassWords for some autos. I have back-ups for Turbo Tax (2012 thru 2016) and backups for all the documents. My pictures are on an Apple MacBook Pro (2011 model) so I feel good about them. I also have hard copies of MicroSoft Office 2010.
I really believe my friend would be in way over his head if he tried to reinstall the OS. He sometimes gets "Click-Happy" and loves to look at the "Click-Bait". Additionally, all Emails get his attention and thinks a Nigerian Prince really wants to send him some money.
Thanks again and do have a great day.
S1lent aka Ken # 2
Sorry, but I had to hysterical.gif at "Click bait".
Quote from: ~Squid~ on November 12, 2017, 03:53:35 AM
My relatively new ( less than 2 yrs) Dell laptop has been experiencing Windows crashes lately, about once a week. Turning the system off and on seems to get it loaded and running again. Should I do a complete OS reinstall? If I do, do I lose EVERYTHING? UGH
What OS are you running on it? If you don't have too much installed, I would consider it.
Windows 10, came with the laptop, not an upgrade. I do have a lot on it because I use it sometimes for business. I back up some stuff but would have to do a mega back up. If I need to, I guess I will. Can I just say, "ugh!"?
Squiddy, might want to try the system file checker first...see if that solves your problem. I'm an "OS reinstall as a very last resort guy"...although I do agree with Ken that it's always something you should consider when you have issues.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system
Thanks for all suggestions. I haven't done anything because I'm hoping that everything will just go away and leave me alone.
I never click on links and I don't respond to robo calls. If anything seems messed up I just restor to a previous date......sorry you are going through this. Fortunately I live with a computer professional and just yell lol
Quote from: snap20 on November 14, 2017, 06:01:43 PM
Squiddy, might want to try the system file checker first...see if that solves your problem. I'm an "OS reinstall as a very last resort guy"...although I do agree with Ken that it's always something you should consider when you have issues.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system
I successfully system checked, Snappy. It ran for about 20 minutes and said it successfully fixed but it does not say what was wrong or corrupted. I must say, my system is running a bit faster and I lost nothing. I really hope it stops the windows crashes. I really don't want to have to reinstall the OS if I don't have to. Thanks so much, everyone.
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Good luck, Squid!
I always thank the person for calling and ask them to explain how windows works with a Mac and they hang up. cheerleading.gif
Windows CRASHED again and got caught up in a loop of errors. I had trouble getting out of it. I finally got out of it and did a FULL system check at Dell which took 40 minutes. Anyone have any ideas short of reinstalling Windows? TYVM
My system: Dell Inspiron 5565 laptop
8 GB RAM
1 TB HD
Windows 10
SCAN RESULTS:
Diagnostics Completed Everything PASSED
Hardware
Battery
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method BatteryBattery Life Test Passed
Bluetooth Device
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
Qualcomm QCA9377 Bluetooth 4.1USB Status Test Passed
Camera
CMOS
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
CMOSPattern Test Passed
CPU
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)Register Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)Level 2 Cache Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)Math Register Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)MMX Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)SSE Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)SSE2 Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)SSE3 Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)SSSE3 Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)SSE4.1 Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)SSE4A Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)SSE4.2 Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)AVX Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)Prime Number Generation Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)Floating Point Unit Test Passed
AMD A12-9700P RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G (CPU:0)Stress Test Passed
DVD-RW Drive
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90NDRAM Test Passed
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90NFlash ROM Test Passed
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90NMain IC Test Passed
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90NOPU Test Passed
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90NTray Out Test Passed
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90NSpindle Test Passed
Hard Drive
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100SMART Status Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100Targeted Read Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100Random Seek Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100Funnel Seek Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100Linear Read Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100Linear Read Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100SMART Short Self Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100Random Seek Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100SMART Thresholds Test Passed
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100SMART Thresholds Test Passed
HD Audio Controller
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
High Definition Audio ControllerPCI Express Status Test Passed
Hub
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
USB HubUSB Status Test Passed
USB HubUSB Status Test Passed
USB HubUSB Status Test Passed
Memory
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
System MemoryPattern Test Passed
System MemoryWalking Ones Left Test Passed
System MemoryWalking Ones Right Test Passed
System MemoryAuxiliary Pattern Test Passed
System MemoryBit Low Test Passed
System MemoryBit High Test Passed
System MemoryNibble Move Test Passed
System MemoryCheckerboard Test Passed
System MemoryMoving Inversion Test Passed
System MemoryModulo20 Test Passed
System MemoryAddress Test Passed
System MemoryWindows Memory Test Passed
System MemoryAdvanced Pattern Test Passed
Mouse
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
USB Optical MouseUSB Status Test Passed
Network Card
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
Realtek PCIe FE Family ControllerPCI Express Status Test Passed
Realtek PCIe FE Family ControllerTCP/IP Internal Loopback Test Passed
Network Card
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
Qualcomm QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless AdapterPCI Express Status Test Passed
Qualcomm QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless AdapterTCP/IP Internal Loopback Test Passed
PCI Bus
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
PCI SubsystemConfiguration Test Passed
PCI Bridge
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
PCI Express Root PortPCI Express Status Test Passed
PCI Express Root PortPCI Express Status Test Passed
PCI Express Root PortPCI Express Status Test Passed
System Board
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
System BoardRTC Accuracy Test Passed
USB
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
KindleUSB Status Test Passed
USB
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
Realtek USB 2.0 Card ReaderUSB Status Test Passed
USB Composite
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
IBM USB HUB KEYBOARDUSB Status Test Passed
USB Composite
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
USB Composite DeviceUSB Status Test Passed
USB Controllers
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
AMD USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 (Microsoft)PCI Express Status Test Passed
Video Card
Hardware TypeDiagnostic NameResult
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsGPU Pipeline Data Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsShader Rendering Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsFixed Transformation and Lighting Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsWireframe Line Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsWireframe Shader Rendering Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsShader Rendering DX10 Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsShader Rendering DX11 Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsMultiple Rendering DX9 Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsPCI Express Status Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsPrimary Surface Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsTransformation and Lighting Stress Test Passed
AMD Radeon(TM) R7 GraphicsVideo Memory Test Passed
ETA: I ran another Administrator command prompt (System File Checker) on the system and it states that no integrity violations were found.
Quote from: ~Squid~ on November 18, 2017, 09:50:52 AM
Windows CRASHED again and got caught up in a loop of errors. I had trouble getting out of it.
Do you remember what the errors were? Have you tried updating your video and sound drivers?
No to the drivers. When it crashes, it does not give errors. I just get the blue screen of death.
Windows updated. Sound driver updated. Video driver states I have the current, best driver. Thank you. Cross your fingers!
In my experience, the BSOD is almost always a driver issue. Hopefully this will solve your issue!
Greetings Squid, all you other PogoCheats and amateur/professional Computer Technicians,
Wow, unfortunately found lots of problems with the Dell Crashing. I'll include a couple of them at the bottom.
But found an interesting solution.
Hey don't we all believe everything we find using google.
S1lent
Possible solution
Please do try these troubleshooting steps that may help in solving the issue.
- Start by doing a hard reboot, remove the battery and unplug the AC adapter then press and hold the power button for 20 seconds and try booting it up again.
- If it gets stuck on the Dell logo again load into BIOS and reset it to default by pressing F9 then reboot it and see if it would get pass the Dell logo again.
- If these will not work remove the HDD off the laptop and see if it would get pass the Dell Logo because if it does that means the HDD is faulty.
- If it doesn't get pass the Dell splash screen without its HDD that means the problem can be the motherboard.
- Try to remove the CMOS battery then put it back in and see if this will solve the problem or not.
- If it's still under the factory warranty do contact Dell for a repair.
Comment 1
Dell Inspiron 15-5000 purchased in November 2015 and activated in December. Soon thereafter it began randomly freezing. The only way to resolve was a hard restart.
Spent a total of 5.5 hours on with tech support in 2 sessions. During second we did a soft refresh of Windows10. Then, at the end of the 3+ hour call, it froze. Told that, despite paying for 2nd day on site service, needed to send it in to the repair depot.
Did that. The laptop arrived back 2 days ago. Apparently they did a complete reinstall of Win10.
Began working with the laptop yesterday. Installed Office 2013. Then Norton Security. About an hour or so later it froze again.
Called Dell Support today. Another 3.5 hours on the phone. 2 of those hours were running operating system updates. Also updated BIOS and firmware.
Not sure if this worked or not. If not, any ideas.
This should not be happening to a brand new laptop.
•Inspiron 15-5000, Touch Screen, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive, Windows 10 Home, 6th Generation i5-6200U, Integrated graphics
Comment 2
I had purchased Dell Inspiron 15 7559 laptop in Jan 1st week , 2017. After around a month, windows 10 started giving me issues related to password after the anniversary update. It would not let me enter the password and would just reset. Dell support team helped me with system restore and it worked fine for few days.
But later the same problem was back and dell support team told me to reinstall windows which I did and same thing kept on repeating and I had to reinstall windows as usual. At times, the BIOS would ask em for system password followed by HDD password followed by admin password which I didnt even set. Made this to work by randomly tapping a key 4 times and then clearing passwords in bios setup.
Even tried calling Microsoft and all they did was re-install windows 10. As usual same issues were coming. In the end before sending laptop for repair I started getting BSOD. After I got the laptop back from repair on March 23,2017 where they changed the motherboard and HDD same problems are coming related to password. I tried changing windows to 7 and started getting BSOD, even tried with 8.1 but same result. It even ran diagnostic tests on its own when shutdown(Nothing was connected to the laptop. Not even the power cord).
Is there any way in which I can sort this out because the dell repair center has just made things worse for me? I have already lost my labs and assignments in it. I don't want to waste time on this laptop anymore. Should I get a refund or replacement or store credit(if they give)?
If Squid still has issues and those don't work, my next recommendation is to do a BIOS update.
I went to my settings page where it said I had a Windows Update, despite having just done one. It was A BIG update and took a LONG time. In settings, it doesn't say what the update pertains to. I took a chance and updated. So far, everything seems ok. The problem with the laptop was happening approximately once a week, so I will wait. If it occurs again, I'll try yours and or S1lent's suggestions.
THANKS SO VERY MUCH FOR THE THOUGHTS AND HELP!
I received that update about 2 weeks ago. It basically reinstalls windows and leaves a copy of the old version on your hard drive.
If you're concerned about free space, I would click on the magnifying glass on the task bar and search for "disk cleanup" and run it.
I just found out today that my Dell warranty runs out in 9 days so I called Dell. They went through two hours of checks (most of which I already did) and they say there is nothing wrong with the laptop. They said what I already did might have resolved the matter. They are going to monitor the laptop x 24 hours. If anything happens, they will see it and know what to do. I also received the rep's email and can email him directly after the 24 hour period. It looks good. He actually did something to fix blue screen stuff and it came out clean - nothing to fix. I'll keep ya posted. When I reboot the laptop, I'm going to run the disk cleanup, thanks
Greetings Squid,
That sounds like good news. But Mayhem gave me bad new (kinda)...he talked about windows 10 updates...so I checked. Darn, now I need to re-enter my 100 or so passwords to get my autos working again...Takes about 2 hours of cutting and pasting.
Oh how I wish we still had "dial-up" service. Things were slooooooow at 9600 bits.
Hey...do have a great day all
S1lent aka Ken #2
Eeek, sounds like a lot of work, S1lent. GOOD LUCK!
Quote from: s1lentscream on November 20, 2017, 03:24:36 PM
Greetings Squid,
That sounds like good news. But Mayhem gave me bad new (kinda)...he talked about windows 10 updates...so I checked. Darn, now I need to re-enter my 100 or so passwords to get my autos working again...Takes about 2 hours of cutting and pasting.
Oh how I wish we still had "dial-up" service. Things were slooooooow at 9600 bits.
Hey...do have a great day all
S1lent aka Ken #2
Oh, so you got the OS reinstall update well?
Happy Thanksgiving Mayhem and all you other PogoCheats,
Yes, I am very disappointed with Windows 10 and all their updates. I have three PC's and one Apple MacBook Pro that has BootCamp with Windows 10 so 4 computers to keep updated. I'm disappointed with MicroSoft and all the "Malware, RansomWare and other problems" that get through their system. If Apple had a bigger share of the market...their problems would also grow.
Yikes, I've been drinking wine and rambling,
Have a great day
S1lent
Got the BSOD again on 11/22. I emailed Dell as instructed and they called me when I told them I would be around. They said the next step was to deal with the BIOS, which they did. Cross your fingers that this does it!
Thanks for the support, e1. This stuff makes me feel a little anxious.... not horrible but a little ootzy. It is too a word!
Quote from: ~Squid~ on November 24, 2017, 08:05:33 AM
Got the BSOD again on 11/22.
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If you still have the issue, I'll see what else I can come up with.
I still haven't figured out how to update my bios. I tried the directions you gave, Ken, but I couldn't figure it out. Would you be willing to do TeamViewer?
Quote from: Stinkerbell on November 25, 2017, 07:20:16 AM
I still haven't figured out how to update my bios. I tried the directions you gave, Ken, but I couldn't figure it out. Would you be willing to do TeamViewer?
Sure, I can do that for you. The next couple of days are pretty busy for me, but Tuesday or later works for me.
Got another BSOD. I'm getting very discouraged.
Quote from: ~Squid~ on November 26, 2017, 04:03:50 AM
Got another BSOD. I'm getting very discouraged.
Does this happen at completely random times? or usually when you are playing on Pogo - or doing something else?
Random. This last time was when the computer was up and running but I didn't have any browser open and I was doing nothing. My email might have been up at the time but I wasn't doing anything with it. I was doing something around the house and when I came back, I had the BSOD. On previous occasions I was jumping around from browser tab to tab doing many things and another time I was only in a program for work, nothing else. It seems very random to me.
This last time it only took restarting the computer to get things right. I've emailed Dell yet again - no response yet.
Maybe something is loading at startup that shouldn't be and is creating issues. If you want, I can let you know if something looks out of place.
If so, press [CTRL] + [ALT] + [DEL] and click on "Task Manager". Then click on the "Startup" tab, take a screenshot and email it to me.
Quote from: Mayhem on November 26, 2017, 09:56:25 AM
press [CTRL] + [ALT] + [DEL] and click on "Task Manager". Then click on the "Startup" tab, take a screenshot and email it to me.
Done. Thank you for taking a look, Mayhem.
Another crash. Called Dell. Laptop being shipped to Dell - they've done everything they can remotely.
yuck.
Greetings,
Let me guess at the Mother Board.
S1lent
Quote from: ~Squid~ on November 29, 2017, 04:32:23 PM
Another crash. Called Dell. Laptop being shipped to Dell - they've done everything they can remotely.
yuck.
What's the turn-around time on that?
It depends on the current work load, they told me. It might take up to two+ weeks to have my laptop back in my hands. I have another computer so I won't be cut off but parting with devices makes me mildly nervous. I have to clear all private/personal/proprietary info off the device first and still I get nervous. The crashes are coming more frequently, I'm having a problem with the Windows Defender firewall and there are times when the fan sounds "odd". It's the best thing to have this machine spruced up while I still have a warranty.
That's too bad, I was really hoping for your sake it was a simple software issue. You're right though, get it checked out while it's still under warranty.
Just crashed again.... two in 24 hours. Yep, this baby's goin' in the shop!
Laptop is on its way back to me. According to the Repair Status page, the entire hard drive was defective and needed to be replaced. I'll see if any accompanying paperwork says anything different.
Good thing they found the problem and now getting it back to you.
I hope you get it very soon and it works perfectly fine. xmas6.gif Xmas Tree
Dang, just got back from work and FedEx was here, left a note, they need a signature.
I have the exact opposite issue with FedEx ... my package was supposed to be here yesterday, and now it shows :
Scheduled delivery: Pending
No date, time or anything. I also paid for 2 day shipping .. and we're on day #4 now.
Quote from: Mayhem on December 14, 2017, 01:10:13 PM
I have the exact opposite issue with FedEx ... my package was supposed to be here yesterday, and now it shows :
Scheduled delivery: Pending
No date, time or anything. I also paid for 2 day shipping .. and we're on day #4 now.
That stinks! I would contact them and get the shipping charges refunded. Hope it arrives tomorrow for you, Mayhem.
Finally .... a little late though.
9:59 am On FedEx vehicle for delivery
Wow, they really fell behind, didn't they?
My dell crashed again. I've contacted Dell who says they will contact me by tomorrow. OY!
Quote from: ~Squid~ on December 18, 2017, 02:14:29 PM
My dell crashed again. I've contacted Dell who says they will contact me by tomorrow. OY!
Oh, no!!!!!!!!!! They need to send you a new laptop. That's horrible!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking the same thing.
From your lips to Dell's ears....
Dell usually has deaf ears, from what I can tell from past experiences. sad.gif
Quote from: ~Squid~ on December 18, 2017, 02:14:29 PM
Wow, they really fell behind, didn't they?
My dell crashed again. I've contacted Dell who says they will contact me by tomorrow. OY!
Dell sucks, get your💰 back.
Quote from: C~M on December 19, 2017, 01:48:50 AM
Dell sucks, get your💰 back.
You're quick to chime in that Dell sucks, CM, but where were you 1 year ago when I was asking for advice and showing device comparisons here on the forum? You might have contributed something productive at that time. Thanks.
Greetings,
Well some good news in this...I'm not going to buy a DELL laptop. My 2-year old Dell Desktop seems to be working great.
Thanks for sharing your story with us...Make us all more informed.
Ken #2
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Quote from: gigi on December 19, 2017, 08:31:21 AM
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Love the GLUB. I stole it!
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For years - over a decade, I swore by Dell and would only purchase Dell. Then I had a CS issue so the next laptop I got was a Toshiba and I loved it. When I needed a new, more powerful laptop, I researched HP and Dell. Given the problems I've had with the HP Desktop I have and their less than serving CS, and given their's and Best Buy's mediocre warranty, I decided to go with Dell again. They have a far better warranty than anyone else and with their extended coverage I get on site repairs.
What SUCKS is that NO computers last forever. Many only a couple years. What SUCKS is that to have a computer last more than 5 years, you need extended coverage. What does NOT suck is that every extended warranty I've purchased has been paid for by whatever sale price I purchased the item for, and has paid for itself again, many times over, by the use I get out of it.
Anyone who tells you HP sucks, or Dell sucks, or Toshiba sucks.... they're only speaking from their experience and YOUR experience may be much better.
I'm interested to find out what Dell tells you, Inkster.
Quote from: ~Squid~ on December 19, 2017, 05:39:40 AM
You're quick to chime in that Dell sucks, CM, but where were you 1 year ago when I was asking for advice and showing device comparisons here on the forum? You might have contributed something productive at that time. Thanks.
THis is why I never post anymore.
Quote from: Stinkerbell on December 19, 2017, 09:55:10 AM
Anyone who tells you HP sucks, or Dell sucks, or Toshiba sucks.... they're only speaking from their experience and YOUR experience may be much better.
Yep. I had a Dell tower that lasted me over 10 years. Yes, 10 years. Only upgraded the drives, vid and sound card and that's about it. The motherboard, chip, RAM, power supply, etc lasted that whole time with zero issues. It still works, was just too slow and the RAM was too expensive to upgrade. Now? I'd never buy a Dell again. After recommending them to my sister and parents, they have gotten duds. Just terrible quality now and horrible CS.
I've had good luck, so far, with my Lenovo and will stick with that brand...or ASUS going forward. HP is dead to me. Sony is too expensive. But those are all my experiences...which many people swear by HP and love them. So, yeah.
Just got the laptop back again. Wish me luck! New hard drive, new mother board, reinstall of OS and they threw in a candy-apple-red Lamborghini to boot! Vrooom is my middle name.
Quote from: ~Squid~ on January 15, 2018, 03:22:13 PM
a candy-apple-red Lamborghini to boot! Vrooom is my middle name.
Come pick me up! nascar4.gif
Quote from: snap20 on January 15, 2018, 06:49:11 PM
Come pick me up! nascar4.gif
I'm on my way, babycakes!
Quote from: ~Squid~ on January 15, 2018, 03:22:13 PM
Just got the laptop back again. Wish me luck! New hard drive, new mother board, reinstall of OS and they threw in a candy-apple-red Lamborghini to boot! Vrooom is my middle name.
Good luck tumbsup.gif Hope all goes well and enjoy!!!!
Have fun in the Lamborghini as well lol
Greetings,
Computers, cars and yes girl friends...If you had good luck with them you stick with them. If not you drop them like a "Chinese Chicken".
Don't know where I heard that quote...maybe after some cheap Boxed wine.
S1lent
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UPDATE: After multiple trips back to Dell to fix the issues, the computer has failed completely and they can't get it to reinstall the OS. "This PC cannot be reset"
Dell has agreed to replace the computer, which is in process right now. Because of all the problems and the protracted length of time, they are upgrading the specs on the laptop - but it is the same model, just newer.
Glad to hear your getting a new laptop! Dell should have done this weeks ago ...