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Re: Dare I buy a new computer!!!!!
« Reply #27 on: Friday 04 January 08 20:12 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Gadget on Friday 04 January 08 09:53 GMT (UK)
Re - external drives and transfer:


I did that with our new computers and also with one of the old ones which had crashed and had to have a new hard drive.

I've had the externals for ages now.

I believe there is also a thread about it - very early last year. Indi and many others had done this too  :)

Here it is:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,176706.0.html


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Re: Dare I buy a new computer!!!!!
« Reply #28 on: Monday 07 January 08 11:29 GMT (UK) »
Hiya Erin

Know OH brought mine from Maplins but have a look online @ dabs.com or PCworld they are bound to have some. Mine is a seagate and it was a doddle to set up. Plug it in and off it goes

Wish I'd brought one years ago - when my old computer died I had to import my tree back off Ancestry and it was a bit out of date so I had wasted a lot of time

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« Reply #29 on: Monday 07 January 08 13:24 GMT (UK) »
I have to say that some things on this thread are totally baffling to me.

I think I will need a new machine at some stage  but Vista sounds awkward, if it hasn't got 'word' on it.  This is not a problem if it will work with 'open office'.

Does anyone know if that is possible?   I think it should be.  Openoffice is a free download and comes with its own suite of programmes, word processing, spreadsheets etc., which I have now and is very good.
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« Reply #30 on: Monday 07 January 08 13:31 GMT (UK) »
Vista is just an operating system.

Word is a word processing program that is sold separetly.
However, Vista does seem to have a Word reader program that can open Word documents, but this is not the full Word program.

You can download things like an Excel reader program and Powerpoint reader program free from Microsoft but they are not the ful programs.
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« Reply #31 on: Monday 07 January 08 13:40 GMT (UK) »
I think Open Office has a Vista compatible version, silvery  ;D
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« Reply #32 on: Monday 07 January 08 13:47 GMT (UK) »
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Vista sounds awkward

It isn't a great deal different from Windows XP.

The graphics are different and it is a bit more secure, but I haven't noticed much difference between the Vista Home Basic edition and Windows XP SP3ish.
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« Reply #33 on: Monday 07 January 08 13:51 GMT (UK) »
just dont buy a computer from toys r us1 my sisters sister in law and myself both brought PCs from there and both had nothing but problems.
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« Reply #34 on: Monday 07 January 08 14:00 GMT (UK) »
It doesn't take long to get used to new things I've found.  I remember when I got xp and I didn't like it initially.  so I suppose it's the same with Vista. 
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« Reply #35 on: Monday 07 January 08 14:07 GMT (UK) »
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I think Open Office has a Vista compatible version, silvery  ;D

Indeed - Open Office works fine on my Vista machines  :)
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