Frank Fusco
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At this point with my new computer, I don't care for Vista. It isn't just Vista, but other software has gotten on the pop-up warning kick and those annoying things are almost constant. (printer, virus, bot, new programs/changes, etc.)
And, worst, the computer is so slow I feel like I'm back before the first computer I ever owned. That was 1985. It was a Packard-Bell 486, 2 meg RAM running Windows 3.11. Compared to this new Dell it was a jet plane. The Dell is a broke down donkey.
I didn't think my DVD-RW was working properly because I couldn't open or read CDs I made with my previous Dell. So, I call tech support. Well, it does open and read them but it takes about twenty minutes to open one. Once that finally happens, I tried dragging and dropping folders into the new computer. Get this, a folder of photos dragged from the CD window onto my new desktop requires about ONE HOUR to complete the task. Tech support says everything is working OK. I may be short on RAM, only (get that only two gigs) of memory. Guess I will have to add two more gigs of memory to crank this donkey up to slow walking speed.
Color me unhappy.
And, worst, the computer is so slow I feel like I'm back before the first computer I ever owned. That was 1985. It was a Packard-Bell 486, 2 meg RAM running Windows 3.11. Compared to this new Dell it was a jet plane. The Dell is a broke down donkey.
I didn't think my DVD-RW was working properly because I couldn't open or read CDs I made with my previous Dell. So, I call tech support. Well, it does open and read them but it takes about twenty minutes to open one. Once that finally happens, I tried dragging and dropping folders into the new computer. Get this, a folder of photos dragged from the CD window onto my new desktop requires about ONE HOUR to complete the task. Tech support says everything is working OK. I may be short on RAM, only (get that only two gigs) of memory. Guess I will have to add two more gigs of memory to crank this donkey up to slow walking speed.
Color me unhappy.