for grad school (3 yrs) /home use. thinkpad's I know are sturdy and can be lighter than ideapads with similar processor, ram etc. thinkpad's are generally pretty ugly. also ideapad's are cheaper and better battery life. some of the lower end thinkpad models have been called ideapads in...
well I have posted about buying a new PC before on here. anyway I'm broke. I'm a part time grad student in Applied Statistics now and will be obtaining a certificate probably next year. After that I am planning to do a Master's in Geography which will involve using GIS software like ARCGIS...
I just have vista Home Premium 32 bit
sirmonkey: how do I put it in admin mode? Is that the checkbox under the compatibility tab?
Bear in mind I can't even get it to install . not even able to view the files on the disc.
have vista even dld svc pack 1 today, still not working. stick the cd in the drive and keeps on reading it for a while. nothing happens. ive read some online advice for this problem
nothing happens when I click on the my computer and dvd drive either.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00820224&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN#N1149
long story short my mom was out of state for around 3 mos. came back and the computer wasn't working. maybe because of the heat/cold fluctuations. ie sun/no sun heat turning on and...
an old review from tom's hardware:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-GTX3-Review,2042.html
didn't know it was that old.