Hi rolandonyc,
Once, a long time ago (1998), I was too broke to get my computer
fixed. When I finally did get enough money, I realized I had nearly
enough to buy a second computer. So I waited a couple more weeks,
maybe a month, and bought a second tower through the newspaper. It
came with a monitor, keyboard, all that. I set it up and got back
online. Then, I started trying to figure out how to fix my old broken
one.
I stumbled onto the COOLEST site:
VirtualDr.com
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=25
Please note I have not linked you to the front page, but to the page
for people that have broken machines running Windows XP. I did that so
you can scan the questions people are asking.
This is the main page: http://www.virtualdr.com/
In no time at all, really, it was less than a week, my old computer
was as good as new. Then my husband and I both had computers. ALL for
FREE! (except the cost of the computer, which would have been a
repair)
You'll want to poke around at VirtualDr and find out where you should
be looking. If you want, you can describe your computer problem, and
I'll point you to the right section of VirtualDr.
What happens at VirtualDr at first is --you register. You can then
either search the site for a similar problem that you're having, or
START A NEW THREAD! Then, folks will help you step by step. It doesn't
matter how new you are, these folks are patient and kind. If you don't
understand them, you can tell them and they will use smaller words and
break it down into smaller steps.
Best of all, it's all free.
I have received an incredible amount of help there. What ended up
happening was I fixed the other computer with their help. In fact, I
have NEVER taken a computer to a shop, ever again!
I simply can't speak high enough about the good work these volunteers
do. When you start praising them, they urge you to start scanning
questions to see if you can help anyone. So, I did that and now I help
others on the site where I first learned how to troubleshoot and
repair my own computer.
It's sectioned off by operating system. If you are having another type
of problem, say networking or hardware problem, there's sections for
that too.
If you check it out and find it suits your needs, and you decide this
suggestion qualifies as an answer, please let me know and I'll post it
in the answer box.
~~Cynthia |
