28-11-2012, 09:42 AM
Hi,
Thanks Al and Gary. What a day I had yesterday and sure enough the yellow perils are displayed again this morning as soon as I boot up with an on screen message saying "New hardware found" the message should really read ancient hardware found.
Rather than waste more time I'll put up with it until I buy a new computer. As you say Gary computers soon age I paid £1000 for my first top of the range computer about 14 years ago with something like an 8gig HDD. I have an external drive hooked up and this is 1TB which didn't cost a lot.
My demands are not great on a computer as I don't use it for gaming. I do enjoy learning through You Tube videos and now I'm getting started with 3D graphics; as you also said previously Gary a big screen is nice.
I'm not complaining in the least about my computer as it is; I upgraded a few years ago costing £400 but once again it is now outdated; my recent purchase was the 23" flat screen monitor and this alone was money very well spent; it makes drawing so much easier.
You sound to have also had fun with your system Al but you are so right about sticking with a problem until resolved; the worse things get for me the more I dig in; I'm like a dog with a bone when something is troubling me and I'm too thick to quit and walk away. Yesterday was most frustrating but I also enjoyed it and learnt a great deal.
I did wonder what OS to go for with the new computer as I've always enjoyed XP so I think you've answered the question before it being asked Gary and I'll likely go for Win7. I'm used to XP and I can wipe the HDD to install a fresh copy of XP so is it still as easy to re-install Win7? I remember setting up a new computer a few years ago for my brother and I think the OS was Vista; on initial boot up it recommended copying the boot up disc for future use; this boot up disc actually ended up as something like 12 separate CD's which was a real pain; the computer was supplied without disc as it installed through the web? This put me off Vista before I had even started.
One thing which puzzles me Al after all the troubles I've just endured; why the heck was this modem described as "Unknown Device" when in fact it was a modem? It took at least a couple of hours last night turning stones over just to find "Conexant Systems" and even then I hadn't a clue what this was about so I surfed the web. A days frustration could have been avoided by the word "Modem".
When I initially found it to be a modem at first I thought the cable modem was faulty and thought at last this will now be an easy fix until I realized the old on-board modem was still in place. Unlike Gary I haven't fitted castors to this desk so it is a bit of a job gaining access unlike Gary's where he can simply wheel his desk out so I'll leave well alone until I buy the new computer.
One thing I did learn however was that it might be better to simply "delete" the offending device and this will then soon identify the "Unknown Device" hindsight is wonderful.
I do feel a bit of a plonker after involving you all and having you spending time trying to help me the way you so generously did only to find the fault to be something so simple in the end.
Thanks everyone.
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks Al and Gary. What a day I had yesterday and sure enough the yellow perils are displayed again this morning as soon as I boot up with an on screen message saying "New hardware found" the message should really read ancient hardware found.
Rather than waste more time I'll put up with it until I buy a new computer. As you say Gary computers soon age I paid £1000 for my first top of the range computer about 14 years ago with something like an 8gig HDD. I have an external drive hooked up and this is 1TB which didn't cost a lot.
My demands are not great on a computer as I don't use it for gaming. I do enjoy learning through You Tube videos and now I'm getting started with 3D graphics; as you also said previously Gary a big screen is nice.
I'm not complaining in the least about my computer as it is; I upgraded a few years ago costing £400 but once again it is now outdated; my recent purchase was the 23" flat screen monitor and this alone was money very well spent; it makes drawing so much easier.
You sound to have also had fun with your system Al but you are so right about sticking with a problem until resolved; the worse things get for me the more I dig in; I'm like a dog with a bone when something is troubling me and I'm too thick to quit and walk away. Yesterday was most frustrating but I also enjoyed it and learnt a great deal.
I did wonder what OS to go for with the new computer as I've always enjoyed XP so I think you've answered the question before it being asked Gary and I'll likely go for Win7. I'm used to XP and I can wipe the HDD to install a fresh copy of XP so is it still as easy to re-install Win7? I remember setting up a new computer a few years ago for my brother and I think the OS was Vista; on initial boot up it recommended copying the boot up disc for future use; this boot up disc actually ended up as something like 12 separate CD's which was a real pain; the computer was supplied without disc as it installed through the web? This put me off Vista before I had even started.
One thing which puzzles me Al after all the troubles I've just endured; why the heck was this modem described as "Unknown Device" when in fact it was a modem? It took at least a couple of hours last night turning stones over just to find "Conexant Systems" and even then I hadn't a clue what this was about so I surfed the web. A days frustration could have been avoided by the word "Modem".
When I initially found it to be a modem at first I thought the cable modem was faulty and thought at last this will now be an easy fix until I realized the old on-board modem was still in place. Unlike Gary I haven't fitted castors to this desk so it is a bit of a job gaining access unlike Gary's where he can simply wheel his desk out so I'll leave well alone until I buy the new computer.
One thing I did learn however was that it might be better to simply "delete" the offending device and this will then soon identify the "Unknown Device" hindsight is wonderful.
I do feel a bit of a plonker after involving you all and having you spending time trying to help me the way you so generously did only to find the fault to be something so simple in the end.
Thanks everyone.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
