Re: [LUG] Daughter's computer

[Giles Coochey <giles@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/11/2019 09:59, Maurice lally wrote:

If the computer boots up off the linux usb stick then the problem is with the installed os, not the hardware. If it is windows, back up photos and anything else important then do a windows repair startup. If that fails, reinstall windows, or if your daughter prefers, install the superior option, linux! Don't let the computer shop talk you into paying for a hardware "fix".

Agree with this advice, only possible hardware you might actually want to buy would be a new hard disk to load a new system onto, that way you still have the old hard disk that you can put into a USB enclosure, in case you later find you had not backed up all the files.

--

Giles Coochey

-- 
The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG
https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list
FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq