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Title: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: steve dave on June 18, 2011, 11:13:53 AM
I have a 15 yr old Gateway desktop computer...yes the same computer I mis-spell words with on ALL my posts. I have the back-up disks and stuff I got when the computer was new...I think this thing has been running more slowly recently...the Question?? should I simply run those back up disks and see if they get my computer "back to 'out of the box' condition?"

if so should I save all of my passwords and stuff like that onto a paper so I can still get into the computer?? If this goofs everything up then I guess for Father's Day I will get a new computer??
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: steve dave on June 18, 2011, 11:20:37 AM
assuming someone purchased the most elite pc available from gateway 15 years ago what are they working with?  how the eff is he even able to access gpc with that?  my guess is elwood's powering through the cyberworldspace with a 200mhz mmx with 65mb of ram. 
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Kat Kid on June 18, 2011, 11:22:12 AM
chances this gets deleted?  high.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: steve dave on June 18, 2011, 11:23:08 AM
chances this gets deleted?  high.

why?  you think elwoodcat is going to get fitz to sick his crack legal staff on us for posting premium content?
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Post by: WillieWatanabe on June 18, 2011, 11:34:05 AM
15?? jfc.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: EllToPay on June 18, 2011, 11:40:04 AM
love elwood posts. LOVE THEM.
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Post by: wetwillie on June 18, 2011, 11:42:59 AM
I wonder if he makes a notch in the casing of the pc to keep track of each year he has owned it
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Winters on June 18, 2011, 11:47:10 AM


if so should I save all of my passwords and stuff like that onto a paper so I can still get into the computer?? If this goofs everything up then I guess for Father's Day I will get a new computer??
Congrats! :fistpump:
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: j-von on June 18, 2011, 01:49:01 PM
I'd like to give you guys a little taste of what Gateway was like in 1996.  I think you'll see why elwood is more than a little attached to this piece of computing history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSqxK1QIcAk

Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Tobias on June 18, 2011, 01:52:54 PM
I'd like to give you guys a little taste of what Gateway was like in 1996.  I think you'll see why elwood is more than a little attached to this piece of computing history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSqxK1QIcAk



wow, elwood must've gotten the one gateway that crew managed to assemble in 1996
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: yoga-like_abana on June 18, 2011, 02:24:34 PM
they just don't make em like the use to
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Post by: Rage Against the McKee on June 18, 2011, 02:32:43 PM
I bet Windows 95 still works great!
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Dugout DickStone on June 18, 2011, 07:26:57 PM
I had a 97 gateway laptop that I took off to elite school.  It did not handle the Napster/Internet porn revolution and was a paperweight by 2001
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: jtksu on June 18, 2011, 08:17:46 PM
My roomie freshman yr (97) had a Gateway.  I thought it was pretty rightous!  That paperclip guy was pretty damn pushy though!
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on June 20, 2011, 09:47:58 AM
I wonder if this guy still saves his files to floppy disks.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: ew2x4 on June 20, 2011, 09:55:29 AM
Had a Packard Bell with 4 MB of RAM. That thing flew.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Saulbadguy on June 20, 2011, 02:02:57 PM
Had a Packard Bell with 4 MB of RAM. That thing flew.
PB Legend?
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on June 20, 2011, 02:12:12 PM
Somebody should suggest ditching windows and just running everything off DOS.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Poster formerly known as jthutch on June 20, 2011, 03:27:50 PM
Had a Packard Bell with 4 MB of RAM. That thing flew.
  :dubious: had to replace the mother board 2 times on my PB and still returned it and had to go with the Acer.
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Post by: OK_Cat on June 20, 2011, 03:59:34 PM
Bet that old ass monitor makes fitz's skin look even more discolored.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: ew2x4 on June 20, 2011, 05:52:21 PM
Had a Packard Bell with 4 MB of RAM. That thing flew.
PB Legend?

Why, yes it was.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: Branson Bound on June 24, 2011, 05:03:48 PM
My computer worked great when I first bought it about 6 years ago. It's a Dell. Now, it runs pretty slow. Have any of you guys tried out that finallyfast.com? The commercial makes it sound like it's just what I need.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: 0.42 on June 24, 2011, 05:06:21 PM
clearly everyone in this thread is deficient on their prodigy swag levels

Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: hemmy on June 24, 2011, 10:00:27 PM
My computer worked great when I first bought it about 6 years ago. It's a Dell. Now, it runs pretty slow. Have any of you guys tried out that finallyfast.com? The commercial makes it sound like it's just what I need.

Your computer needs finally fast like you need a hole in your head.  Its a scam.
Title: Re: Should I simply re-load the computer??
Post by: pissclams on July 01, 2011, 01:45:49 PM
i just realized my favorite part of this thread title is that the author employed the use of the word "simply" as he discusses doing something he knows nothing about.