Ditto,
That's why I now have an external drive that backs up everything. If my computer dies, I can restore everything to a new computer myself. PC's have continual updates & it is better to go with a new operating system that updates itself to avoid problems.
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
just get an external hard drive, empty your laptop on that , and buy a new one...much easier...it is very difficult to BUILD a laptop. Especially if you have an older operating system...I got this info from my two techie sons....