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Is there an advantage to installing a new version of a Linux distro from scratch instead of simply upgrading it?
If I simply upgrade the Linux I'm using, is there anything that doesn't really upgrade until I install the OS from scratch on a new partition? Or can I unworryingly upgrade from the terminal without ...
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I need to know if I can upgrade my pc [closed]
I have a Dell Optiplex 210L. The motherboard is
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Model 0WJ772 (Microprocessor)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model i915P/i915G
Chipset Revision B1
Southbridge Vendor ...
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Upgrading Lenovo laptop OS from Vista to Windows 7 [closed]
I am new at this and will be working on upgrading my laptop from Vista to Windows 7 (32bit). I have an iso file from my MSDN subscription.
Before I start, I wanted to ask around to see if anyone ...
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Can I upgrade my motherboard to 32gb of RAM? [closed]
I bought an HP Pavilion P6553w a number of months ago and it maxes out at 16gb of RAM. I have maxed it out with 4 x 4gb DDR3. I now see that 8GB chips are out and wonder if it can goto 32gb of RAM.
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How can I determine the fastest RAM I can put in my laptop ?
I would like to add some RAM to my laptop but I have one small problem: I would like to know what is the fastest speed I can put inside it.
I know from CPU-Z that I use DDR3 RAM:
One piece of RAM ...
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Upgrading motherboard without reloading OS
This question is an offshoot of soemthing I asked earlier:
Disable "Auto Restart after BSOD" from Command Line
Is there a way to wipe out current motherboard drivers on the HD so that you ...
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Laptop is incredibly slow after RAM upgrade
I just upgraded my Windows 7 64 bit laptop to 8 GB of RAM (2x4GB). After installing the RAM it runs outrageously slow. It takes roughly 20 minutes to boot up and is completely unusable after it ...
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Is it possible to improve performance by upgrading 32Windows to 64Windows on Intel dual core 64bit notebook? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How much faster is a 64-bit CPU than a 32-bit CPU?
Is it possible to improve performance by upgrading 32Windows to 64Windows on Intel dual core 64bit notebook?
How many ...
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How can I tell if my mac needs more memory?
In windows xp it was obvious: if the memory used regularly exceeded the physical memory, it was time to put some more in
What's the deal with the mac?
I read this and am none the wiser
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Can I load Windows 7 Professional over Home Premium
I have purchased a laptop that has Windows 7 Home Premium OEM.
I have also purchased a Windows 7 Professional Installation CD.
Can I just put this CD into the drive and load Professional over the ...
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How to plug-in this hard drive?
I need to install this hard drive "WD800JD-60JRC0". It is Serial ATA. But what really confuses me is that it has molex connector. I think I can plug what I want: SATA power cable or Molex. But which ...
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Could Thunderbolt be added to an Existing Motorboard using a new PCI-Express Card?
I have a fairly high spec workstation in house at the moment, and all this talk about ThunderBolt connections has made me wonder: could it be possible to add a Thunderbolt Port to an existing machine ...
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Unable to upgrade libc6 on Debian
I tried to update a system of mine, with which I had no problems whatsoever, and ran into problem while executing a aptitude full-upgrade. The update ran through normally till I got this error :
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xfx radeon hd 6950 cuts out after a few minutes
I am putting together a pc, and having a problem with a XFX radeon hd 6950.
The machine works fine with an old nvidia card, but whenever I put in the new card, it runs and boots windows, lasts for a ...
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How can I tell if I can increase RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB on my FSC Amilo XA 3530 Laptop?
I want to increase my laptop speed and use a ram disk but my RAM size is very low. How can I tell if I can increase my RAM from 4 GB on my FSC Amilo XA 3530 laptop? The specs stats it is DDR2 800Mhz ...
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Will this memory be compatible with my notebook?
My notebook is an HP dv6757ca which has the following specs:
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit (currently using Windows 8 Developer Preview 32-bit)
Intel Centrino Duo @ 1.6 GHz
2 GB RAM
I am ...
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Will upgrading Firefox to the latest version clear my Awesome Bar database?
I'm considering upgrading from Firefox 3.6.3 to Firefox 9, but concerned that I'll need to rebuild my Awesome Bar database from scratch. Is this a legitimate concern? Or will my current database be ...
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Changing the processor on Toshiba R500 Portege?
This is my first post here. I am looking to fix my old Toshiba Portege R500 laptop. It fell in the water a while ago so I bought a new one. To my surprise, it still works, though it has a cracked ...
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Netopia 3347 dsl router upgrade [closed]
DSL netopia 3347 router upgrade for acess restriction
I using Netopia 3347-02 (half fried) supplied by AT&T i need something more superior that has capability to do advanced access restriction or ...
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How to upgrade Suse remotely
I have remote computer with Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10.1 installed and I need to upgrade it to latest version. Is there any way to do that distantly?
Thank you!
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How do I upgrade Linux Mint 8 to Linux Mint 12?
I have Linux Mint 8 on my home laptop. It dual boots Windows Vista.
It's time for an upgrade. Linux Mint 12 is out and I'd like to replace 8 with it.
How do I go about doing this?
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Debian upgrade x11-common error
I upgraded my Debian but I'm getting an error. How can I go around this problem?
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up x11-common (1:7.6+8~bpo60+1) ...
Template parse error near ...
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Can Windows-7 Home Premium 32bit retail full install be used with a Window-7 Home Premium 32bit Upgrade license key?
Can Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit retail full install be used with Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit Upgrade license key?
I bought a Windows-7 32 or 64bit Home Premium Upgrade DVD (upgrade from Vista). I ...
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Ghost / Drive Clone Software [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I easily copy or clone a Windows boot partition onto a new hard drive?
Not actually a question per-se but what cloning software do people use?
I will personally ...
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Firefox not starting after upgrading to 8.0.1 on Debian Lenny box
I upgraded to Firefox 8.0.1 on my Debian Lenny box and now Firefox won't start at all.
I downloaded the installer in /var/username/Desktop, extracted it to /usr/local and created a symbolic link to ...
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Can I install Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) on top of Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)?
Will I retain all my programs/documents/settings?
This is not Anytime Upgrade route
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Kernel can not boot after upgrade on Fedora OS 15
I am using Fedora 15, and want to upgrade to version 16. I follow the official link Upgrading Fedora using yum - FedoraProject to upgrade my OS by the following command:
yum update kernel* ...
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PC can't detect second RAM installed
I have PC with 512 MB RAM installed (motherboard manufacture MICRO STAR, chipset P4M800), pc was running very slow so I decided to upgrade the ram. I installed CPU-Z and check the ram installed on the ...
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Upgrading Graphics Card Process
I want to make sure I do this right and do not have issue. I just purchased a video card and when it arrives I should:
Uninstall old video card drivers completely.
Physically install new video card.
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RAM upgrade (2GB+2GB) OR (2GB+4GB)?
I have a Hp 630 laptop. 2 DIMMs and 2GB(1066 Mhz) of ram on one slot. I want to upgrade it.
At this point I have two solutions:
upgrade to 4gb (2x2 Gb)
upgrade to 6gb (1x2 Gb + 1x4 Gb)
Which one ...
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Comparing 2 Video Cards
I have an older computer and looking to upgrade my video card because I am attempting to do some basic 3D in Photoshop and my current video card does not support hardware acceleration. I have two ...
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Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5050 Processor Upgrade
I have been searching for hours to see what kind of upgrade I can do with my processor. I just ordered replacement memory so I can go to 8GB instead of 3GB and now want to see what is available for my ...
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Best practise for upgrading Windows software
When updating software on Windows which is already installed, what is best practise?
Is it better to uninstall the old version first, and then run the new installer, or will all installers have the ...
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Upgrading PC components [closed]
I have a desktop PC that I feel has a pretty good configuration but still its giving me problems while watching streaming videos or even browsing the internet. I'd appreciate suggestions on what ...
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How do install of “Windows 7 Upgrade” on VirtualBox (for use on OS X) w/ minimal disk use? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Clean Install Using Windows 7 RTM Upgrade
I have a license for Windows 7 upgrade, and want to use it via VirtualBox on OS X. Because the Upgrade license doesn't work on ...
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Why have I had to disable Enhanced Halt State (C1E) for my new CPU?
So, I've just upgraded my PC's CPU and RAM from an AMD Phenom X4 9600 with 2×2GiB DDR2-800 to an AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (the 95 version, HDT55TWFK6DGR) with 2×4GiB DDR3-1333.
The system worked - I'm ...
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hp officejet 4500 detected by sane-find-scanner but not lsusb or Simple Scan in Ubuntu Lucid
I upgraded to ubuntu 10.04 from 8.04 recently. When I try to use Simple Scan it says "No scanners detected". sane-find-scanner detects my printer/scanner but lsusb does not. Also I am able to print ...
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Fedora 12 to 15 upgrade strategy
I am upgrading a linux box from Fedora 12 to 15, and trying to preserve an install of MythTV in the process. I tried to do this with preupgrade, but for complicated reasons having to do with nvidia ...
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What RAM should be first?
Currently I have 1 RAM stick installed in my computer (the motherboard supports 4 sticks of DDR memory, see my specs here at my profile info) Kingston:
1 GB
200 MHz
PC3200
I've bought another stick ...
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Upgrade to Windows 7 Rolls Back To Vista
My other question was getting too long, and full of different problems, I figured I'd ask a new question. I solved most of those issues, but I'm still having issues.
I'm still unable to upgrade from ...
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Is Lion upgrade bug free now? [closed]
I would like to keep my development tools up to date, in this case it has to do with Xcode and iOS 5 sdk. The latest version of Xcode is Lion only and I am using Snow Leopard.
I remember on launch of ...
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upgrading RAM in a server [dell poweredge T610]
While this may come off as yet another ram question it is slightly different in what I have seen covered.
I've updated my own ram before, but this is throwing me off for two reasons. One, it is a ...
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Upgrading Motherboard
My computer is an older computer and I have thought of upgrading my computer for some time now yet it is old enough that it would require replacement of the motherboard to do much of an upgrade. And ...
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login after ubuntu 11.10 upgrade - failed to load session ubuntu
After Ubuntu 11.10 upgrade I'm unable to login via gdm or lightdm.
Every time I receive error: "failed to load session ubuntu"
Any help appreciated.
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MAC OSX can't be installed on this computer - strange error from boot - install of Snow Leopard
I am having a "Intel core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM" - MacMini.
I am trying to install MAC OSX snow leopard. Currently MacMini is having Mac OSX 10.5.8.
While Installing Snow leopard 10.6.4 from an original of ...
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How to check hardware compatibility for Mac Mini before upgrading to Snow Leopard?
I am using a Mac Mini (having a light white logo – an older Mac Mini model). It is using Leopard 10.5.8. I want to upgrade to 10.6.8.
I want to check is it possible to install?
If it is possible, ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 Faulty install, how do I rollback or troubleshoot?
So stupidly I allowed the upgrade of Oneiric before I thought better of it. I have gone through the installation and it has evidently bricked.
Errors observed:
Eternally stuck at loading screen
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I'm changing motherboards, do I need to reinstall windows? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Which steps are needed to change motherboard on Windows 7 without reinstalling?
Switching motherboard without new install?
I currently have a:
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 is not starting after update to 11.10
I am dual booting Windows and Ubuntu. I haven't started the Ubuntu for a long time and 1 hour ago I decided to get back to it.
So I started Ubuntu normally, saw the "update window" pop-up and I ...
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Virtual ubuntu hangs on upgrade
Running VMWare player on 64-bit Windows 7. I had a virtual Ubuntu 11.04, and yesterday I tried upgrading to 11.10 via the built-in upgrade method. It got to "Installing new packages" and a dialog ...
