Posts by RichTJ99

Hi, I have an insprion 8600 with a Pentium M 2ghz processor (1gb ram, etc). I was looking at a few of the 1520 or other vostro laptops. I saw a deal earlier today for 399 for a 1.4ghz C2D dell laptop (1gb ram, etc). So how much...

Hi, I have found that for the long term, the 80gb drive that shipped with my M1210 isnt big enough. I would like to keep it as a backup drive though. What should I replace it with? A larger 5400 drive, or a 7200 drive? It...

How do I install ram in the M1210? Is there a dell howto guide?

The system definately feels snappier. I dont know if it is that much of a real difference for what I am doing, but the smaller lighter setup is nicer in my lap (less heat). It is nice to unrar something & still be able to...

Hi, I have been looking at newegg for 2 gigs of ram (2x1gb) for my M1210. I was curious which brand is safe to use for the Dell? I saw this link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820178147 But a user...

I am noticing that IE6 doesnt display the forum member names (only the message itself). When viewing this site with IE7 it works fine. On a side note, I am liking Vista more than I thought I would. If I want to delete vista,...

Hi, I do not have /img as a folder, nor do i have any FI files. I do have d:/dell/images/Factory.wim which is 3gb of data in a single file. I am assuming this is the one. It sounds like for starters, if I delete the VistaOS...

I saw the lengthy directions to do this. Can you tell me which posting is yours? I cant even see your username Either way, your saying, just delete the Vista install (reformat that partition), use ghost 2003, & put it in the...

Hi, I am planning on getting rid of Vista as soon as I get the laptop. I want to reformat & go with WinXP because I mostly web browse & use office apps. I think the performance will be better. Anyway, I do like the...

Just curious if i will notice a big difference?