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1. mk1fan - Member

   Two questions from a computer illiterate.

   The harddrive on my Laptop expired a few weeks ago. I bought a replacement but needed to get replacement software (the laptop came as part of my redundancy so I had no program disks).

   So I bought off the 'Bay an unused/new copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 - it turn out to be an OEM version from Dell labelled up as Reinstallation CD.

   I keep getting the 'BSD' with references to programme issues. As the hard drive was blank have I used the wrong version of XP?

   Secondly, does anyone use Open Office Pro instead of Windows Office? What's it like?

   The reason I ask is that I am tempted to just pony up and get Windows 7 for my PC and Laptops and then use Open Office Pro for word processing etc... I use AutoCAD so need a Windows based system - Although I prefer / am used to XP.

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. Hairychested - Member

   OO if fine most of the time. Power Point users complain about it though.
   Windows - no idea. I ditched it some time ago as I had enough of viruses, trojans etc.

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. Cougar - Member

   it turn out to be an OEM version from Dell labelled up as Reinstallation CD.

   Was it a genuine disc or a CD-R?

   If the latter, all bets are off, it could be anything.

   What's the make and model of the laptop?

   When it bluescreens, what's the error?

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. mk1fan - Member

   It's a genuine copy not a CD-R.

   The laptop is a Compaq NX7010. I'm confident that the hardware is fine - the RAM and HD are new - there weren't any issues before the HD stopped .

   There are several error codes when it bsd's.

   kmixer.sys - Address
   PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
   BAD_POOL_CALLER

   Are a few examples.

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. Cougar - Member

   Run Memtest off a live CD before you go any further.

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. ScottChegg - Member

   Software for Students is the best bet for Windoze. £30-odd for Win7 Pro. Office is £38 I think, but that will do for 2 PC's.

   Do the job righyt, and it will make things easier.

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. Junkyard - Member

   OO is fione for almost everything i use it
   i have a version of word you can have
   it will come on a cd-r though

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. bigjim - Member

   Blue screen indicates driver errors, you need to get thelatest drivers for your motherboard/graphics/sound cards from their respective websites, best go to the laptop manufacturer site for a start and get latest drivers for your model. install them after windows and before anything else ideally. If you are installing a Dell cd onto a non-dell lappy you might be installing dell drivers which won't help things.

   open orifice is OK but if you are used to the way excel works, calc will be a nightmare as they use different way of working with formulas etc. I've also found formatting issues with docs made in Word when opened in OO.

   Posted 1 year ago #
9. mk1fan - Member

   After loading XP I loaded up the - supposedly - current drivers for the hardware. Although I did assume that the list of hardware was complete.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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