BluWarfareHD09
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So I'm going to be asking you guys two questions so sorry for that. But on to the first question. For the last few months(possibly 6 months) my laptop has been BSODing when I close the the screen putting it into hibernation/sleep. I've used the included system recovery software to restore it to factory several times, as there was no OS and driver disk with it, but it only cures it for a few days.
So I'm starting to wonder if any of the OS and or bloatware that comes included has been corrupted at some point. So I'm wondering if I can borrow a copy of vista of my cousin and just do a clean install with none of the bloatware. Now I know it has to be the same version(eg, 32 bit) but is this possible? I know it will be a longer process as I will have to download all the drivers individually but if I can use a copy of vista to do a complete fresh install, do you think this will cure the BSODing?
Here's the full details of the laptop- Sony Vaio PCG-3F1M, Intel Core 2 Duo [email protected] 2.00GHz, 4GB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD3470, Windows Vista 32-bit.
Now if this is possible but does not work this is were the second question comes in. I will need a new laptop as the crashing is getting pretty old quick. So I've been looking at a couple, I've come across these 2
ACER E1-572 15.6'' Laptop Deals | Pcworld
ACER V5-573 15.6" Laptop Deals | Pcworld
Now the website is a bit confusing as it is listing them as both having the same speed processors yet from my research the I5 4200M is quicker(by some margin) is this a tech spec miss print or a system spec miss print and in fact it has the same I5 4200U as the other? The laptop is only used for general use(Youtube, web browsing, Word, Excel, Powerpoint,silly flash games, etc). The only downside to these ones is that the screen res is down(I think mine is 1600x900), has no optical drive and no dedicated graphics(although I'm not 100% on how intel hd compares).
I really want people opinions this time as when I bought this laptop I bought it based on it being Sony and have hated it since day 1 and don't want to make the same mistake. But have been looking at Acer as my cousin has always had Acers and hasn't had a problem.
Thanks in advance for your advise on both of my questions and sorry if it has become a bit of a ramble.
So I'm starting to wonder if any of the OS and or bloatware that comes included has been corrupted at some point. So I'm wondering if I can borrow a copy of vista of my cousin and just do a clean install with none of the bloatware. Now I know it has to be the same version(eg, 32 bit) but is this possible? I know it will be a longer process as I will have to download all the drivers individually but if I can use a copy of vista to do a complete fresh install, do you think this will cure the BSODing?
Here's the full details of the laptop- Sony Vaio PCG-3F1M, Intel Core 2 Duo [email protected] 2.00GHz, 4GB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD3470, Windows Vista 32-bit.
Now if this is possible but does not work this is were the second question comes in. I will need a new laptop as the crashing is getting pretty old quick. So I've been looking at a couple, I've come across these 2
ACER E1-572 15.6'' Laptop Deals | Pcworld
ACER V5-573 15.6" Laptop Deals | Pcworld
Now the website is a bit confusing as it is listing them as both having the same speed processors yet from my research the I5 4200M is quicker(by some margin) is this a tech spec miss print or a system spec miss print and in fact it has the same I5 4200U as the other? The laptop is only used for general use(Youtube, web browsing, Word, Excel, Powerpoint,silly flash games, etc). The only downside to these ones is that the screen res is down(I think mine is 1600x900), has no optical drive and no dedicated graphics(although I'm not 100% on how intel hd compares).
I really want people opinions this time as when I bought this laptop I bought it based on it being Sony and have hated it since day 1 and don't want to make the same mistake. But have been looking at Acer as my cousin has always had Acers and hasn't had a problem.
Thanks in advance for your advise on both of my questions and sorry if it has become a bit of a ramble.