I work in computer tech support.
1. Is your computer running slow? It's not because it's old or outdated. It simply needs to be reformatted which wipes out the PC and can be done with a Windows installation CD. Next time your 3-5 year old PC is running slow and you think it is simply too old and outdated, ask a computer person you know if they will reformat it for you and it will be running as fast as a $1,000 PC bought today.
2. If your computer ever, EVER gives you a weird error or freezes or breaks, restart it before asking for help. Restarting a computer (as in go to Start => Shutdown or Start => Restart) fixes a gigantic portion of computer problems.
3. A quick lesson on computer hardware: the computer sitting on your desk is called the Computer, Tower, or PC. This is NOT the same as the Hard Drive or CPU. The CPU is a little chip on the inside that is the brains of the PC. The Hard Drive is a physical box on the inside of the computer that has a disk in it that stores your data.
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