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My Hd Crashed, And I Want To Re-install Windows, But There Is A Twist…?
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I purchased my Inspiron 6000 laptop in 2005. Just about a year ago the hard drive crashed. I had to buy a new hard drive and replace it with the broken one. I was extremely busy then and needed a computer ASAP, so I took my dad’s Windows XP cd for his desktop and installed it onto my laptop. Since then, my computer has been running pretty funny. The battery life is down to about 20-30 minutes, whereas before it crashed I was getting about 1:30 per charge. Also, I have extremely limited functionality, such as not being able to put my laptop into Standby Mode, Hibernate, or do anything when I close the screen. The computer gets very hot quickly, and the fan goes into overdrive every 3 minutes or so and is distractingly loud. Usually when the fan kicks on, the CPU usage goes sky-high and everything slows down. It can take over 30 seconds to open Internet Explorer and even then the pages don’t load quickly (even though I am on Wireless with a good connection). I have deleted all unneccesary programs and made sure that nothing big was running in the background at start-up. This appears to make no difference. I have had a couple viruses, but no major ones. I’ve beefed up my security and am running clean now.
What I want to do is to install Windows XP for my laptop in hopes that things will start working correctly, but I never got the CD when I bought by computer. Does this sound right? Are there different versions for laptops and desktops? Will this help speed things up?
How can I fix my laptop?
* I realize the poor battery life is probably due to age, but there was a dramatic drop once the HD crashed.
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August 17th, 2009 at 1:30 am
As there is absolutely no difference in the Windows on a desktop CD and the Windows on a Laptop CD, reinstalling with a different CD will not make any different.
The battery, as you indicated, is probably due to age. Batteries do wear out, and it is not unusual for them to drop power suddenly like that.
The fans are probably dirty. Try blowing out the vent using compressed air. You can also removing the keyboard (actually a very simple process details on the Dell web site) and blow out the processor fan and any other dirt or dust within the laptop. It is surprising what a difference that makes.
Also, go into the Control Panel and look under the Power (Options) icon. You will find the setting there to set up Hibernation, Stand By and other power options.
If you have not done a complete Disk Defrag recently, you should try that. Usually the simplest thing you can do (with spending money) to speed up a computer. Over time files with get fragmented or placed in ineffective locations that can and will slow the PC.
If none of that helps, you can back up your data and do a reinstall of Windows. I usually recommend that it be done annually to keep a computer in top condition. Over time lets of different factors (improperly uninstalled programs, orphaned registry entries, altered system files, multiple versions of dlls, etc) will slow the computer.
But there is no different version of Windows for laptop and desktops.