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Just use classic shell and a winXP theme, You can change it anytime you want to your default theme and look.
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Best OS for an old low-end notebook?
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Just use classic shell and a winXP theme, You can change it anytime you want to your default theme and look.
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I try to limit my third party apps to Recuva, Revo Uninstaller, Malwarebytes, and CCleaner. I have Acronis for a HDD problem I had and may keep that, but I like my OS lean and mean. LOL
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OK, honestly, I tend to break stuff playing with it and it's just easier to fix with less clutter. 
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OK, honestly, I tend to break stuff playing with it and it's just easier to fix with less clutter.
Same here, Funniest thing is half of the time its because i screw the screw too hard, Lol.
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Exactly! I'm a little frustrated with my W7 install at the moment because I had tweaked so many things just so over the years to get it running right. Now I have a default install and the performance just isn't there yet.
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I agree. What does hwmonitor show? I have had similar experience to what you said about your grandmother's laptop though... I just cleaned one up that was idling @ 60C and went to 80C when browsing. It now tops put @ 65C under prime
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I agree. What does hwmonitor show? I have had similar experience to what you said about your grandmother's laptop though... I just cleaned one up that was idling @ 60C and went to 80C when browsing. It now tops put @ 65C under prime
Well, Ive downloaded HW Monitor and it doesnt show memory.. Here is a Pic :
seriously? Looks at sig, looks at above post.... scratches head, walks away.
Classic. Agrees with the advice to not change thermal paste followed immediately by a great story of why exactly to do it?!?I agree. What does hwmonitor show? I have had similar experience to what you said about your grandmother's laptop though... I just cleaned one up that was idling @ 60C and went to 80C when browsing. It now tops put @ 65C under prime
For Pets sake people, we are a site of enthusiasts. If we cant change basic thermal paste, even on a laptop....
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Classic. Agrees with the advice to not change thermal paste followed immediately by a great story of why exactly to do it?!?
I see you misunderstand me good sir. Agree that "if it isn't broken them do not fix it", and then an example of how to decide if it's broken.
I don't know if the chip has been said in this thread and I'm not going back to read either
, but those Temps seem okay, and like re-timming can wait. Check the specs on your chip to be certain though- Thread Starter
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I see you misunderstand me good sir. Agree that "if it isn't broken them do not fix it", and then an example of how to decide if it's broken.
I don't know if the chip has been said in this thread and I'm not going back to read either
Tjincktion is 100c, Max CPU temp i had was 74c.
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Don't want to go further off topic, but I was only referring to the OS' performance. The hardware seems to be capable enough.
