Re: Curious About Updating.....

2012-06-20 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
Thanks "Ben"! In all actuality this laptop was given to me by someone who thought it was junk!...and when they gave it to me it WAS. There was food in every crack & crevice, the thing wouldn't power on, the screen was marred, smudged, and it rattled when you shook it. It was a labor of love for

Re: Curious About Updating.....

2012-06-19 Thread Roelof 'Ben' Kusters
To Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I: I'm having far fewer problems with F17 than I had with F15. I've done a fresh install, of which I am a great fan in general anyway. I tinker quite a lot with my machine, but am not very skilled, so I am sure I f**k up quite a few things in every version. When I do

Re: Curious About Updating.....

2012-06-19 Thread Rick Stevens
On 06/19/2012 09:26 AM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: WOW!.thanks Rick!.I got all KINDS of info about my laptop now!...Here's what I got: Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Gateway Product Name: T-6321 Version: 89.22 Serial Number: N1B85 910 16173 UUID: 5

Re: Curious About Updating.....

2012-06-19 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
WOW!.thanks Rick!.I got all KINDS of info about my laptop now!...Here's what I got: Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Gateway Product Name: T-6321 Version: 89.22 Serial Number: N1B85 910 16173 UUID: 54726974-6F6E-2D2D-2D2D-0003254BA1

Re: Curious About Updating.....

2012-06-19 Thread Rick Stevens
On 06/19/2012 07:31 AM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: Hello all ok so here's my question, and bear in mind this isn't a pressing matter as I have secondary and tertiary computers. I have a laptop Gateway T-Series 3200...(I THINK! since there's no way of knowing cuz' there's no labels and the Syst

Curious About Updating.....

2012-06-19 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
Hello all ok so here's my question, and bear in mind this isn't a pressing matter as I have secondary and tertiary computers. I have a laptop Gateway T-Series 3200...(I THINK! since there's no way of knowing cuz' there's no labels and the System only gives me "generic" info) 250GB Hard drive