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External Hard Drives

Jul 24, 2005 7:29AM PDT

I'm running Windows ME and several of my older programs have stopped operating. I am considering purchasing an external Hard Drive to re-load these programs on so they will be usable. Will this work?

As it stands programs try to open, but then close again.

Thanks

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Not a good choice, IMO
Jul 24, 2005 8:02AM PDT

You'd be well off to try to correct problems with your troublesome system before adding more potential problems. Perhaps the best case would be a good cleanup, AV and pest scan and attempts to reinstall your apps. At worst (and this may not be a bad choice) backup what you can and completely restore your system. You can add an external then. If your USB is 1.1 and not 2, I would not put an external drive on it at all. The performance of the original USB specifications is pathetic in comparison to USB 2.

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External Hard Drive
Jul 24, 2005 8:39AM PDT

Thanks for the reply, I probably would be better off to completely restore everything. I feel like Pest and AV scans got me to the point I now am, by removing certain things I shouldn't have removed!