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I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD COMPUTER

Sep 11, 2004 1:39PM PDT

I am in the process of buying a new computer and I cant decide on the name brand or any. I have an IBM Aptiva 2170-831 it still in good condition, but some of my DLL files I have lost somewhere. What do you guys think. Do I need to do BUY or UPGRADE. H-E-L-P Thank you,

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Re: I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD COMPUTER
Sep 11, 2004 4:31PM PDT

its always cheaper to buy individual parts and pop them in your old case. A typical upgrade would be getting a new mobo/cpu, more ram, and maybe a bigger hard drive. if your a gamer a new video card is always a must.

www.newegg.com seems to have the best deals on parts.

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Re: I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD COMPUTER
Sep 13, 2004 2:30PM PDT

dll/'s are software files. Perhaps you just need for do a repair install of the software.
Better yet, format the drive, then do a clean install. If the machine is satisfactory and the dll issue is the only problem, this can be repaired.