Running Windows 98SE on a 7598 Compaq computer. I like to save things from e-mails using the notebook. Of late I cannot save because when I get to the point of "save as" my machine stops responding and makes a very noticable sound as if something was slipping. It is not a comforting sound. The computer is at least 6 years old and is used about 15-18 hours per day.(More than one person has access) I am wondering if it is suffering fatigue and I should start saving my pennies for a replacement. It seems more things are acting funny everyday (lockups, strange noises, slow downs, etc)- Grandma Fern

Grandma!!! Back up everything!!! At once!!! Mine did the same thing, and one morning I woke up and it wouldn't even come on!! I didn't have a lot of things backed up, so I'm doing a lot of re-typing! thank goodness for hard copies!! PAX NancyT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Fern" <fern@lucasco.net> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 12:57 PM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Problem: Unable to save Running Windows 98SE on a 7598 Compaq computer. I like to save things from e-mails using the notebook. Of late I cannot save because when I get to the point of "save as" my machine stops responding and makes a very noticable sound as if something was slipping. It is not a comforting sound. The computer is at least 6 years old and is used about 15-18 hours per day.(More than one person has access) I am wondering if it is suffering fatigue and I should start saving my pennies for a replacement. It seems more things are acting funny everyday (lockups, strange noises, slow downs, etc)- Grandma Fern ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To volunteer to do a lookup or to exchange lookups, go here: http://www.RAOGK.org ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Fern" <fern@lucasco.net> > To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 12:57 PM > Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Problem: Unable to save > > Running Windows 98SE on a 7598 Compaq computer. > > I like to save things from e-mails using the notebook. Of late I cannot > save because when I get to the point of "save as" my machine stops >responding and makes a very noticable sound as if something was slipping. >It is not a comforting sound. The computer is at least 6 years old and is used >about 15-18 hours per day snip Grandma Fern > You are in BIG trouble if a computer that ancient is making those noises! If you can't immediately replace it, run out TODAY and get a couple of little jump drives (always on sale somewhere) and back up everything, including saved email. You really are at risk of losing everything at any moment. AFTER you save everything, take your 'puter in for servicing. You may get away with a good cleaning, perhaps a new fan, and minor repairs. If not, you'll know the bad news and can find a much faster and better one for as little as $500. With Christmas coming you might want to consider getting two cheaper ones instead of one, thus spreading out the wear and tear from multiple users. Wireless networking for your home is inexpensive and very practical these days. Hope our replies scare you into action before you make the same mistake many of us have made! Sharyn

Hello Grandma, Tuesday, August 9, 2005, 6:57:15 PM, you wrote: GF> Running Windows 98SE on a 7598 Compaq computer. GF> I like to save things from e-mails using the notebook. Of late I GF> cannot save because when I get to the point of "save as" my GF> machine stops responding and makes a very noticable sound as if GF> something was slipping. It is not a comforting sound. Can you open up Notepad ( C:\Windows\Accessories ) and see if you can copy / paste your e-mail text into it ( highlight the text then use CTRL+C to copy ). If this works then you can save from notepad, it would also point to a corrupted OE too and that could possibly be repaired but see below .... GF> The computer is at least 6 years old and is used about 15-18 hours GF> per day.(More than one person has access) I am wondering if it is GF> suffering fatigue and I should start saving my pennies for a GF> replacement. It seems more things are acting funny everyday GF> (lockups, strange noises, slow downs, etc) "6 years old, used daily and now making strange noises" would probably point to the Hard Drive beginning to wear out. Average life span of these devices is 5 years, though some go on longer and some will fail a lot earlier. I'd be planning on swapping it *very* soon, before it goes totally - makes the job of transferring a heck of a lot easier. It could also be other hardware issues such as cooling fans wearing out and becoming noisy. The way to tell if it's the Hard Drive is to see if these sounds come when saving or reading files from it - try copying a large file ( the larger the better ) from one folder to another and listen - a little clicking is in order but rattling or scraping noises certainly aren't ! HTH -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe