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**Hugh** · 23-07-2019, 22:29

Just upgraded my lad’s laptop - it’s one of my old work laptops (Tosh R700-15X - 8 years old, but i5 chip so should still run fine); it had been running very slow recently, and it had corrupted sectors on the 320GB Hard Drive, and some corrupted system files.

I downloaded the latest Win10 release, ran various commands (Sfc /scannow and various DISM), then cloned the C: drive to a new 480GB SSD, swapped them over, and Robert’s your mother’s brother.

Improvements
Boot time - 5 minutes to 20 seconds
Log on time - 2-3 minutes to 5-7 seconds
Chrome web page - 30 seconds to 2 seconds
Word document - 1 minute to 3 seconds

It’s only got 4GB memory (2x2GB), so I’ll change that out for 2x4GB next month - only cost £60 (and my time) so far, and another £40 next month for the memory.

23-07-2019, 22:29	#13955
Hugh laeva recumbens anguis Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 67 Services: Premiere Collection Posts: 42,084	Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4 Just upgraded my lad’s laptop - it’s one of my old work laptops (Tosh R700-15X - 8 years old, but i5 chip so should still run fine); it had been running very slow recently, and it had corrupted sectors on the 320GB Hard Drive, and some corrupted system files. I downloaded the latest Win10 release, ran various commands (Sfc /scannow and various DISM), then cloned the C: drive to a new 480GB SSD, swapped them over, and Robert’s your mother’s brother. Improvements Boot time - 5 minutes to 20 seconds Log on time - 2-3 minutes to 5-7 seconds Chrome web page - 30 seconds to 2 seconds Word document - 1 minute to 3 seconds It’s only got 4GB memory (2x2GB), so I’ll change that out for 2x4GB next month - only cost £60 (and my time) so far, and another £40 next month for the memory. __________________ There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.