Recent content by Briglo

Great will try with Linux - thanks for taking the trouble to reply to my question:giggle:

So sorry I am a complete tech dummy - what exactly is Linux? - please excuse my ignorance - is it an OS ? how would I use it to breath life into the "old rig". As my Acer does not have a HDD at the moment ( I have some spare HDD's )- the message I get upon booting is - Boot Failure please...

I understand - I just hate to add PC to the mountain of discarded hardware I have a few spare HDD's so if I try and fail at least I made the attempt - I may only get 12months of use- that must be better than just dumping it . Of course the question becomes academic if I can't install an OS on...

How do I get my old Acer Aspire M1610 back up and running. It will power on, and I can access the BIOS.However upon opening the case found hard drive had been removed (probably by me years ago) Can't find original OS disc - case label says Windows Vista Home Basic - but can't remember which OS...