
Install MS Office, import old emails into Outlook.Ĩ. (any issues with activating using the same number as before on the same machine?)ħ. Connect to net, do any other general updates inc drivers and activate windows. Plug in removeable drive with all the goodies on. Physically make the changes (what could possibly go wrong?) and give the whole laptop a good clean.ĥ. Make C drive bootable, format both with NTFS.Ģ. Make sure firmware is updated for SSD, and partition in half - OS and documents go in one half, samples in the other. Old Outlook Express emails folder located and backed up.ġ. Downloaded offline Windows updates using this utility - and put onto a removable drive.Ĥ. Product ID unreadable on the laptop itself, but copied the ID from Windows.ģ. Knowing that hell awaits me, I'm trying to go in as prepared as I can be. It was originally built by a UK company, PC Specialist. It'll be used for music and general laptop chores. It's an i7 3740QM with 24GB ram, so it should still be a decent performer with the SSD. Currently it's slow, clunky, runs hot, temperamental etc. I'm taking out the old 2x hybrid drives and putting them in USB 3 caddies, and replacing with a single 1TB SSD (possibly adding a 2nd, but plan not to). This typically indicates that the library that Speccy uses to analyze your computer lacks the relevant information to completely analyze your computer's parts.I can't put it off any longer - its time to rebuild the laptop. Why doesn't Speccy show information on one of my computer's parts? If you choose to publish a Speccy profile to the Web, Speccy will require access to the Internet.Īdditionally, if the "Inform me of updates to Speccy" option is checked, then Speccy will connect to the internet to check for updates. It is not sending any identifiable information about your computer. Why does Speccy try to access the Internet?ĭuring Speccy's analysis phase, it tries to access the network and Internet so that it can report on your IP address and the LAN or WiFi connection. Please wait for the analysis to complete and try again. During this process, you cannot save a snapshot and the menu option will be unavailable. When you start Speccy, it runs through an analysis phase as it scans your computer for hardware and software. Help! I can load snapshots and save to XML, but I can't save a new snapshot! Close the Snapshot view of Speccy and start Speccy again. In Snapshot view, you cannot load or save snapshots, or save XML files. You are viewing a snapshot file in Speccy. Help! I can't save snapshots or XML files from Speccy, or load snapshots! If you have a problem with Speccy, you may find some of the answers in this topic.
