win 7

I guess finally I have to go to win 7 and give up win xp. Wondering what is the best email program that you would recommend, and will I be able to keep my same email address. Thank you.
Richard

Here are some:
( http://email.about.com/od/windowsemailclients/tp/free_email_prog.htm )
You can also just put a desktop icon to your ISP website and use that.

What made you decide to finally give up XP? I thought you were going to hang on until the bitter end?

I assume you are using Outlook Express with an email address provided by your ISP? If so, then I would suggest using Windows Live Mail. It is essentially Outlook Express with tons of new features. I've moved several of my 80+ year old people from Outlook Express over to Live Mail and they all love it. You can use your same old email address.

You can read more about it *here*

Well Draclvr,There are some games that need 4GB of ram and I only have 3. I can't add any more ram to my motherboard so I will have it rebuilt. I can use the power supply and video card. I had to learn to use my xp so I guess I will have to learn to use win 7. Thanks
Richard

Once you learn where everything is, it should be easy. Like you say, it's just learning something new again! Just make sure you get 64-bit Windows 7 so you can up that RAM to 4 or even 8 GB. It's not the motherboard so much as it is your operating system that limits your RAM.

Richard, having gone from Windows XP to Windows 7 last year, I can tell you not to worry and that it isn't a big deal. Now if you were going from Windows XP to Windows 8, that would be another thing altogether.

Unless your space is extremely limited, I'd suggest holding onto your current computer as is and getting a new computer for the newer games and online activities. Some older games are a lot easier to get working on XP, even though it's possible to get them to work on 7. Some older games don't work as well with Windows 7 video drivers. And an older video card is not going to work as well for the newer games.

Considering that you want to play games that require 4 GB of system memory or more, you'll probably also want a newer, faster video card soon if not now. You're really not going to save much on re-using the computer case and video card, since you'd probably have to update the video card pretty soon.

Check out the computers that sites like eCollege or CyberpowerPC have for sale, and you'll probably see that you won't save much by re-using the case.

I couldn't agree more with Jenny... I still have my old XP computer for those games it's just easier to play there. A good case is no more than $50 - $75 and a much better power supply about the same. Plus, as she says, that video card will be outdated sooner rather than later.

Draclvr ,doesn't that hard drive seem small. only 240 GB. Computer guy is building me a pc. I'll have to ask him tomorrow about it.

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Richard

I would definitely want more hard drive space than that.

Richard, this is not a hard drive. This is an SSD - a solid state drive. It will be very fast and has enough room for your operating system and your most used programs. BUT! You will need a large HDD - hard disk drive - to store everything else. Many people do this; I have a similar setup on my Windows 7 system. However, it is a complication for you if you don't know how to install things to a different drive... or to store things like photos on a different drive. You will have to learn how to manage two drives - one for the operating system and your most-used programs and one for all your other data. I'd like to hear what else this individual is going to use to build your PC. Is he using a discrete video card or using the graphics in a CPU? I think you need more information here.

Draclvr,I've got a list of everything he is going to rebuild the pc. Awful a lot of typing but I will figure out a way. Thank you. Give me a little time.
I hope you can figure this out.

AM3 125VV Desktop Processor FD8350UFRMKBOX
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS BLACK SATA 24X DVD BURNER BULK OEM
CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H110 EXTREME PERFORMANCE WATER/LIQUID CPU
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FXR2.0 AM3+AMD 990FX+SB950 SATA 6GB/S
USB 3.0ATXAMD Motherboard with UEFIBIOS
MUSHKIN ENHANCED REDLINE 16GB 4x4GB 240 PIN DDR3 SDRAM DDR2
1866 PC3 14900 DESKTOP MEMORY MODEL 994166R
NEW NZKT H440 STEEL MID TOWER CASE NES GENERATION 5,25 LESS DESIGN
INCLUDE 4X3ND GEN FN2 FANS HIGH END WC SUPPORT
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD
I don't see my hard drive maybe he is going to use my old one. It's got 500 gb
That just about takes of that. Thank you so much
I'm using my power supply 850 w and my video card it's only 2 mo. old paid about $250.00
Richard

Holy cow! This is a VERY high end computer geared for extreme gaming and performance. It's possible he is unable to use your old hard drive depending on what kind of interface it has. That Sabertooth motherboard only has SATA connections. I would definitely ask him about it. That 250 GB SSD (solid state drive) is fine for a boot drive and your most-used programs, but you will need a larger data drive. You will also have to learn how to manage two drives - not a big deal, but definitely something you need to be aware of.

What is your video card?

This is the graphic card I have. Asus R9 290 4GB DDR5 Graphics Card.
I'm going to ask him about the hard drive. Will let you know. I have a win 7 disk but it a 32 bit so he won't be able to use it I need a 64. He's going to use the other HD in the new computer so that will give me two.
Richard

Your graphics card is fine.
We didn't know if it was the original card that came with your XP computer or not, which is why we asked about it.

If you have a non-SSD drive in your system, it will slow down your boot. Boot time is extremely fast if you only have SSD. It might be better to use a USB external drive to store files, and only connect it as needed after the computer has booted.

You could ask about putting your old drive in a USB external hard drive case, so you could attach it as needed.

Of course if you're hoping to have a dual boot, you'd want the XP drive to be internal. There are XP drivers for your motherboard (ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FXR2.0) so XP should work.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_990FX_R20/HelpDesk_Download/

I don't know how many files you normally save on your hard drive, or whether you archive most of your files on an external drive. The 250GB SSD may be fine for your use -- especially if you use an external drive for storage. It all depends on how much space you use.