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I picked up a computer at a yard sale, and the operating system isn't good. I don't have another one, and I can't afford to buy one it's Windows 7, can anyone help? And tell me what I can do.

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If the computer is a Dell of an Hp and many other brands you may still be able to order those systems from those companies for very little. They will arrive in a few days load them onto your computer and boom your up and running with little cost and just your time.

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If you're looking for a operating system to run and it's an older computer i'd recommend using a freeware like ubuntu. It's a distro of Linux but easy to pick up and web browse etc. if you burn the disc you can also try it free without installing prior to fully commiting.

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Yes you can network XP and 7 together. The trick to this is during network setup you have to change the workgroup name on your XP computer to match Windows 7. The default workgroup name on 7 is homegroup. Change the name to homegroup in XP. Next during network setup on your 7 computer when you reach the workgroup options the setup will generate a password to access your homegroup. Write this password down and don't lose it. It's kind of hard to retrieve if you misplace it (speaking from experience :) ) You should now be able to share your router and files. Hope this was helpful.

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