Dream Machine

[doniam]

A little off topic as it is not a Terminator queston, but my computer is not well.
Been running slow for a few days and Monday would't start at all. Got to the starting Windows blue page and just hungup. Tried to use the HP restore program and it told me I had a bad file and then just stopped.
Anyway the local shop says that the HD is no good and he can sell me another for $78 but for a new copy of WinXP and the installation and perhaps file copy the total comes to about $200.
I am thinking that I might be better off starting over with a new machine off the shelf somewhere.
Any suggestions. Don't do gaming or trading so do not need anything fancy.

-Don