Re: time for a new computer?
Other poster is right, not enough info. A 5yr old windows installation is going to be slow as hell, especially since you aren't a geek and probably have a lot of cruft (useless garbage) clogging it up. A 5yr old machine isn't going to run very well 8-tabling with a 394872398792 hand pokertracker database.
If you just have a modest PT database you can definitely get it "flattened" (format and reinstall). Buy virus protection. Save all your important files. For poker, this amounts to any player notes and your PT database. For the $60 a computer store is going to charge you a friendly geek can really hook you up right in the comfort of your own home.
If you feel you'd like to do it yourself, it's really not too hard, the short version is:
1) backup important stuff
2) put in the boot media and format the drive
3) reinstall windows
4) INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION
5) use windows update to get current
6) reinstall programs
Look around at the new modest desktops though, Windows XP has quite a few really cool media features that some of my non-geek friends have come to love. If you're into movies or music I'd say an upgrade is something to consider.
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