Quote Originally Posted by frogbeastegg View Post
[Windows 7] £95! I don't have any way to get a cheap or free version; I know no one else who uses it, and no students either. It's full price or nothing.
As the local plumber would say, there's your problem, lady. You need some geek friends. There's nothing quite like being able to pick up the phone and ask a buddy if he's got a spare hard drive, 120mm fan or Acrobat license. It is imperative that you socialize with some full-time network/IT/hardware geeks and become buds. You'd be amazed at the benefits that you reap from buying a system builder a few beers.

This is much more important than a RAM upgrade. You must cultivate some geeks, and quickly.