How Long did your computer last before you had to replace it

First computer was purchased when windows 95 was first put on the market and yes you're so right it went forever and I'd no doubt still be using it but it was downstairs and my husband wanted to paint the walls down there so the night before he put everything off the desk , shelves and work benches to the middle of the floor. Well during the night and next morning we had a flood, almost everyone here had the same thing, sewer backup, our town was classed as a disaster and insurance covered some items. I now have a laptop with windowsXP and I'm loving it. I've had it since 2005.

it ttaly depends for what u use yourpc if u use for going throught web and staff a computer will last for quite a lot but if u have a computer for games (like me :p)it wont last that much , i have this pc for like 4 and a half years and some games dont run on it anymore, so i am buying a wii insteadof upgrading or buying a new one

I started with DOS PC. It was not a very user friendly computer as I had to remember and type in line commands. I had also used a Windows 95 PC and it got infected with virus through a friend's diskette. I bought a Windows ME laptop 6 years ago and it still works ok except that its screen starts to flicker occasionally. I am now using the Windows XP laptop. It is about 3 years old. Occasionally, I am unable to switch this laptop on due to the faulty motherboard. It is quite frustrating when I need to use the computer and it refused to boot up. So recently, I bought a new Windows Vista Notebook PC.

Hard to say really, My computer has been upgraded so many times, it not really the same computer it was originally.

My last PC I had for nearly 5 years, and this one im currently using is almost 4. :S I think i'll be looking for a new one soon.

My old computer was 5 years old, I replaced it because it was old. It was working very well, only its battery was running out.

My computer lasted over eight year. It was my first computer. The one I'm using now is two years old and I hope to use it at least for ten years!

I have a Computer that is about 10 or 11 years old its an IBM Aptive 166mhz and it still runs good I do not use it to go online but I still use it to Play old games and other stuff But this was my Computer that I First used to Access the Internet with. Now I dont think it could Handle the Internet now the way it is. But I got a lot of good years out of it and thought 166mhz was fast now i have a 3ghz computer.lol