The problem could also be a flakey CD drive or even the install media itself. I've noticed that official Windows installation CDs have trouble...
Yeah, just make sure office doesn't boot with Windows to save on precious resources and it should be OK.
The Vista OS requires a minimum of a 1 GHz CPU and at least 512mb to run, though actually running software on it obviously requires a bit more. If...
2000 Pro will run well, but of course you'll need a swathe of 3rd party security tools to keep it locked down, including a firewall. I wouldn't go...
As far as I know MS anti-spyware doesn't actually install any spyware, but it does have a whitelist of "approved partners" which it will not...
Yeah, let it go overnight if you can.
Run Memtest86+ overnight and see if you get any memory errors. Even one is one too many.
This reminds me of an article, you might find this informative. :)
Um, you could, you know, not buy their products. Yeah, you're right, that's crazy talk. :D
What does it matter? Most people know that they are really bad, yet they buy their products anyway.
I know I will definately buy Vista, as I cannot stay away from Halo! (double-sarcasm)
Meh, if you wanna go back that far, how about Les Paul, Bill Haley, or even better, Django Reinhart?
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Gee, I wonder why MS gives discounts to schools?
If you have to advertise for a work at home job in this day and age, you know there's a catch.
If you haven't bought the Maxtor yet, I've had enough bad experience with Maxtor for the both of us, losing about 500GB of data in total. Seagate...
PCI cards are the only option if you have a typical OEM system like Dell or HP. They have integrated video with no expansion slot, so PCI is...
IBM is aiming for a 5GHz floor on the PPC-6 (64-bit), due out next year. That certainly wouldn't be bad for a multi-CPU rendering station.
If it's still well-grouped and has kept its viscosity, then yes. If not, you should hold off until you can get some thermal compound.
IDE devices do not need drivers! Unless you are running MSDOS, you don't need any special drivers for internal CDROMs, HDDs, etc. Make sure your...
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