NickTheGrip

Dont wipe it first as I dont know if upgrade media will work if it doesnt find the old OS - do the 'upgrade' style, then around 4 or 5 screens in, it will ask you if you want to install or upgrade. Choose install, then on the disk screen select advanced options and choose 'format'. The program will do the rest for you. Thats what I did with an upgrade media and it worked fine.. I also took the opportunity to load the 64 bit version in case the old lady lets me upgrade my processor and MB one day to a 64 bit system I know that sounds messed up, but 64-bit loads just fine on a 32-bit system and runs like a champ. Its basically there waiting for the new hardware

I think Laz was referring to the "caught by Punkbuster" thread that was in one of the forums on the old site. I remember seeing that, or was that in another life................................... LOL

I use a $29.99 Logitech I bought from that fancy southern French store - Target (pronounced tarjey - LOL). The sound is great and I guess the mic is good as no one complains (hmmm, maybe it doesnt even work) The only thing was that I bought one that was "Skype certified" as I need it for traveling and keeping international phone bills low. I dont know how much credibility that sticker has but it seems to be ok. I went with the YSB connection rather than the rca jack type. You have to do a little bit of set up, but even a puter idiot like me only took a few minutes to figure out why sound was still coming out of my speakers when I plugged my headset in.!!!

I just want to say one thing then I will shut up. I emigrated from the UK to the US (proud to be a dual national of the two best countries in the world). The big difference is when I came to the US I made a pledge of allegiance to my new country and part of that is to respect the country I now call home and not fight to tear it down (the opposite). These people who come into both countries then try to change them into thier old country should all be pushed back into the ocean and told to F%%K off. All this shit about trying to createa a Sharia law society inside the US just turns my stomach. Dont get me wrong, I am not a racist. I just believe that when you choose to live in a new country you should respect that country and its ideals of DONT GO THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE YOU F$$ING IDIOTS (no offence to our 'idiots')

Well, I got greedy and overclocked my 'puter just a hair too much and let the 'magic smoke' out of it. I will be down for a day or two while I build another one from my pile of scrap parts, then load windows, COD2, patches etc, etc, etc, etc. I hope to be back in a day or so, but it might take a couple

I think I got it made, at least for one hour a night. My wife is Mexican and she loves those crappy mexican soap operas. She made me watch them for about 1 night, and got so sick of me saying "what did he say?, what did she say?" I am now banished to a whole 'nother level of the house. Pity its only from 10-11 at night, but she does leave me alone. Problem is, I also have to 'do things' to get more parts - the good thing is she says "if you stay away from me for a week, you can have your new thingymabob board whatsit (except in spanish). That's ok, because we use the best contraceptive known to man - Wedding cake, so no harm no foul there - LOL

One point - Windows 7 is also avaiable as a 32-bit system. It has to be, otherwise 75% of the computers out there would be obsoleted as most people can't afford the hardware required for a 64-bit system. I have been running 7RC (32 bit) for about a month now and, although I like it, it is not much better than XP. Vista just doesnt cut it for me so, I am torn between leaving everything the way it is, or doling out the $200 to upgrade to 7 - all of this on 32-bit systems because the "trouble and strife" wont let me spend anything ona new MB and processor anyway

Actually 32 bit systems support, in theory, exaclty 4GB of RAM, however most systems will hog out aroud 500MB to 750MB for "housekeeping". 32 bits is 2 to the power of 32, or 4,294,967,295, which is exactly 4GB. Also remember that PCI-E maps video memory to this available address area. The larger your video card memory, the less you might seem to have, although its all being used. The big, expensive, answer is to go to a 64-bit system. basically 64-bit allows more RAM than you could ever need (16.8 million terabytes) although most manufacturers place an artificial limit in there to clamp it at, say, 128GB (Still a bloody lot)

'bout time Priest Welcome to thre biggest, bunch of idiots in the world (and proud if it) Welcome to all

LOL My wife is Mexican and she loved these - Thx man