nitroshift

... and you registered here to brag?

Splitter as in switch? That's a no-no! You will need a DHCP enabled router (which most of them are).

Actually OEM versions can be downgraded, but in order to do so you must send M$ the Vista key you are downgrading and they will send you a XP key and invalidate the Vista one. I have done this for a few pc's in my company that came with Vista Business preinstalled and users were not too keen on using it...

I bet there was a file called usb.sys (or alike) that wasn't copied over either.... Reinstall the laptop using a GOOD source and check again. Good luck!

Not if there is some kind of Group Policy rules in effect

The CD you are using to install is either badly scratched or poorly written. Try with a brand new copy and see if the issues are still persistent. PS. You might want to take hint of this post: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...mp;#entry690164

Replace the squirrel with a kangaroo

First off, it's Riptide, not Ripide. And a search on google came up with this: http://www.topmarket.co.il/index.php?produ...8909828406ca37c and this: http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/213124/r...e-download.html

Stay away as much as you can from the BIOS update windows utility. The best way to update the BIOS is to download on a floppy / USB stick the necessary files and run the update in pure DOS mode. As to the original question, as the others have said, you *should* be safe.

Youy're lucky it works!! My c-media built-in sound card has only minimal functionality and c-media says that they won't release any drivers for it

Nope. Probably because it's a server oriented platform, and servers are not (commonly) used for gaming

Yahoo Messenger is a legit application that I use on a daily basis and never encountered any issues...

Seeing that the setup is pretty new, I doubt that a BIOS update is necessary. The cause is most likely due to the (badly written) nvidia drivers.

Nice!!!! Thanks a bunch!

Was that info necessary, Digerati? J/J....

Really nice. Do you mind if I use it as a wallpaper?

2 things I just want to note about: 1. I ain't computer illiterate, meaning that I know what right click and save target as means... 2. Do you know what capital letters mean? Shouting. Do you think it was really necessary to shout at me? May I remind you that this forum has some rules that you should read before posting?

One word: D*MN!!!! As I own a Honda CBR 600F I can imagine that happening to me.... Not a happy sight at all

Just format the partition (NTFS preferrably).

For what OS?

I personally haven't used AutoPatcher, but I can imagine how much of a PITA must be for users with a dial-up connection to keep up to date their OS.... Shame, Microsoft, shame on you!!!

Do as described here: http://win2k3.msfn.org/ and you'll be able to run games. I did

D'oh!