Hmmm - maybe you should get over there and buy it now while they are still taking orders.
I was also lamenting my procrastination, but I went to Microsoft's web site to verify the deal was done and they took my order! Hurry!
Vista Family Discount page Scroll to bottom and click button...
Hmmm -- Button says "In Store Only", but description says "From our expanded online assortment; not available in Best Buy retail stores"
Wonder how that works?
I scored a Ultimate Upgrade edition in Woburn, MA. They only had 1 left, but they had a lot of Home Premium Upgrade and Full. Then I went up to Danvers and they had a lot of every edition.
They had so many in Danvers I almost wished I'd waited until they went to 50% off, but it was too late...
Actually, dual booting 2 installations of WinXP is a lot easier than dual booting WinXP and Linux.
This is how I would do it:
1. Format the spare drive (I would give it a volume label to make it easier to ID during the install)
2. Boot from the WinXP CD
3. Install WinXP on the spare...
I was thinking about doing that, but then I realized that I was expected to uninstall my copies in one year when my subscription ran out or pony up another $350 for one more year.
Now I'm leaning toward the OEM version.
*shugs*
Sukhoi - You shouldn't have any trouble imaging from the IDE to SATA drive as long as the SATA drive gets the same drive letter as the IDE drive had. I suggest that you totally remove the IDE drive the first time you boot to the SATA drive after transfer the image. If you have any IDE HDs in the...
Your best bet is to use the "Repair" feature of the Windows. Boot from the XP CD as if you were doing a full install. Ignore any references to the "repair console." At a point, it will say something like "Gee, I see that Windows XP is already installed, would you like to repair it or install...
The question is why use 7zip when you can use WinRAR for free?
I paid for my WinRAR a long time ago because I love it. I stopped installing other compression utilities altogether on my own machines.
When installing compression utilities on other peoples machines (including the ones at...
I've always used lighter fluid for this (the kind used in a zippo lighter). The first pass I use a paper towel that I've sprayed damp and wipe the HS until it is mostly clean, then repeat with Q-Tips dipped in lighterfluid until spotless. The lighter fluid evaporates shortly, just make sure you...
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