Good info. Thanks guys. (not sarcastic; I said thanks once and some guy accused me of being sarcastic)
I feel more confident with this upgrade now

This installation was obtained from my old high school so it has a academic license (or something like that). Can I or they get in trouble?

I will be upgrading my processor in a while and I'm wondering if the change of CPU will force me to activate XP again just like when you upgrade mobo.

Last time that happened was horrible. I...

I'd have to replace my motherboard for that jbennet. I like AMD. Core2's are nowhere close to $76 like the athlon is. The Phenom II X2 is $102. The lowest Core2 Duo is $120 plus the mobo I'd have...

I've been reading a lot of reviews on the Phenom II X2 and Athlon II X2. It seems that the Athlon II is not far behind the Phenom in game performance. I might go for the cheaper Athlon.

Thank you.
I thought that was only possible with certain Gigabyte mobos.

Phenom II X2 550 3.1GHz 80W BE
(my mobo only gets cpus up to 95W)

Thanks guys.
If I buy an AM3 CPU for my current AM2+ mobo, I will still use my DDR2 RAM right? It is AM3 compatible through the BIOS update.

I haven't wanted to ask anyone this for fear of sounding stupid. I have a PC running an AMD processor and a geforce video card. It's hard to find mobos with that combination. Most mobos that I...

I just want to make sure that if I buy a Phenom II X2, I won't have to upgrade my motherboard and DDR2 RAM cuz that would be horrible. My initial thought was that I was fine because the XFX site...

I have an XFX GeForce 8200 Motherboard that says I can update BIOS to be compatible with Phenom II's. I'm confused because I thought AM3 CPU's could only be paired with DDR3 RAM and the mobo is only...

I just stored the software. Will my backup recognize the drive by just hooking it up? When I fix my original, will I have any problems?

Hi
The same thing happened to me except I was not able to log in to the PC at all. I don't know if it's the same for you but the IT department at my school said they would reinstall XP. Since they...

I have a gaming computer that just died due to the CPU failing. It had a secondary 500GB HDD that I used to store software on. I am using my backup PC right now, but I'm wondering if I can simply...

First of all, Gerbil, that was a genuine thanks (not a sarcastic one).
I should have worded it differently.
Playing vids from HDD.
The PC was on when I disconnected monitor (DVI) and i set it up...

Thanks a lot guys. I got the message to go away.
My computer is still slower than normal though.

Forgot to mention that when I turn my PC on, it says "CMOS Checksum Bad" probably really important. It never said that before.

I diconnected my 22' monitor to set up an HDTV Tuner. I put the tuner within inches of my open case. When I set the computer back up on my monitor everything was like that. I hope I didn't mess up my...

I'm really frustrated because my PC is fairly fast and last night and this morning it's been acting really weird. First thing I noticed was that the sound was really choppy in Bioshock and it was...

I just bought a Big Typhoon VX for my AMD Athlon X2 5000+ OC'd to 3GHz. The temps idle are from 30C-36C according to CoreTemp, and 36C-45C according to SpeedFan. Temps under load for an hour or so...

well thanks Jay
uhhhmmm I will keep downloading drivers that might be matches.
I'm bound to get it rite, I think.
thx for the help

I managed to install the drivers though.
I guess they weren't the right ones because it's still not picking up my connection although apparently someone in my area has wi-fi because it picked it up....

I actually got a modem and a wireless network adapter driver but I am using wired.
There is only the Ethernet Controller driver left that would have anything to do with the internet connection....

I tried using my flashdrive but it has the same results as using the cd
I went to the hardware update wizard and specified where to get the drivers from but it says
"the hardware was not installed...

ya! good idea. I will try
i'll post if it worked thanks a lot man

Thanks jaycustom21 but I had already looked for the drivers in the Gateway website. Problem is how do i get them from my desktop to the laptop? I tried putting them on a disc using nero but they...

I recently agreed to fix a friend's notebook and I had to reinstall WinXP and I thought I was done.
I have to activate Windows but I don't have internet. I hooked up the ethernet cable so I could...