Well, that makes me feel fine. Getting a new hard drive sounds like a good thing for me, this means I can upgrade with a good excuse ^_^

Good thing I got that 500G external for christmas, cause I...

My hard drive just went the way of my last auto-engine today... overheating crash. Run to the Hills.

Has anyone ever had this problem before? My HDD has been hanging a lot lately, and today it...

Alright, well. All is good so far. I can't install windows XP pro sp2, because I already installed x64, apparently. Oh well, I will deal with this version for now. But, hey!

I can't reinstall my...

Well, I'm about to do it. So thanks, and wish me luck.

Just for the record, I'm doing it this way:
1.) Use Compaq windows disc to reformat, and install drivers.
2.) Use Windows XP pro 64-bit to...

Well, yeah, but would I still use my compaq cd to wipe the drive, or would a windows disc of a different version still do it?

Okay, but what about if I were to just wipe the hd, then put a different windows version on? Would the process be that much different? Because I was going to replace home sp2 with pro, and possibly...

Will I have to install SP2 seperately? Or does it install automatically with the restore on an R3k?

Well, crap, dude. Sounds like we have some problems.

It appears you are more than equipped to play said games, have you read the related threads? My best advice is to read the threads at the...

Okay, here's the scoop. I have a Compaq Presario R3000. I have a virus that infected my UPnP drivers, so I can't regularly use UPnP. Everytime i do, there's a decent chance of getting the blue-screen...