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    What do I need to install XP Professional on a HP Vista Laptop

    The laptop is a HP Pavilion dv2000. Windows Vista Home Premium is installed.
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    What do I need to install XP Professional on a HP Vista Laptop

    We need to load xp as the software our company uses only works on xp. It is software to service & repair equipment and the manufacturers have not released software to work on vista.
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    What do I need to install XP Professional on a HP Vista Laptop

    What is my best option for installing XP Professional on a HP Laptop with Vista Home Installed. Is there a good source out there to buy this? I didn't know if I could use the OEM version or would have to install the full retail version.
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    Best Option for Installing XP Professional on a Dell Vista Laptop

    What is my best option for installing XP Professional on a Vista Laptop. Is there a good source out there to buy this? I didn't know if I could use the OEM version or would have to install the full retail version.
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    Find Socket Type

    :-) yup, this is for an older guy who is actually pretty cool. :-) I don't know how many times i've had to explain to people that clock speed does not equal performance. "Huh, what do you mean this 2.4 core2 is faster than my 3ghz celeron?" lol
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    Find Socket Type

    hmm i knew this was tough. :-)
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    Dumbest thing you've ever done

    used a magnetic screwdriver. No problems though. Just didn't think it was a good idea.
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    RAM prices are just crazy

    By the way I checked your link and it looks like the ram you linked to is actually more expensive than when you bought it. Maybe i'm missing something. There is a similar Corsair deal for 130. Saw your edit. :-) Now you can be happy again. Yay the RAM you bought still costs a lot of money.
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    RAM prices are just crazy

    I stay off the bleeding edge. You can get G.skill 6400 2x1gb kit for $125 free shipping, no rebate. :-) Good stuff.
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    Thoughts on New C2D System Components

    Raptors are way faster in real life performance.
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    Another "Rate my Build"

    buy cheap ram, put money towards processor. If you can overclock with the cheap ram then great, if you can't you're still faster than you would be stock.
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    New gaming rig

    pbb-e is a great board. I have used it in 2 builds. go to newegg and get the 2x1gb g.skill ram $125 free shipping
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    Find Socket Type

    might add. He said he bought the computer about a year ago.
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    Find Socket Type

    I have a friend with a dell de051 that has an intel CeleronD 2.53ghz processor. How can we find out the socket type? He sold a pentium 4 computer and bought this thinking it would be faster. However it is not. it has 1 gig of ram. the tasks he finds slower are loading thumbnails off of...
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    Should I upgrade?

    I am wondering what kind of performance increases I would get from upgrading my current system: Dell Pentium 4 1.8Ghz 400 mhz FSB 256 RDram 2x250GB WD Drives 8mb Cache GeForce 2 MX To this System: SOLTEK "SL-K8AV2-RL" K8T800 AMD 64 2800+ 512MB DDR3200 RAM 2x 250GB WD Drives w/...