gwhall007

Yeah, you can do it, but it's not legal. Not legal with the retail version either, though. Rule is that each machine should have its own key. Unless, of course, you purchase a Volume License Key, like large businesses do.

Try C:WindowsSystemShell32.dll

I have to say I am completely happy with Vista. I am running Ultimate and its performance is pretty fast - seems faster than XP Pro, to me. Of course, though, I am running a pretty fast computer...

Actually, AMD doesn't have a true quad core processor on the market yet. Their "quad core" solution is to put 2 dual core processors on one motherboard. See this article: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2879 or this: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTIzMywxLCxobmV3cw==

Out of curiosity, what memory did you end up getting?

The TCP/IP stack in Vista is COMPLETELY different than in all previous versions of Windows. I would not recommend trying to use Cablenut, or any other similar program, as the registry settings in Vista are not the same. One big difference in Vista is that it dynamically adjusts the RWIN for each connection, based on current network performance. See this link, for all the info you could ever want about Vista's networking specs: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905087.aspx

Bump for mods to my previous most...

The 915P chipset (which is what HP's website says is in your PC) does, indeed, support dual channel memory. See this page for specs of your mother board: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00208497&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=426502&lang=en And this page for the 915P chipset specs: http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/915p/index.htm I highly recommend adding 2 512MB sticks of DDR400 (PC3200) to your machine, for a total of 1.5GB. As for the older Pavilion; sure, more RAM always helps. Be aware that the older machine uses older SDRAM, not DDR. For the newer PC, I would recommend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 For the older machine, I would get 2 of this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820134144

Whatever you do, do not buy a single stick of RAM for your PC, as this is a dual channel memory chipset. If you want to add 1GB, buy a matching pair of 512MB sticks. Otherwise, your performance will suffer a bit.

I am sorry, but I seriously think you are mistaken. I know Wiki isn't always 100% correct, but please see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p A quote from the article there: Even though various television networks in the world broadcast HDTV programming in 1080i and 720p, no 1080p broadcasting actually exists at this time. Material that has been digitized from a 35-mm film source is basically 1080p24 though, fit into 1080i50 or 1080i60 (progressive with segmented frames) and with proper 3:2 reversal deinterlacing, can be converted back into a true 1080p signal (see above explanation). I think your local stations are broadcasting in 1080i and your tuner or TV are upconverting the signal to 1080p.

Okay, then, who is broadcasting in 1080p?

Hate to say it, but this is not correct. OTA HD broadcasts are not 1080p. The bandwidth required for 1080p is massive - more than can fit in an OTA broadcast channel, I am fairly sure. The best you can get OTA is 1080i, which is what CBS broadcasts in. Fox broadcasts in 720p. I do not know what ABC (my local station's signal is too weak for me to pick up) and NBC (1080i, I think?) broadcast in. My tuner up-converts all of it to 1080i anyways, so it doesn't really matter to me. As someone stated earlier, the only way to get 1080p is with either a Blu-Ray or HD DVD. Personally, I am in no hurry to upgrade my 1080i TV. I seriously doubt most people, if anyone, could really tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p anyway...

Yeah, that Hitachi was/is a pretty good, fast drive. I own one. I know it's as fast, or even faster than the first gen, 36GB Raptors. However, I've got it in one of my computers as a data drive, along with a 74GB Raptor which runs Windows and Apps. The 74GB version of the Raptor is definitely faster than the 7K250 in that machine (A64 X2 4400+, 2GB mem, NF4 SLI MB). I set up all of my personal boxes this way - with a Raptor for the OS and Apps and a big, fast drive (or many of them, see my sig) for data. Shoot, in the rig in my sig, I'm also using another 74GB Raptor just for my swap drive. Talk about quick disk access!

DirectX 10 won't be coming to XP - it's only for Vista.

No sweat. Anything for a fellow 420'r!