Wanna laugh at me ?

[lazyitus]

What a prize pillock I feel!

After restoring my PC back to its original setting last night (now working a treat by the way), I decided to install my newly purchased 'GT Legends' for a bit of late night gamage.

In great anticipation, I waited for it to install only to be greeted with an error message...



On closer inspection of the box, the game runs on Windows 2000 and XP.

Well that aint gonna work on my Windows Me then, is it?

D A R W I N

The question is...

How do I go about upgrading. Do I need to buy 2000 / XP software or can it be downloaded/upgraded?

And will it mean restoring again?

Cheers
Thickyitus

>> Edited by lazyitus on Friday 23 December 09:01

[lazyitus]

tycho said:

Buy a copy of XP or 2000 but go to a pc shop and get the oem version with a couple of sticks of ram as the more, the better. Windows works out fairly cheap then, I think about £80 for the OEM version.

Right then. What is OEM and why is it the same thing but cheaper?

[Neil_H]

On a completely unrelated note.....there's some software called Bit Torrent which allows you to download various software off other people. Some people even share copies of operating systems on there, very naughty.

lazyitus said:

Right then. What is OEM and why is it the same thing but cheaper?

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer, it basically refers to software/ hardware that comes without retail packaging (which is why it's cheaper), it's designed for people like Dell to fit in their machines.

>> Edited by Neil_H on Friday 23 December 10:01

[lazyitus]

Neil_H said:

On a completely unrelated note.....there's some software called Bit Torrent which allows you to download various software off other people. Some people even share copies of operating systems on there, very naughty.

Thats just so wrong.

[bigdods]

XP OEM £58.74 plus a couple of quid for shipping here

www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=66489

There are many copies of Operating Systems on BitTorrent but quite a few are dodgy and will cause you problems. Buy the OEM version - but beware XP needs a minimum of 256MB RAM to work and I always fit 512MB minimum when buiklding a machine as 256MB isnt enough to make the machine run to its full potential.

[jamieboy]

lazyitus said:

Neil_H said: Some people even share copies of operating systems on there Thats just so wrong.

Yes it is. A bit of a hobby-horse of mine, but if you don't steal your shopping, and you don't steal your clothes, then you shouldn't steal software IMO.

If you needed a £90 part to keep your car running, would you steal it, or would you grit your teeth and pay for it?

[lazyitus]

jamieboy said:

lazyitus said: Neil_H said: Some people even share copies of operating systems on there Thats just so wrong. Yes it is. A bit of a hobby-horse of mine, but if you don't steal your shopping, and you don't steal your clothes, then you shouldn't steal software IMO. If you needed a £90 part to keep your car running, would you steal it, or would you grit your teeth and pay for it?

Fair points - I wouldn't entertain stealing software such as this anyway. Too much risk of virus IMO.

Although I did steal a matchbox ferrari when I was younger

[lazyitus]

bigdods said:

XP OEM £58.74 plus a couple of quid for shipping here www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=66489

They're available via ebay too at a similar price.

[jamieboy]

Is it too late to ask Santa?

[lazyitus]

jamieboy said:

Is it too late to ask Santa?

I think it is. I'll maybe make a couple of phone calls. Good idea!

[pdV6]

jamieboy said:

Is it too late to ask Satan?

Well, I know some people are down on Mr Gates, but isn't that a bit harsh?

[aldi]

Neil_H said:

you will need to insert your ME disc any time you have to reinstall XP.

Oh No, what a personal disaster

[mmm-five]

jamieboy said:

lazyitus said: Neil_H said: Some people even share copies of operating systems on there Thats just so wrong. Yes it is. A bit of a hobby-horse of mine, but if you don't steal your shopping, and you don't steal your clothes, then you shouldn't steal software IMO. If you needed a £90 part to keep your car running, would you steal it, or would you grit your teeth and pay for it?

If you could download a gearbox, exhaust, cat, engine, etc. rather than buy it, many people would.

The problem lies with the ease of theft of software/music over the internet as it is faceless and untraceable - when done properly - and you don't have to look over your shoulder ever couple of seconds to see if another customer or a member of staff is watching you.

If stealing a car part, or a trolley of shopping was as easy then more would do it.

However, it is wrong and any software I use more than a couple of times a year is bought. I still download software though, and if I find it's what I want I then go and find the cheapest place to buy it so I can have the producers full support for technical problems.

[tycho]

lazyitus said:

bigdods said: XP OEM £58.74 plus a couple of quid for shipping here www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=66489 They're available via ebay too at a similar price.

Or you could go to www.overclockers.co.uk and get it at a similar price from a PH'er. I believe this site is run by someone here although I can't remember who.

[diver944]

Ooooh there's lots of good stuff on that overclockers site (I'd never heard of it before)

OEM version of XP is £52.95 and a 1GB of fast Crucial PC3200 RAM is only £51.95

[r988]

Anyone been to the Microsoft shop at the Microsoft HQ in Seattle? My previous boss was there not long ago and picked up copies of a lot of software for pretty much nothing, $10USD for a copy of the latest editon of Office anyone?