NLE: convert/upgrade my desktop or buy a new laptop? ... Good processor, good memory, average video card, no sound card, ... and then buy a high end laptop for Windows ... gut the server PC and upgrade as needed for ... later on when I found a monitor to view it with). ... (rec.video.desktop)
Re: Switching OSs from Windows ME to Windows XP Home Edition SP2 ... like to upgrade this laptop to use Win XP Home Edition SP2. ... Purchase an XP Home Upgrade CD at retail, ... DELETED the installed modem from the laptop (a U.S. ... Do you have a hispeed connection available? ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Activation questions and potential problems ... swap XP operating systems between the desktop and my laptop (XP ... coupon for an XP Home upgrade.... should I do this before or after the desktop hardware... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: Upgrade to XP Pro ... Since this is an "old Laptop" -- ... Laptops tend to have odd hardware configurations,... I'd like to upgrade the old laptop to XP Pro (I ... provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
Re: Wired and wireless and security ... If you have not ticked the bit about not allowing the laptop to be used as a gateway then it will allow people in. ... Shortly after I bought it, I discovered that the seller misrepresented it because it was supposedly still under warranty but was, in fact, a refurb and therefore out of warranty. ... I went back to Ebay and added to my comments saying it had been mis-represented. ... At that time I didn't upgrade Windows on a regular basis, finding the upgrades often broke more than they fixed. ... (alt.internet.wireless)
