I got a new Laptop, too

[Cookie]

If I were to get a PC, what brand would you recommend then? 
I don't really care for Dell, HP doesn't have a good track record, and Sony is too expensive.

As other have said Asus.

Before I built my desktop I had an Acer Desktop that I never had problems with.

Also would building a laptop have advantages? I'm guessing I would have to buy specially built parts to fit the case though. I've never heard of anyone doing this, I'm guessing there is a reason....

[Nate]

So my sister was bitching to my folks about a new laptop, and they caved. Guess who gets the old one! I mean I'd prefer to wipe the thing and reinstall xp but that would cost money.  Does anyone have ideas for wiping a windows computer while keeping the partition and registered os?

Why don't you just pirate good ol' Win XP?

[the shortest route to the sea]

Why don't you just pirate good ol' Win XP?

A lack of desire to fuck with keygens to get system updates.

[Blaze-Senpai]

A lack of desire to fuck with keygens to get system updates.

You could like, not use updates.

[Nate]

A lack of desire to fuck with keygens to get system updates.

Get a Student Edition of XP. It comes with a OEM CD Key that can be used on hundreds of computers, its what I'm using at the moment. I've had the CD for like a year now and the CD Key is still valid, and I'm still getting updates.

The best part? Every time I install XP I don't even have to put in the CD Key, it does it for me.

[Daddy]

You could like, not use updates.

On Windows?
lol

[Nate]

On Windows?
lol

Yeah, I was gonna say that. lol

[Blaze-Senpai]

On Windows?
lol

Meh. I've gone without updates sometimes and I've never had problems.

[the shortest route to the sea]

Get a Student Edition of XP. It comes with a OEM CD Key that can be used on hundreds of computers, its what I'm using at the moment. I've had the CD for like a year now and the CD Key is still valid, and I'm still getting updates.

The best part? Every time I install XP I don't even have to put in the CD Key, it does it for me.

I have $70 to my name.

[Nate]

I have $70 to my name.

I guess you don't quite understand...Just pirate a Student Edition.

[the shortest route to the sea]

I guess you don't quite understand...Just pirate a Student Edition.

But I don't have a sailing ship!

[snorkel]

Get a Student Edition of XP. It comes with a OEM CD Key that can be used on hundreds of computers, its what I'm using at the moment. I've had the CD for like a year now and the CD Key is still valid, and I'm still getting updates.

The best part? Every time I install XP I don't even have to put in the CD Key, it does it for me.

Or just get one of the pre-cracked/no serial XP Professional releases on any torrent tracker, it's essentially the same thing (no serial when you install, auto-passes WGA, etc) but has the [relatively few and useless] perks of Pro