Episode #158
i had xp on my computer and upgraded to vista.i regested it with mircosoft and one day i had to format the drive i lost xp pro so i perested xp home full then put vista on top then i regested vista on line it regested vista agane i thought you could not regerster like that has.have i found a glich in vista becouse it always works like this now i format my drive
mark, Brisbane, QLD
Sean’s note: Newer versions of Windows figure out what computer they’re on by taking a look at the hardware in the computer you’ve installed it on, and pulling various values from the onboard components (with heavy weight given to the networking card, which has a unique hardware address on it). If you’re registering on the same system, you can generally re-activate at least once so long as the hardware configuration hasn’t changed substantially, because the Microsoft Activation Server recognizes that you’re probably reinstalling on the same machine. If you KEEP having to re-activate over and over again, they’re going to start refusing to activate your machine, however.
-
Air Date: March 7, 2008
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Angelique, Sydney, NSW
- mark, Brisbane, QLD
- Andrew, Laredo, TX
Yewell's Jewels
- RuneScapewindowsmaclinux
RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG operated by Jagex Ltd. It has over ten million active free accounts[1] and more than one million paid member accounts. Players are shown on the screen as customisable avatars. They set their own goals and objectives, deciding which of the available activities to pursue. There is no linear path that must be followed. Players can engage in combat with other players or with monsters, complete quests, or increase their experience in any of the available skills.[10] Players interact with each other through trading, chatting, or playing combative or cooperative mini-games.
Sean's Shinies
- Ferguson Hill FH007 + FH008
$649 + $349
If you’re using your computer for multimedia and you’ve dedicated a lot of your resources to the video card, you are only really addressing part of the equation: sound can be every bit as important as the picture, but most people only have puny speakers attached to the system. Ferguson Hill makes high-quality audio equipment, and the FH007 is set up to receive input from either RCA or 1/8th-inch connectors, which means you could use this setup with either a computer or directly with a digital audio player. The set breaks each channel into a bass orb and a treble horn, which does take up additional desktop space, but it sounds awesome…and the design is certainly a conversation piece. For those who want even more bass response, the FH008 subwoofer module can also be attached.Shiny
- excellent sound quality
- beautiful design
- can be used with MP3 players
Dull
- very expensive
- satellites a bit largeFH007 and FH008
Ferguson Hill
Kate’s Tips
- wink.com
Wink is a people search engine that culls results from social-networking sites (MySpace, LinkedIn, Bebo, and more), followed by results from other sites where users keep public profiles, followed by results from the Web at large. You can craft your own Wink profile if you want to shape what others see when they search on your name, or you can just hunt for long-lost friends.