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Three ways. 1) Go to a cheap variety store and look in their software bargain bins and you might find it (got mine for $AU20). Then install HL, then download and install Steam using your HL serial no. then do the import process to bring you new HL install into the Steam environment to save the full download. 2) Still buy the game and just install Steam and let it automatically install your allowed games. 3) Install Steam and purchase the game online and it will do the rest. Most newer machines will play HL fine with no major install/config problems. All updates for the game after 1.1.0.0 (i think) are issued through Steam so if you try and update a pirate copy, Steam will spin up your cd-drive and spit out the CD to chop your legs off.

you could try copying the lot into a single Excel cell, say cell A2, then use one of the following in cell A3: =UPPER(A2) Changes text to all UPPERCASE (NANCY DAVOLIO) =LOWER(A2) Changes text to all lowercase (nancy davolio) =PROPER(A2) Changes text to Title Case (Nancy Davolio)

XP Home (or any "workstation" OS) has a hard coded limitation of 10 concurrent connections. Your only option is 2000/03 server or a Linux solution.

From reading the above, it seems you start your backup from inside windows. Have you tried making the Ghost boot disks/CD and starting in PC-Dos from scratch. It sounds like more trouble that it's worthtrying to go from windows back to dos.

I can't be bothered spending the $10,457 required to upgrade my machine enough to run the OS and any game within it. My machine already struggles with AoE3 on minimal settings. I downloaded the RC1 ISO from MS for a couple of mates who's computers resemble Mini Coopers and cause I have 30gb free off-peak downloads every month I have a urge to burn through. Sadly, the IT overlord here at work (I'm only a standard lord) says I can't, he called it a "distraction" or similar.

I don't quite follow what you're asking, aside from the naughty request. You can't get the update for Norton and then put it back onto an ME installation - the whole reason you're told that it will only work on 2k or XP is exactly that, it will only work on 2k or XP. So you have a choice: a) live with the unupgraded Norton and ME switch to XP or 2kSP3 and upgrade Norton You can't have Norton 2006 on XP, and nobody here will help you source a naughty copy of anything. Seriously though, ditch ME before you're machine dies in a flaming heap. If you use your machine for work purposes or work for the gov't or education, your employer might be able to swing you a legal copy under a Volume License agreement.

Best and most successful/problem free solution and the least labour intensive in the long term is to back up your data, format the system drive and install Windows2000 from scratch. WindowsME is such a steaming pile of cellulose byproduct consumed by a equine variant that it's not worth installing it in the first place, let alone upgrading to Win2k from it.

Hopefully they get 6 months in federal PMITA prison, though I doubt it. If you have a spyware authour as your biach in prison, do they continually popup and remind you that you could have virii or infections, or that you could be running faster?

Just out of interest, have you implemented the feature whereby any thread with no fresh post in the last 6 months will be automatically locked?

Haha, apparently I'm an addict and DosFreak has carpel tunnel. Structure looks good but I'm wondering where I can change the colours? Also, Philip, are you able to tell us what new features you've implemented in this release? I like the bookmark icon too. Has anyone posted notification to slashdot or such that these forums have merged, seems to be a little more activity. Ta, F

I think it would certainly spark interest in Linux from Windows people who've never considered it, plus they'd be in a familiar environment to ask questions if they took the plunge. You might get the occasional "Windows is teh ghey" or "Lunix suxors" from the fanboys (think the Halo vs Half-Life2 thread) but overall it could be a good experiment. Things have become a little stagnant here and I guess will do until Vista beta gets a good following. Bring it!

Hi Phillip, Just wondering if you've ever considered setting up www.maccompatible.org just to complete the set? I'm sure there are some people with fingers in both pies who'd be keen on it. Especially since you can run it off the same server as NT and Linux. F.

If you have some proof of purchase, call the distributors and see if you can fax them a photocopy of the receipt and the CDs and they may be able to issue you with a new CD key. Don't like your chances though - i had a similar problem with my Age of Empires 2 Expansion where i lost the CD but had the keys, manuals, recepits etc. Long story short they said I could buy the media again at $40 so i politely explained that this was not an option and downloaded a CD image which I installed using my legally purchased key.

You do what every other eBay store owner does and whack a hefty postage cost on it. Who cares what bids you get as long as the postage covers your reserve.

I think Sims2 should change the computer requirements on the pack to the following: Requires a computer that came with WindowsXp installed Requires that you bought it in the last 12 months Requires that the ad/product spec has either of the words "nVidia" or "ATi" in the same line as "video" Requires that you don't think the computer is magic Requires that your nextdoor neighbour works in some area of the computing industry