Computer problems, if you know about computers please read.

MountainPro

I just built a new gaming PC...but i have a few problems..

P4 3.4 HT
1Gb PC3200
250 GB HDD
128DDR Radeon Card.
8M wireless broadband

now, question No1.

where can i download XP Pro Service Pack 1 without a managed download.

i have a 250 GB hdd, but Xp only recognises 137Gb of it, the M/B vendor says i need to upgrade my service pack as the ATA drivers arent included with XP.

i suspect this is BS and there is a work around. The chipset is SiS who dont provide PATA drivers.

Q No2.
Any one recommend any decent games?

...i have heard Battlefront 2 is great.

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MountainPro

also, i have a Pioneer DVD/RW drive...it was and OEM bare drive and came with no software..

will Nero work with it? if not, what do you reccomend?

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FredC

Never mind all that mumbo-jumbo hocus pocus MP. Where's my bloody pneumatic sauce dispenser? Now add another chamber as I'm developing a NY Deli sauce for Hot Dogs, and German wurst.

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2FAST4U

MP, I think you will find that many here “know about computers” but few are proficient in the technological aspects of these cursed devices…



Good luck but aren’t you a little too old to be playing computer games?

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Sn4fu

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...1/expresso.mspx
Click Go to download the executeable file.

The service pack should fix your HDD issue.

Wurm

BF2 is a great game. Others to look for are:

- Far Cry
- F.E.A.R.
- Unreal Tournament 2004
- Oblivion
- GTR 2 Racing
- DOOM 3

There's more but those'll get you started.

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MountainPro

hot dogs and bratwurst...you mean my invention will be used to flavour your dead pigs?...i had higher hopes...


too old to be playing games?...of course i am too old to play games as well as ride bicycles and chat on internet formus...are we all just big weans at heart?

cheers mate, but thats the managed download i mentioned earlier. The company i work for have a 'use at home' policy on certain Microsoft products including office and XP etc. I use this on my desktop. It was installed by the techs at my work but didnt include service pack 1. I dont want to reinstall the OS as i have data that i dont want to lose...its a long story. I tried the link you provided last week and i am getting licencing errors. I need one file that downloads in its entirety onto my hard drive and installs from there. Its not anything dodgey, all the software is legal...

i have Far Cry and Doom 3...i have almost completed Far Cry and i can honestly say it is one of the best games i have ever played...its stunning. A few years old now but still amazing. Doom 3 i have had for a year now and havent played it much, i'll get back into it soon. Santa (The wife) will buy me Age of Empires 3 for christmas...(yes i am 35).....

i will try F.E.A.R. because i love horror games such as Silent Hill and Resident Evil.
cheers..

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willocrew

As for games to play, all i can say is play BF2.. everything else is a waste of time. I don't even think BF2 can be considered a game.

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willocrew

btw BF2 is battlefield 2... i've never heard of battlefront 2..

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MountainPro

yep, its Battlefield 2....my bad.

i was getting mixed up with Star Wars Battlefront 2.

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lwedge

Did you find the SP1 Dload? We have it here on file for roll-outs, but it's huge. All others are interactive that I've seen.

lw

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Wurm

LOL! I couldn't give a shit what anyone thinks..I'm 45 and still play a PC game now & then. Ride a bike about 150 miles/week too...imagine THAT! Maybe when I "mature" I can take up checkers and backgammon.

Far Cry is one of the best games to come out in a long time, and I like UT2k4 as well for the raw twitch-fest giblet production. LMAO! The Unreal series has been some of my all-time faves. Can't wait for UT 2007 to hit in Jan!

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Sn4fu

Hmm, I'll have to poke around the MS site some more. It used to be possible to just download the executeable manually, but I've forgotten how....

MountainPro

i can always order it on CD....but it looks like the prob is solved. The guys at work here are giving me a CD with SP 3 or 4 already included. Its a great system we have, it only costs 2 quid to cover admin fees and the company pays for the licence...£1000 per employee and we get to use tons of software at home legally.

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