So, I almost got my computer fixed. Currently it has a new brain/heart (motherboard), new epidermis (a nifty new case with fans and lights), and a new video card in it (couldn't think of an adequate analogy for this one).

 The only problem is that I had to do a repair installation of Windows XP Pro…and now its asking for Activation again. So I called Microsoft and they said that the code that it told me to give was invalid. So they had me reinput the Product Key again and it generated the same number again! They told me I had to contact Dell to get what I needed. So I spent hours yesterday on the phone with both Microsoft and Dell trying to get answers, but I just kept getiing bounced around. Finally I was able to talk to a supervisor who told me that I needed to call back tomorrow because the people that I really needed to talk to had the day off (Memorial Day!). He gave me the "direct" number, and so this morning I called it. No luck. They told me that they could not give me any new keys whatsoever and recommened that I do a fresh install because my system must have "become corrupted"! Yeah frickin' right. The just want me to spend more money their way.

So, I can't get ahold of a Code of Activation to let me run XP. Microsoft and Dell are bogus!

Therefore, as soon as I can get ahold of a Code of Activation I should be able to get it back up and running.

Then, YaY!

 Charis