[NefCanuck]

NOS2Go4Me,Jul 13 2005, 12:18 AM Wrote:Installed the nice shiny new trial edition of XP Pro 64-bit, or so I thought. WHOOPS - the cd key I have doesn't work, because I guess the final trial keys don't work with a Release Candidate install. Fack.

Install Server 2003 64-bit. Same freaking thing. Why can't I burn what I download like every other Internet moron?

Install Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial version (180-day license). On a NForce 4 SLI-based board. With no official support from Nvidia. Thanks Nvidia. BUT, they have support for XP Pro 64-bit and Server 2003 64-bit. Pricks. What dam donut-munching, ballsack-scratching, boss-blowing retard came up with that one?

So no sound, only one network card... at least the GD video card drivers on this GeForce 6200 installed. :rolleyes:

Guess what I'm burning first thing in the morning?

To paraphrase Meford, Bill Gates = King Fuktard.

That is all.
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That's the hassle when you're trying to run "bleeding edge" OS'es on hardware from manufacturers that don't always stand behind their products <_<

Server '03 Enterprise Edition isn't a "consumer level" OS so it doesn't surprise me that Nvidia wouldn't support it on their board. Why Server '03 64 bit supports it? I suspect a common code base with XP Pro 64 bit. It amazes me that they get away with this s**t, but it doesn't surprise me.

That's why I'm always wary of installing the "latest & greatest" OS or utility on my machine. I need to work, not futz around for hours trying to make it work :angry:

NefCanuck