I'm almost convinced my motherboard is defective

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:57 pm

I'm almost convinced my motherboard is defective

YOU are defective.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:42 pm

Hey Gil, correct me if I'm wrong, but with windows XP and possibly Vista (especially) wouldn't you need to re-activate anyway because the board changed?

as well as if you use an OEM windows XP (which I hope you didn't bahamut, otherwise you're an idiot) you'd need to buy a new windows anyhow?

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:38 am

Franky wrote:
I'm almost convinced my motherboard is defective
YOU are defective.

You missed the wagon by this much.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:53 am

Reinstalled XP and originally it was still giving me the STOP: 0x0000007E code, so, experimented by taking out sticks of RAM and eventually pinpointed it to x2 512MB modules the motherboard didn't like, so right now, it's working infinitely better.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:09 am

run a memtest on those modules if that's even possible

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:31 am

run it on each stick individually, then put both sticks in at the same time. The motherboard might like the memory but not as a pair.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:18 am

adventure_of_link wrote:Hey Gil, correct me if I'm wrong, but with windows XP and possibly Vista (especially) wouldn't you need to re-activate anyway because the board changed?

as well as if you use an OEM windows XP (which I hope you didn't bahamut, otherwise you're an idiot) you'd need to buy a new windows anyhow?

Yup.
Unless you're using XP Corporate/Arr, Matey! edition.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:11 am

I'm using Windows XP Home OEM, and have changed motherboards at least 3 times now, I have to call MS every time I activate, but I've never been blocked from activation. I get maybe 1 online activation every blue moon... and they don't occur that often which is annoying :/

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:22 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:Hey Gil, correct me if I'm wrong, but with windows XP and possibly Vista (especially) wouldn't you need to re-activate anyway because the board changed?

as well as if you use an OEM windows XP (which I hope you didn't bahamut, otherwise you're an idiot) you'd need to buy a new windows anyhow?
Yup.
Unless you're using XP Corporate/Arr, Matey! edition.

I lol'd

in any case thank you

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:24 am

franpa wrote:I'm using Windows XP Home OEM, and have changed motherboards at least 3 times now, I have to call MS every time I activate, but I've never been blocked from activation. I get maybe 1 online activation every blue moon... and they don't occur that often which is annoying :/

*copy-pastes to the MS anti-piracy division*

(Yes, according to MS, this is piracy. Don'cha just LOVE 'em?)

h4tred · Post by **h4tred** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:29 am

I'm using Windows XP Home OEM, and have changed motherboards at least 3 times now, I have to call MS every time I activate, but I've never been blocked from activation. I get maybe 1 online activation every blue moon... and they don't occur that often which is annoying :/

Why not make your own XP disc and integrate AntiWPA into it....Solves that issue entirely.....

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:46 pm

I just know that when one or two of the 512MB sticks is in there, it will not complete post, much begin the boot process into XP. It started to work once they were taken out and just the 2048MB stick was in. After that, it worked.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:47 pm

h4tred wrote:
I'm using Windows XP Home OEM, and have changed motherboards at least 3 times now, I have to call MS every time I activate, but I've never been blocked from activation. I get maybe 1 online activation every blue moon... and they don't occur that often which is annoying :/
Why not make your own XP disc and integrate AntiWPA into it....Solves that issue entirely.....

That sounds illegal.

h4tred · Post by **h4tred** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:57 pm

I'm sorry if I annoyed people, but thats the only way to solve that issue.

Sorry for mentioning it

, just was trying to be nice and helpful.

Starman Ghost · Post by **Starman Ghost** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:09 pm

adventure_of_link wrote:
h4tred wrote:
I'm using Windows XP Home OEM, and have changed motherboards at least 3 times now, I have to call MS every time I activate, but I've never been blocked from activation. I get maybe 1 online activation every blue moon... and they don't occur that often which is annoying :/
Why not make your own XP disc and integrate AntiWPA into it....Solves that issue entirely.....
That sounds illegal.

Which makes it so great.

h4tred · Post by **h4tred** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:01 am

Indeed, since legal solutions tend to screw the consumer over. Which is certainly isn't helping the case for going legit all the time (convenience, as well as other factors). That said, on my legal XP install, I had zero issues with activation.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:01 am

h4tred wrote:I'm sorry if I annoyed people, but thats the only way to solve that issue.

Sorry for mentioning it , just was trying to be nice and helpful.

I assume he was teasing.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:48 am

h4tred wrote:
I'm using Windows XP Home OEM, and have changed motherboards at least 3 times now, I have to call MS every time I activate, but I've never been blocked from activation. I get maybe 1 online activation every blue moon... and they don't occur that often which is annoying :/
Why not make your own XP disc and integrate AntiWPA into it....Solves that issue entirely.....

Why integrate potentially problematic software into my Windows XP when it is not needed? it's still easier to crack Vista then it is XP anyways :/ side effect of Microsoft trying to make Vista "good" ^_^

h4tred · Post by **h4tred** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:08 am

t's still easier to crack Vista then it is XP

I beg to differ. Some Vista methods require a convolted driver, while XP just needs a binary patch to one file. And you could slipstream the modified file into the XP install disc so.....

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:16 am

Vista, you load VistaLoader 3.0.0.1 and click a logo, your now running a fully activated copy of a OEM Vista. works fine with x64, x86 and Service Pack 1. works on all editions of Vista too.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:41 am

But but.. what about Vista service pack 2?

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:54 am

adventure_of_link wrote:But but.. what about Vista service pack 2?

That was fast. Real fast.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:22 am

It works with the latest beta of it too.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:50 am

snkcube wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:But but.. what about Vista service pack 2?
That was fast. Real fast.

faster than one of soulmata's current machines (I think soulmata 64 especially) running windows 98se amirite?