Windows XP

"First, I'd like to inform Philly that the evil computer that thought it could defeat me has fallen victim to me, my trusty screwdriver(s) and the keyboard of justice. Refuse to boot on me?! Take that, over heater!"

Then I got back to the PC and realised that it, once again, didn't boot. Crap. Added to that, I can not find my Memtest disk. It's probably the coolest few kilobytes I burned on an entire 700MB disk. And, for those aware, it was a lightscribe disk. Ugh.

...Got another PC set up on the floor. It's in need of a reinstall, so I do the usual. Pop in the nice CD, instruct it to repair the Windows installation, which is effectively reinstalling Windows, and it begins. It copies the necessary files, and what not, reboots and so forth, lights up the monitor and such, gives me the progress bar and the likes, then begins displaying the virtues of Windows XP. "Stay up to date", it says, "Your computer will be faster and more reliable". Somewhere between the start of this joy, and 10:30 PM, the progress bar and accompanying text informed me that "Setup will complete in approximately: 34 minutes", while it was, allegedly, "Installing Devices".

"Easily move....", "Surfing the Internet...". It's 2:11 AM, and it's still going strong, installing those devices, and finishing in approximately 34 minutes.

Still can't find Memtest, and I have to wake up at 7AM. I have a long day ahead... so long, in fact, that I've had to write down what I have to do. I hope I can chillax in the morning. I do want to enjoy the morning, after the hellacious part of it at least.