well, i installed 2k when i got back from work, which promptly had winlogin make me restart before i could start the OS after one reboot, which was after everything froze in the middle of applying SP4. Well, setup this next time wouldn't even complete, it errored out at some point, told me to contact my system administrator.

So i turned to myself an said, "Damn this sucks. I think we should just use this old 450p3 for a while, till i know my financial situation, at which time i might look for a new psu/mobo/cpu/ram for a low price, but sacrificing speed for reliability." "Nifty, i thought. An 1800+ Athlon XP would suit me fine, with, say, 512MB DDR (not sure what speed), and a PSU, and perhaps check Anandtech for mobo roundups." "Sounds great gerf, let's take a nap." "Let's, i said."

And thus, i'm taking a nap, as i don't feel like getting overly frustrated about a silly computer.