BTW - I remember this old skit on the telly re: some Russian guy w/ vcrs blinking "12:00". He says he charges $500 for vcr stuff. His cousin says cuz there are problems? Him, no. To make the 12:00 stop blinking.

I think someone could make a fortune figuring out an easy way to get that vacuum-sealed (my phrase; not accurate) plastic stuff on this & others to actually open up easily. I was thankful the tech guy didn't just stick a stake through the heart of the memory in frustration at getting the plastic to open.

But anyway, once he did, it went very quick. Even w/ it taking a bit, it all went very quick. And truthfully I was just gabbing w/ my friend while he did it. She told me I didn't need to do anything for him, but fair is fair. I bought a nice Pinot Noir for him. Of course he was a 'youngin', so no idea if it mattered. LOL.

He did say I should get 4GB, but I mentioned that thanks to you all I know this machine will only take 2GB. Plus we talked about Windows 7, which got an unveiling by all the mags today.

Cheers.

Lots of folks make devices for those plastic clamshells -

There's this one
And this one

Glad to hear you finally have a (relatively) faster HP now. See I told you, for those who know how to do it, it only takes seconds.

Your "youngin" probably would be more excited if it were a movie ticket or a film. Maybe even better, beer & pizza.