Maybe it's not a crime in his country?

Besides IMO there is nothing morally wrong in pirating windows.Microsoft deserves it.

Software has no material cost thus it's not stealing.

Spybot_9

That's laughable. Software has no material cost? You honestly believe that? What about the man hours involved, the toll free numbers, the packaging materials, the advertisement costs, the umpteen various department and infrastructure upkeep and costs, etc. the list goes on. I guess because you can't really touch Windows with your hand, it should be free. I mean honestly just because they spent a bunch of money and time on it, doesn't mean they should be compensated one dime.

Your logic needs repairing.

Windows Vista 32-bit Business

It has all the features that Home Premium has, but some added components that I like for non-gaming App's like the MS Office Suite, for example, yet still has DirectX 10 for my gaming needs.

If your computer is refusing to boot right after installing new hardware drivers after working fine, then it is the drivers causing the problem. This has a simple fix: Press F8 right before the Windows logo screen would appear. Chose Boot to Safe Mode. In safe mode, go to your Control Panel and then go to System and then Device Manager. If you have Vista, it will just be Device Manager in Control Panel. Once in device manager, disable whatever drivers you installed that were either incompatible or corrupt. The easiest way to do this is right click the device and then click disable.

If Windows boots after this, then you know the driver for the hardware was causing the problem. If that's the case, try updating the driver using an .inf that is compatible with both your Operating System and your hardware. Hope this helps - regards.

On your motherboard there will be pins for the 1394 port cable to plug into. Consult the diagram of your motherboard to see where these pins are. Plug the cable into these pins and then screw the other end where a card would normally go in your case. It will more than likely take up a card slot that you would use for something else, so you may want to skip installing it all together. Or, it could be that you have a firewire port near your other ports on the motherboard above the cards. If that is the case, then it is still relatively straightforward.

The case cables that fit onto the motherboard can be the hardest part without a manual. If you do have a manual, they can be frustrating when you don't have the required knowledge. White or black colored wires are negative, while any colored ones are positive. The only one that is critical though, is the power switch cable. As long as that one is plugged in, your computer will turn on.

Answer for Question #1: All of that is unnecessary for router password retrieval. Look on your router, there will be a small hole on it somewhere where you can stick a small pin or sharp pen tip (anything similar) into. Insert something into the hole to push a button inside down for about 5 seconds, while the router is turned on. This will reset the router to factory settings with the factory login credentials. They are usually just admin for u/n and either blank or password for p/w. Consult a manual online or offline for further information.

Answer for Question #2: Are you using a CRT or an LCD monitor? If you're using a CRT, try degaussing your monitor. There is either a button on your monitor for this or an option in a menu panel from the menu button. You might also want to check your properties on the monitor for refresh rate if you have a CRT. Set it to at least 72Hz. Also, make sure you have magnetically shielded speakers near your monitor. If you don't, you will experience the kind of problems you're speaking of.

Regards.

3DMark Vantage Score with No Benchmark Tests Disabled: P1352

Compare Link: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=40026

System is an x2 4200+ clocked at 2.445GHz with 8600GT clocked at 654MHz core/1646MHz memory and 2 gigs of GeiL DDR 2 memory running OC'd at 888Mhz (latency is currently set high though - CL5), Gigabyte nForce 570SLI mainboard.

Grueling tests as usual from Futuremark. V1.0 of Vantage is definitely buggy. Error message in regards to creating directory appear on each initialization. Forums state it does not effect the score and should be ignored.

*Note: If your system is crashing during the tests, this is a sign of PC stability problems. While there are some bugs in the program, it did not crash once or lock up once on my system. The application is very grueling and will cause lockups, BSOD, or reboots on a system with stability problems. The main cause of instability is usually slight overheating which only show face during 100% usage of the CPU and other components. If you are getting lock ups or reboots or BSOD, check the temperature of your CPU and other monitored components immediately after failure.*

Flashing the BIOS is just a phrase meaning updating your BIOS with the latest version. Check out your motherboard manufacturer's website for the latest BIOS release for your board. Usually they will provide instructions for how to flash your bios with the latest version.

Tip: Make sure that your computer does not lose power during the flash process. The flash process takes about a minute, but if your computer loses power during this time frame, your BIOS can be rendered useless.

Some suggestions: I'm assuming that you've read the release notes on drivers newer than 6.1 on ATI's website (if not, read the release notes, sometimes there is a work around or it is a known issue, etc.). Go to the manufacturer of your card's website. For example, if you have a Diamond or if it were XFX, or whatever go to the respective website. There's a small chance they may have a fairly recent driver which should be stable with your card.

Lastly, depending on features that may be in the new Radeon drivers and the capabilities of the current BIOS version for your motherboard, you might want to try flashing the BIOS on your motherboard with the latest version. After that completes, try installing the latest drivers. Hope this helps some.