back online

I've got the server at the house working again, The Power supply was the culprit and the reason the original motherboard died. Cheap Compaq rubbish that's the problem.

That was the system I was moaning about yesterday with the activation problem. In then end I couldn't even use the recovery cds because they were tied to the bios on the original motherboard so my only option was to use the XP pro cd I have. Of course the activation still didn't work, and the number for activation was permanently engaged so I gave up and used a pirated Corporate Product Key. That worked fine.

I have also solved the problems I had installing XP sp2 at the office and I'm now working my way through all 14 systems bringing them up to spec. I'm trying to bittorrent the latest autopatcher xp as well so I can patch all the latest holes.

Dad's gone to abuja for 5 days so I'm left running things here, only thing I'm anticipating is running out of diesel and I'd like to avoid that agravation if I can. I'm waiting for the security guards to pump the last 200 litre drum of diesel into the generator tank and then I'll start the ball rolling on getting us some more.

Looks like I'm missing the opening of Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, I've heard so many bad rumours about it that I'm just frightened to speculate, but apparently, as Douglas Adams did pen most of the controversial changes himself I'm gonna give it the benefit of the doubt. While we're all waiting here's something neat, even google has the answer