RIP Windows.

I can no longer use Windows. This isn’t a ‘I’m so happy with Linux I’ll never go back’ statement. Windows no longer boots. It gets to the start-up screen, and locks up. I’ve managed to pinpoint the fault down to my new Radeon 8500DV card. If I put my old Radeon card inside the machine, Windows is quite happy to load. This should be aeasy, right? Just select Standard VGA as a Display Card type, shutdown, and swap the cards over.

Uh-huh.

For some reason, my installation of Windows 2000 does not have the 'Standard display types' selection in the Hardware list. So I can't install a Generic VGA card. Leaving me rather stuck. I really don't want to have to go through the hassle of re-installing everything again, but it looks as if I have no other option. If anybody has any ideas, I'm open to suggestions...

Hi, Steve. Gee, your house looks nicer than Bill's.

UPDATE: This gets better. My Windows 2000 install CD does the same thing. So I can't even re-install. Yay for Microsoft!

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