Very interesting and educational also - thanks for sharing.

Looks good - but isn't it "cheating"?

OK - for those mates who showed an interest - I am back and running on a new hard drive - kept the old one as back up for now but will replace when I have the readies. Thanks for all the help advice. One thing I have noticed already is how much quicker the disk access is on the new drive. At least 5...

I know why I always dread doing this stuff............. I downloaded a copy of Norton Ghost to make a clone of my existing drive - the IT manager at work reckoned that was the easist way. So far so good, but when I start delving into the PC innards it seems my hard drive/motherboard is ATA and the n...

I think I had come down in favour of doing it the hard way also - that is reinstalling the OS on the new drive as master and then using the old as slave to copy files and programmes across. I had also concluded it is a weekends job so will wait until then to start - beers are in the fridge :D Chance...

Roger on the back up to CD.

I have an XP CD so presumably it will boot from that?

Willies proposal sounds less painful, but I guess there is a lot to be said for a nice clean install of XP?

The drive arrived in the post this morning so wish me luck!

Thanks for the response guys.

I have ordered a Seagate Barracuda 7200 120GB, cost about £55.

I will let you know how I get on - assuming I can get the computer to work afterwards of course

My PC is about 3 years old and the hard drive is starting to show it's age - knocking noises when I switch on and then still making loud humming noises. I intend to replace now - before it goes bang - but I am a bit of a Luddite so any tips on how to do it would be gratefully received. Machine is a ...

Sometimes we have FI servers running, either open to all or FI only, but you will find some FI on HL most evenings. We tend to fly more on the higher difficulty setting servers, and quite a few of us take part in some of the online wars also. Pop in and fly with some of us and see if you enjoy our b...

Fantastic - laughed so much the tears were rolling down my cheeks

6 months ago we ordered some new wardrobes for our bedroom. We got this guy recommended who builds to order and you can have them made to fit the space on the wall. He comes along takes the measurements, we give him some money for raw materials and he says they will be ready in about 6 weeks. 6 week...

Especially for patrone, an air stewardess joke............. :D A man of mature years flies to Dublin for a boozy weekend. When he gets into the airplane to return home the stewardess notices he has a plastic bag on his lap. She asks him if he can place the bag in the overhead locker, or in the seat ...

I , or I'll start joining non FI sessions that have FI guys in them at other times of the week. But how do I determine if my FI buddies are on the red or the blue side so I can join them? :) Go into the server, select a base and then an aircraft. When you spawn press and hold the "s" key ...

Depends on the budget, do you like force feedback etc.

I love my MS Sidewinder2 FF stick, but they are getting hard to find. You still see the odd one on E-bay though.

I also have a Saitek X45 but I only use the throttle part - prefer the FF on the MS stick.

Just my two pence worth.

You are a Suicide Dweeb. Everyone hates you because you would rather take out a stationary building than actually mix it up with other players online. You do know that the other planes are controlled by real people throughout the world, right? Ok, I’ll lighten up; you’re obviously a newb...