Computers Are the Devil...

Its true.

Since the first of the year, I have been working on fixing the latest issue with my computer, reinstalling Windows 2000. This may seem easy, however when you have limited resources at your hands and are unable to hook up to a LAN system to download the windows updates due to virus that affect systems without specific service packs; one is forced to seek out other means to make it work.

It started with my 80GB HDD crashing fatally on me. This forced me to reinstall Windows 2000. Completely forgetting that service pack 2 was introduced to fix a known virus that affected new installs of Windows 2000 service pack 1; I proceeded to interface with the LAN. This turned out to be a huge mistake as I got the virus.

After reformatting and installing 2000 again and obtaining service pack 2 from another computer, I started to update windows once again. Lo and behold, another damn virus. Doing some research, it came known to me that service pack 3 was introduced for the same reason service pack 2 was.

Forced to reformat yet again. I install 2000 and service packs 2 and 3. With everything perfected, I begin to update windows with little issues. This hassle has forced me into a realization that I will be buying an OS next time I completely redo my PC.

To recap on HDDs:
120GB Maxtor -- DEAD
200GB Maxtor -- DEAD
80GB Maxtor -- DEAD
250GB Maxtor -- Alive (for the time being)

Since Seagate purchased Maxtor and reintroduced the 3 and 5 year warranties, I think I will be buying new HDDs in the near future.