can sympathize with you, AS..I've built all of my PC's, and even 3 years ago (the current unit, AMD 2000..;) the parts changed every three months. Kinda wondered how you could have a year's warranty on a system board if they stopped making it 6 months after it came out..;)
You get to a point with these 'monster' HD's (hey, my first system was a 286 with 2 30-megabyte HD's..who would ever need more than that?..;) that you have so much stuff, sometimes you wonder if replacing the OS isn't more trouble than it's worth..;)

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)