9:45 PM Wednesday, <March 17>, <2010>
Ugh. Really hate Windows. How hard is it to get a PCI video card installed? Apparently super hard. Drivers, driver versions not compatible with this version of operating system, I think drivers getting installed over other drivers because both cards are ATIs? How hard is it, with a Dell Optiplex 755 Mini Tower with a PCIe ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT to work with a PCI ATI Radeon 7000 at the same time to drive 3 monitors? Seriously, I was throwing in like 3 different PCI video cards with a previous work system without any problems, well, except for maybe one blue screen. I've gotten it to the point where it boots up with the PCI video card, but once Windows XP loads the PCIe card takes over and the PCI card shuts down. It's stupid. Stupid and annoying. But would be so sweet if it would ever work. Which I am still hoping for. But very very frustrating. Wouldn't be having this problem on a Mac. Didn't leave the house today. Did go up on the deck, where Tracy was starting to garden. I did manage to put up an additional wire shelf in the closet today. So that was something. Tracy also made corned beef, cabbage and potatoes for dinner, since it's St. Paddy's Day. Yum. Looking forward to corned beef hash some time this week. Maybe we should get some sweet potatoes.