Uh-oh...

[greyias]

Windows XP installation appears to be ready to work on the Mini... *crosses fingers* Wish me luck!

ETA: Partitioning...ning... successful! Next phase!

ETA2: Uh... crap. Something tells me "SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED" is a bad message. ABORT/RETRY/IGNORE? A-A-A-A-A-A.

ETA3: Oh, I have GUI again! Phew!

ETA4: And now I have a desktop. Things are looking up... now just have to see if I can get audio and wireless working...

ETA5: And now I have wireless internet, and a computer that boots up when I tell it to, and Firefox, and will soon have Open Office, and--er, still no sound. Working on that... ETA6: even sound. How did that happen? *scratches head* It is now a usable computer! \o/ Fully functioning even!

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[naye]

Whoo! Win! How exciting. How mini is the Mini?

[greyias.livejournal.com]

\o/ I'm so jazzed! It's working. It boots up in seconds, every time -- rather than maybe every other time and taking at least a minute or more. And it finds and connects to our wireless network instantly, as opposed to agonizing about it for five minutes. (I'm wondering if it'll have a healthier battery life too.)

The mini has an 8.9" screen, is a little more than 2 lbs, and has almost a full-sized keyboard. The perfect travel machine! (Especially now that it has a stable OS.) And it's silver and shiny!