Mei-o

So, as the topic title implies, whenever I run BBCS II, I just get the 'Game Could Not Be Started' error. Do I have to upgrade(not sure if there'a anything new, haven't been following the PSP scene in half a year) or is there a patch for this? I'm on 5.50 GEN-D3 now on a PSP-2000. Replies would be greatly appreciated.

So I got my hands on a *ahem* legal copy of The Orange Box. Thing is, the first disc has a .mdf file on the first disc, and a .md0 on the second. I've tried mounting the files but I can't open the virtual drives. I have no idea what to do with these. Halp guys.

Does anyone have any idea about the prices of second-hand, fairly-new VAIO models in Akihabara? I could drop by some time soon since I've saved up a bit and kind of want a new laptop.

I've been using Vista for ages on this laptop but I want to go back to XP, because it lets me do more. Can anyone give me a safe step-by-step procedure in installing and booting XP while having Vista installed?

So my cousin gave me a Left 4 Dead installer so we could play on weekends on our own laptops, eliminating the need to spend a lot of money on LAN shops. The problem is, it runs so sloooooow...his classmate's laptop isn't much faster than mine(read: same specs, 0.1Ghz difference in processor speed) but it can run L4D just fine. We're both running Vista btw. What do you guys think is the problem? Oh, and if anyone can also suggest something much better and lighter than Norton, I'd appreciate it.

Original Laptop specs:
Acer Aspire 3105WLMi

Processor (CPU): AMD Sempron 3600 2GHz
Memory (RAM): 1GB (1*1024MB) DDR2 533MHz (Now 2GB)
Hard Drive: 80GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi / Double Layer
Display: 15.4" Crystalbrite TFT 1280 x 800
Graphics: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 256MB Shared
Interfaces: 5-in-1 card Reader, 3xUSB, VGA, PCMCIA
Connectivity: 802.11b/g Wireless, Ethernet, 56k modem
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Basic