fair points, there are way

[Mike Garcen]

fair points, there are way more options for users today, but count me on the boat of folks still using an HTPC exclusively. in fact, with the help of Mr. Andrew’s suggestion, i recently rebuilt/upgraded mine. The whole process took less than a few hours, and now any weird bugs i had before are long gone (at least as of today).

Technology changes so much on these computers, that as long as you still see a benefit in the usages, an upgrade might be jus tthe ticket. Or maybe u want to start with simply reinstalling your windows installation–especially if yours hasn’t been updated for several years.