Isn't it worth a try?
I must say, Mega, you do whinge about problems but do nothing to fix them :)
Your solution was reformatting. I'd need to go through hours of "yes/no" stuff with my mom for what to keep and get rid of on her side, go through ALL my stuff on my side. Then I'd have to transfer it over, which would take hours. Reformat, reinstall XP, go through about 60 restarts as Windows updates itself in the most inefficient way. Then we go "
Oh look what I just found, all you had to do was use THHHHIS driver they don't list. Would have been like 30 minutes at most."