Vista Drivers

The Beach Boys sang about their cars, but custom-built high-performance PCs are the modern hot-rod. Nothing beats building your own PC from scratch -- you get exactly what... More »

The Beach Boys sang about their cars, but custom-built high-performance PCs are the modern hot-rod. Nothing beats building your own PC from scratch -- you get exactly what you want, and you get it for a lot less. If you're reading this on a computer you built, hold your hand up to the screen right now -- we're giving you a big geeky high-five through the internet from your friends in Palette-Swap Ninja. This parody of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" was written for Maximum PC magazine's now-infamous musical 100th podcast. Keyboards and drums by Jude Kelley; guitar, bass, kazoo, and vocals by Dan Amrich.
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Verse 1
Got my parts, got what I need
Just gotta put it together More »

Verse 1
Got my parts, got what I need
Just gotta put it together
Active cooler and some new thermal grease
So my new CPU will not fry

Verse 2
So many times, I've clocked it too fast
Hot swapped my BIOS for glory
But not again -- I'm learned so much since then
I just hope that I don't cause a fire

Chorus A
When I find all the drivers that's when I'll know it's right
I've got all the components I desire
I've got new SATA cables and some cold cathode lights
But I don't know if I have the right
Vista drivers

Verse 3
Motherboard mounts in the case
I put in two brand new hard drives
Don't have to wait, 'cause they're both solid state
Add two more, now that's four, in RAID 5

Chorus B
But I still need the drivers or those hard disks won't write
Without them, this whole project's looking dire
I've installed several RAM sticks and the optical drive
But they won't do me much good without
Vista drivers

Verse 4
Final piece falls into a place
Lean and mean, power hungry
DLLs have been giving me hell
With a flick of the switch it's alive

Chorus C
It came down to the drivers, though they put up a fight
I can see my performance soaring higher
Now with my best screwdriver I'll make everything tight
And I finally found all the right
Vista drivers

Those damned Vista drivers
Nvidia drivers
Creative sound drivers
I hate Vista drivers
They're still Longhorn drivers
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