I thought of that, but besides the normal pain of that route, I'd be throwing out the licensed WinXP SP2 which is already on there. I don't have a legit replacement for it, and the thing didn't come with a Windows disc. (Hell, it didn't come with anything, no keyboard, mouse, screen, or even a power cord. My ex's sister got it from somebody she knows. I have no other details now.) If that's what it takes, I'll have to use my old XP Pro standby with no service packs. If the USB ports are 2.0 (not sure yet) no SP1 will cause a problem. Ick.
Oh well. Relegated to the storage shelf for now.