The first thing you should do is reformat the machine, reinstall XP, and load all your drivers . DUMP that install from Dell, too much bloatware...
That's what I did with my 9100...
I have a question about the D800 mod. I like the cover on the 8600's better than the one on the D800, can I just replace the palm rest, center console cover, and keyboard and leave the 8600 cover and everything work, or do I need to...
What laptop upgrade are you looking at? I've got a 3ghz 9100 I may be looking at selling/trading for a 8600 (the weight differenceis more than I really want to carry around as much as I have so far).