Yogi Land

I am satisfied with my Dell E1405. I have it and been using it since three years ago. It gives me what I need, but as many others, it became "sick" from time to time. For the last four years, I had to change the battery twice, the motherboard twice, the screen twice, the media buttons, the hard drive and CD. Luckily, I purchased an extended four-year warranty. All of the problems were fixed at no charge except the batteries. However, the hassles of calling and staying hours on the line to get a customer service were almost worthless. The price was $2,395, which includes,

• Inspiron E1405 Dual Core
• Intel® Core processor Duo T2500 (2MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Home
• Inspiron E1405    Intel® Core processor Duo T2500 (2MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
• LCD Panel    14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp TFT Display with TrueLife
• Memory    2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
• Video Card    Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• Hard Drive    60GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
• Operating System (Office software not included)    Genuine Windows® XP Home
• Network Card and Modem    Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
• Combo/DVD+RW Drives    8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
• Sound Card    Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
• Wireless Networking Cards    Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 Mini Card (802.11 a/g, 54Mbps)
• Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)    McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 24-months
• Primary Battery    53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
• Limited Warranty, Services and Support    SAVE $50 (after rebate) 4Yr Ltd Warranty, At-Home Svc, and HW Warranty Supt
• Complete Care Accidental Damage Service    Add CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 4Yr Lim Warranty
• Dial-Up Internet Access    6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
• Miscellaneous    Award Winning Service, Support
• Mobile Broadband    No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
• Operating System Re-Installation CD    Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition backup CD
• Dell Digital Entertainment    Starter Entertainment Pack – Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

Since last week, my laptop starts making a high pitch noise. I am not sure of the cause, but it starts to annoy me and actually giving me headaches from time to time. I have done researches online, but cannot find a solution that will fix my problem. I cannot even imagine of moving all of files, software and settings to a new one. I am an XP person and like to stay with XP. I have tried Windows Vista and Windows 7, but am not convinced. I have more crashes with them in a month than with XP for the last four years. If you know of the right solutions, please leave a comment. It is greatly appreciated.