WindowsXP Cheap

I was running Windows 7 for a while, but got tired of all the incompatibility with old hardware and old software I'm using. also the color scheme and fonts are not of my likings.
Opening a menu in Windows 7 you get flashed by the bright colors. So back to old trustful WinXP.
I got in trouble trying to find some place to buy Windows XP, luckily I found http://software-users.com/ where you can buy and download OEM copies really cheap. I paid 75 $ for a copy of WinXP, about 40% of what you have to pay in a shop (If you find one selling WinXP).

VB.net Hex2Dec

I found this trying to convert string hex value "B4" to a byte value.

dim myHex as string="B4"
Dim value As byte = Byte.Parse(myHex,Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)

simple isn't it, when you find the correct function to do it.