Update for anyone who has the same problem as I had:
I think I found what caused me so much trouble. I just tried to format my c:\ drive, and just as it was about to complete, it gives me the...

It just occured to me that I passed right over the most obvious answer to your video card problem.
Obviously your new card won't have drivers yet. It came with a CD though, right?

Uninstall the...

Congrats on living out the Nerderican dream: fixing a computer problem without having to resort to drastic measures.
Its a good feeling when your computer finally works after tinkering around with...

Write down a list of any error messages you recieve. We can't help you solve a problem when we don't know what is causing it.

Press R at the first screen of the setup discs? Does this mean that you can boot up into the windows setup?
That's what setting the CD-R as the primary boot device is. It tells your computer to look...

Tech support eh? Doesn't that get annoying? That would be my main reason that I wouldn't want to work tech support.
Or do you have a good amount of free time when you aren't solving people's...

http://www.memtest.org/ has a program to test your ram. You can either make a floppy disc or a cd that runs before windows boots up. I advise making a floppy disc if you can. You should leave the...

I just got the motherboard 3 days ago. I installed it myself paying exquisite attention to minimizing damage. It's possible that the motherboard is faulty though. I'll keep a lookout for problems and...

Actually I've been having plugin problems with Firefox too. It won't use the newer WMP10 plugin, and instead uses a very old one. While I havn't been able to figure out how to fix it, there is an...

Sounds like either your motherboard or CPU fried. If the screen was broken, Windows would still boot. If windows was broken, you would still get an error message on the screen.
Are you sure there is...

I'm trying to decypher your alien language. What is alssog?
Do you mean the plug that you connect to your electricity circuits? How do you 'convert' a 3 prong plug? Did you actually buy an...

How long have you been using that installation of XP? A reinstallation can correct alot of registry, driver, and other miscellaneous problems. What is your reason for resisting? I can only think of...

Well DID you try googling it?
I posted in another thread that I read in ANOTHER thread that RAM problems usually give BSOD errors. Have you checked your RAM thoroughly?

Anyway, run system restore from inside XP. If you can remember what day the problem started happening, restore to a point behind that.
Make sure to install any updates or drivers that may have been...

UPDATE:
Ok, the weirdest thing just happened that made me lose my faith in this installation. I went to system restore to see how many snaps it took so far. I noticed I hadn't done one today (even...

I am totally insulted and wish to settle this in a court of law. XP

I'll have to remember PEBKAC for making snide but undetectable remarks. Forgive me if snide isn't a word. Dictionary.com appears...

I'm guessing you are trying to install from boot. Your XP CD probably doesn't have a DOS compatable setup.exe. If that is the case, you will need to install 98, then install XP while running 98. I...

Additional info needed:
1. Are you installing to C:?
2. Are you installing from boot or from inside an OS?
3. Is your CD-R set as your first boot device? If so, try disabling it, or taking out the...

Enlighten me

Well, I started up an entire new installation of WinXP, and so far things have been going well. It must have been a driver or registry error.
Funny thing though; In one of my programs, it said...

Well if you set your BIOS so your CD-R gets read first, then it should read it. It doesn't load up Windows until after it checks for a bootable CD.

did you get into the windows setup and then into the repair console?

This may sound confusing if you don't know the objects I'm talking about, but don't be afraid to ask.
Restart your computer and go into the BIOS (press Delete at the motherboard splash screen, or...

What is the problem? Usually BIOSes are updated to let the motherboard be compatable with more things or add more functions to the BIOS.
Generally, if the hardware is PlugNPlay, then all you need is...

If you have WinXP, just revert to a previous setting.
If you have Win2k, you might be able to repair it with boot disks or something, but if it doesn't repair automatically then we'd have to get a...

I just read in another forum that if you have bad RAM then you'll get the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH
I love that name.
Speaking of the BSOD, who began that term? I remember when I was just a little nerd...

Don't worry about it.
It was probably subconcious like the way I refer to everyone as males until I know otherwise. :P

Update:
It seems to happen 2 or 3 minutes after I start up the bit torrent program '*******'.
It may have happened at a different time, but the computer ALWAYS freezes a couple minutes after I...

Yes, I was apologizing for making a rude accusation, not accusing you of being rude. :P

And btw I'm a guy :cheesy:

our intersociety would be nothing without copy and paste

Only things I can think of are either the installer was corrupt in some way, or that the driver isnt compatable with your system.

Did you do everything the guide said?
EDIT: I noticed that sounded a little insulting. Remember though, I've been on the internet for a long time now. The most common error is someone not following...

Oh, so you installed it AFTER you built your computer?

Not while I'm f***ing up the system! Bwahahaha! :mrgreen:

Can you tell me how you installed it? Did it come as an .exe file, and you ran that?
If you did, you may have to tell your computer to run the drivers manually. If you don't know how, I'll guide you...

Hmm... that's odd... I've always hated Apple and their damn Quicktime format. It invades your computer with IPod sh**.
Anyway, generally quicktime only plays if the video is in quicktime format. I...

BSOD? What version of Windows are you running?
Are you sure you installed the driver correctly?

Everybody's a newbie at some time, and most who aren't computer geeks will stay computer illiterate.
First, as a side note, Dells aren't great. They can have some odd little bugs that screw things...

I dunno what to tell ya. I just stumbled across that remedy.
I use the Pro version of Windows, which doesn't force MSN Messenger on you

Ok, so you've seen a rash of posts from me in the last few hours. Now it's my turn to beg for help.
1st topic: My computer freezes at random times. Each time may have something in common though. So...