Recent content by pylonman

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    Computer invaded with letter xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    I have a few questions but there's not a whole lot of help I can offer at the moment, aside from getting this moved to the computer help section. What was the item that MSE found? Have you tried booting a linux live OS to see if this issue persists? What about safe mode? Those could help...
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    64-bit Vista with 32-bit woes.

    Sorry for the delayed response. I disabled the Marvell chipset and tried a NIC with a RealTek 8169 chipset. I first used the default driver and then one through Windows Update, no change in my problems either way. For the heck of it I pulled the NIC in addition to disabling the onboard...
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    How to isolate a reoccuring "IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL" BSOD

    If this is a hardware problem, it can be a little more complex than just bad memory. A faulty motherboard and/or power supply can cause the memory to act up. Try checking the capacitors on both of those devices, the PSU and mobo. The tops should be flat, not dome-shaped, and look for brownish...
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    64-bit Vista with 32-bit woes.

    Vista Home Premium 64-bit, installed fresh on a new HD not upgraded, running off an Intel Core 2 Duo 965 chipset. Network chipset is onboard Marvell using their latest driver. Whenever my Internet connection is interrupted and renewed, rarely-ADSL, *ALL* 32-bit applications can no longer...