Search results

  1. H

    flickering issue after vista reinstall

    Hi - I recently got a new dell notebook and did a format/reinstall basically right out of the box. I had done this several times w/ my XP machines, but this was my first Vista experience. So, I booted from the Vista installation DVD the same way I did with XP. I deleted the two partitions...
  2. H

    can't get wirefless to work

    Thanks for the replies. I have the card set for WEP and 128 bit encryption, which is correct. Good idea but no dice. Also, I should add that I have a newer notebook that is wokring fine off the wireless, so it is just this notebook that isn't working.
  3. H

    can't get wirefless to work

    I have an older notebook running Windows 2000 that did not come with a wireless card, so I bought this external card for it. I am able to connect to wireless networks, and the icon in the taskbar suggests that the PC is connected with excellent strength, but I can not access the internet at...
  4. H

    USB keyboard causing freezing during boot

    I recently began using my USB keyboard with my notebook PC. However, when I start the PC with the keyboard attached, the little progress bar that fills up under the Dell icon fills to the same spot and then freezes. I manually turn off the notebook, and during the next boot that bar fills up...
  5. H

    BSOD, crashing

    Already did that. See OP. On the crash screen, now it mentons "portcls.sys" under the Stop error. But can anyone tell me why WinDbg isn't reading my dump file?
  6. H

    BSOD, crashing

    Well, after not crashing for a couple days, I just got the blue screen. I downloaded WinDbg and did File->Open Crash Dump, pointed it to the right file, but it didn't seem to work right. Does anyone have any ideas of what I need to do? edit: The MEMORY.dmp file is almost 200MB. Is this...
  7. H

    BSOD, crashing

    TY I did recently purchase Norton Ghost. I can't remember if it was before the BSODs or after. The program was not updated, but it is now. I hope this is the answer.
  8. H

    BSOD, crashing

    Hey guys, I've got a real frustrating problem. I've been getting the following message in the blue screen of death on a daily basis for the last few days. A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL It...
  9. H

    Help me build a poker comptuer

    Let me know if there is any improvement
  10. H

    Help me build a poker comptuer

    Even when I pin the images down, the client becomes unplayable within an hour or so. Somone on twoplustwo suggested that it starts creating a lot of "handles" and doesn't remove them when it is done using them, so they just pile up. Anyone know what the most important part of the PC is to...
  11. H

    Help me build a poker comptuer

    Monitors are not a concern, I've got two big ones.
  12. H

    Help me build a poker comptuer

    Those Core2Duo's are set to ship from NewEgg in like a week, right? They're worth it?
  13. H

    Help me build a poker comptuer

    It's an Intel Pentium D 2.80GHz
  14. H

    Help me build a poker comptuer

    Also, I didn't know if this was the right forum to post this in. If not, could you please tell me where? Thanks again
  15. H

    Help me build a poker comptuer

    Hi - I am professional internet poker player and want to build myself a new machine. I have never done it before, but I am up to the challenge. I need it to: -Run 12 tables of a poker client -Run a couple poker related applications 1. Pokertracker (http:www.pokertracker.com) is a...