MadnessRed
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HI, I have a serious problem with my computer. It is constantly crashing to desktop, often with no error.
Some examles
Zend Developer Environment - Crashes to desktop, no error, event viewer has nothing for it.
Sims 2 - Says the application has cashed, no info given.
Need for Speed Pro street / Star Wars Battle Front / Grand prix 3 / AudioSurf Track Man Nations - Just says application has crashed, do you want to send an error message to Microsoft.
I have run a mem test but to no avail,
I dual boot Windows/Linux and linux runs perfectly with no problem.
My Computer
Intel P4 519 3066MHz
GeCube Radeon HD3850 (ATi)
2gb DDR II RAM
300 Watt PSU <-- Preaps not powerful enough but would that be the cause and if so, why does linux run fine?
I am going to try doing a non-destructive system restore which (I think) re-instates windows files without making any changes, but this does cause hassle and I am always paranoid as my recovery cd is a bit dodgy and getting the linux bootloader back is a pain. I would like to know if there is anything I can do first a little less drastic.
here is what I have done.
Replaced Graphics Card with and old nVidia
Ran the linux memtest thingy
Checked the temperatures via SpeedFan whilst running games in windwosed mode to check for overheating.
Re-installed the programs.
Already installed Windows twice (completely)
Run CCleaner.
Removed all garbage from add/remove.
Any help would be great, I will post more info as I get it.
Some examles
Zend Developer Environment - Crashes to desktop, no error, event viewer has nothing for it.
Sims 2 - Says the application has cashed, no info given.
Need for Speed Pro street / Star Wars Battle Front / Grand prix 3 / AudioSurf Track Man Nations - Just says application has crashed, do you want to send an error message to Microsoft.
I have run a mem test but to no avail,
I dual boot Windows/Linux and linux runs perfectly with no problem.
My Computer
Intel P4 519 3066MHz
GeCube Radeon HD3850 (ATi)
2gb DDR II RAM
300 Watt PSU <-- Preaps not powerful enough but would that be the cause and if so, why does linux run fine?
I am going to try doing a non-destructive system restore which (I think) re-instates windows files without making any changes, but this does cause hassle and I am always paranoid as my recovery cd is a bit dodgy and getting the linux bootloader back is a pain. I would like to know if there is anything I can do first a little less drastic.
here is what I have done.
Replaced Graphics Card with and old nVidia
Ran the linux memtest thingy
Checked the temperatures via SpeedFan whilst running games in windwosed mode to check for overheating.
Re-installed the programs.
Already installed Windows twice (completely)
Run CCleaner.
Removed all garbage from add/remove.
Any help would be great, I will post more info as I get it.