Multiple BSODs in WinME

I think i can safely say /formating with 2k or XP will cure this BSOD problem =).

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Can't argue with that kind of logic!

It helps to be Norton-less, too, IMHO. There's nothing like shucking bloatware to make your system happier.

Toey

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<font color=purple>"Procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."</font color=purple>

These are the ones I like best:

<A HREF="http://www.pandasoftware.com/" target="_new">Panda Anti-Virus, Platinum Edition</A>

<A HREF="http://www.antivirus.com/pc-cillin/products/" target="_new">PC-cillin 2000 - Trend Micro</A>

Out of the two, I think Panda may offer slighter better protection, but PC-cillin is less of a memory hog. My only objection to Panda is that running it all the time isn't really an option because it is so memory-intensive. And so, for "Set It and Forget It Protection", PC-cillin. For a more advanced user with a low-risk system who prefers running scans manually, Panda.

I like Panda, for me ... but I am not the sort of person who neglects getting updates or running scans, and I'm highly unlikely to open up strange email attachments. But that's not the norm for a large majority of users ... so that's something to consider.

I used to run Norton exclusively, but after several major, unexpected, and unnecessary problems with SystemWorks 2001 in Win2K, I finally gave up with battling any software conflicts that came as a result of each new installation as the program was upgraded each year.

But that's just my opinion. Mileage may vary.

Toejam31

<font color=red>My Rig:</font color=red> <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=6847" target="_new"><font color=green>Toejam31's Tantalizing Tantric Toy</font color=green></A>
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<font color=purple>"Procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."</font color=purple>

OH, NO!!! Not TREND!!!

We have that here at work, and, while it is not the program's fault, it is not designed to run on a P-133 running Win95 w/ 32MB. Ugh . . . it is soooooo slow. Plus, the Powers That Be don't trust us enough to scan our own drives, so, once a week, it automatically scans. I have to leave my computer for an hour! Meanwhile, those in the office who are fortunate enough to have PIIIs don't even notice it is running.

OK, now that I have that out of my system, I will forward the link to my bro-in-law. Like I stated, nobody on the faster systems notice it, so I guess it will work well on my in-laws system. As for me, I will try Panda, since I like to be a control frea . . . er . . . in control.

Thanks for the links, <b>Toe</b>.

VSP

<i>Thoughts are thinking; Thunk from knowing
<b>nwod</b> gniog em peek reverof sthguohT</i>

Mmmmm . . . Panda's Wicked Ale. . .

S'okay 'bout the song . . . my bro-in-law thought it was pretty funny, except that I had to sing the original because he is not familiar with it. (I just don't know what it is with Brazilians not knowing our good ol' American folk songs . . . sheesh!)

That, and I am not the greatest singer.

Oh, well.

Back to my researching . . . so far, it looks like I am going to order the Maxtor 80GB Q drive, a Thermaltake chassis fan, some of them aluminium ( I have an aunt who is <i>very</i> Scottish) filters you recommended, and a Enermax 350W FC (don't think I need the "A"djustible exhaust fan).

I still need to figger out which controller card and DVD/CD-ROM I am going to buy, and also if I should invest in a HDD fan. Although, I was looking in the case last night, and the genius who constructed it put the A: smile in-line with the middle of the three 3.5" bays! What a doofus!!! If the HDD fan is going to make it too tall, I will have to mount the HDD under the 3.5" bays. What a headache! (Yes, all three of my 5.25" bays are filled.)

Oh, well . . . I'm gone.

VSP

<i>Thoughts are thinking; Thunk from knowing
<b>nwod</b> gniog em peek reverof sthguohT</i>