MY COMPUTER IS EVIL

Comrades of tomshardware, do not laugh at my misfortune, I am a simple person trying to lead a simple life but this pursuit is hampered by my computer developing consiousness and being persistently evil.

Examples of its evilness :
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* Random DLL errors will appear at random times, forcing windows and programs to close.

* Frequestly when I try and install something the blue screen of death will appear. It will generally appear at the same point of the installation process every time I try.

* Even when i manage to install a program there is a good chance that a combiunation of blue screens and DLL errors and fatal errors will pop up when I try to open the program or use it.


To try and rid my computer of its evilness I have done the following :
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- fully format countless times and use several different versions and copies of windows when re-installing

- swap RAM

- clean the CPU and video card fans

- Buy a new hardrive (waste of money)

- reason with my computer

- threaten my computer

- swear at my computer

- apologise for threatening and swearing at computer


All of these attempts have been completely futile. Please help me, please help, please......

OK then .....

CPU: Celeron 466
MOTHERBOARD: Aopen AX63 Pro
RAM: 2 x 64meg PC 100
VIDEO CARD: VideoExcel TNT2 M64 32meg
HARDRIVE: 40 gig Western Digital 7200

I didn't think the specific components were important because I had the system, nothing changed, for quite a while and there were no problems so its not a hardware conflict.

Of course, you've stated that you've already swapped the RAM, but this does sound alot like bad ram. Download and run the memtest program to check your RAM.

To tell the truth, with multiple OS's and a new hard drive, it does sound alot like a ram issue. I doubt it's a power supply issue. Maybe a bios issue, but that's a bit of a stretch.

Another possibility is a bad CD-Rom drive, but again that's a bit of a stretch. When you do manage to install a program, do you completely install to the hard drive or run from the CD? If you do manage a full install and are still getting blue screens then it likely is not the CD rom drive.

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hmm, u ot a custom title.

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

yeah! It ain't in the faq.

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

And your point is?

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