Recent content by randman2011

No, that doesn't help. I have my main display on my 8400 GS running from DVI through the adapter to my main screen and my second screen runs from the VGA port. I still get the flickering about once every 15 minutes or so...

Mmmm I love my computer. Thanks for the help. Any suggestions on a graphics card? I have a 2003 Dell Dimension 2400 with only PCI slots, no PCIe or AGP. I'm looking in the $100 and under range, because i'm only gonna need this computer for 2 more years, until I go to college.

Yeah it offers to boot into safe mode. But once i get in, how do I system restore? and what will that do exactly? I mean like will it change everything I've updated, like installed software and iTunes and stuff? Yeah my graphics card hasn't been supported by ATI since 2003, so the newest...

It will work with 7 (so says microsoft) so I would imagine you wouldn't have to fool with XP I was wondering, though. My hard drive is partitioned with XP and 7 RC. If I clean install over 7 RC, it won't do anything to XP, right? only 7 RC?

Well that might be. But last night I found that when I try to shut down the computer, I get a blue screen that says: A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED AND WINDOWS HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER. ATI2DVAG.DLL (I can't read fast enough to get the rest) And I don't have a DVD.

I agree with Radenight. Win7 RC was a nightmare, but after a day of installing drivers, it is faster, more compatible, and more reliable than my XP. Also, someone (I forget who) posted a thread detailing a method to perform a clean install from an Upgrade disc. I would imagine this is the only...

I left my computer (running 7 RC) on over night because it was downloading and installing SP2 for Office 2007. In the morning the computer was off. I imagine the power went out some time during the night because when I turned on the computer, I get a screen stating that there was an improper...