iv been having what i thought to be alot of software problems with my pc since i built it, service pack 2 screwed it up everytime i installed it, but i stopped trying to install it and everything ran fine for a while.
for no apparent reason windows wouldnt boot occasionally, so i would go into safe mode and delete any recent installed programs and it would start to boot again for a while. until this stopped working.
Now i have just formatted and fresh installed only the very basics ie; windows,drivers,firewall+AV,AOL, a couple of essential OC tools and of course HL2 and steam. but i'v found that a couple of programs arent working, Windows Media being one and Abit EQ another. both give the error message of "internal application error",,,,,,,,,after a fresh install???
I now have the suspition that it might be the intel raid controller loosing data cos i remember before i built the pc someone saying something that the silicon image chip was much better.
am i completely out on this? or has anyone had problems with the intel raid chip?
please help, i cant bear the suspense when i turn my rig on anymore and iv memorised the crap that microsoft tells you when your installing xp
for no apparent reason windows wouldnt boot occasionally, so i would go into safe mode and delete any recent installed programs and it would start to boot again for a while. until this stopped working.
Now i have just formatted and fresh installed only the very basics ie; windows,drivers,firewall+AV,AOL, a couple of essential OC tools and of course HL2 and steam. but i'v found that a couple of programs arent working, Windows Media being one and Abit EQ another. both give the error message of "internal application error",,,,,,,,,after a fresh install???
I now have the suspition that it might be the intel raid controller loosing data cos i remember before i built the pc someone saying something that the silicon image chip was much better.
am i completely out on this? or has anyone had problems with the intel raid chip?
please help, i cant bear the suspense when i turn my rig on anymore and iv memorised the crap that microsoft tells you when your installing xp