Recent content by Drybones

Hello there. My girlfriend is shopping for a new laptop but does not know the ins and outs of the specs (nor do I anymore really) and would like a recommendation for what company to look to for maximum value. Her budget is max $600. She is looking for something to do general computing like...

Hi there. I'm having trouble copying data to be written to a DVD. When I drag files or folders into the window that pops up when I insert a DVD, I get the error message "Windows has encountered a problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you want windows to do?". The drive is a "_nec...

Is there some kind of program that would record exactly how and why my computer crashes each time it does? Maybe something that would give me a clue as to exactly which part or program caused it to do so. Like the black box on an airplane.

Well it's an nVidia 7800 GTX... is that what you mean by brand? Maybe I should shoot their support staff an email and see if there's some kind of warranty. It would be nice if they could fix it or replace it with a comparable model.

Here's a bump / update. I tried restoring the system to about a month ago, before the problem started and it didn't fix anything. As long as I can still check email and write papers and such I guess it's not super urgent but this kind of stuff really weighs on my psyche, I wish I could figure...

Hey I hope you guys can help me out here. This is my first post. So here's the problem. Lately whenever I start up a game, including Team Fortress 2, a demo of Left 4 Dead, a pirated copy of COD4 and Spore, all the title screens and menus load up fine, but once I get to the actual game part...