Unexplained system resets

[Guest]

I recently had major problems with my system resetting for no reason. BSODs
abounded, many blaming my graphics card. Also used to get the
"IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" message. Error reports sent to Microsoft suggested
I should replace my m/b, RAM, chip and/or power supply ... which is funny,
cos I just had!!

Turns out that the system resets were caused by running the Zone Alarm
firewall with the Windows firewall turned on. Let this be a lesson to you
all ;-) ....

ONLY RUN ONE FIREWALL!!

Cheers,

Mark

 

[M and D]

My version of Zone Alarm - version 6 - automatically turns off the Windows firewall, as will any SP2-compatible firewall.

The lesson is for you to learn, since it is well known that only one software firewall should be running.

Steven

 

[Guest]

And yet, there will be others out there who will find themselves in my
situation, and it was for their benefit that I posted ... especially as the
error messages generated are completely erroneous as far as diagnosing the
problem is concerned.