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I have booted in Safe Mode and uninstalled SP2. Seems to run fine now but is SP2 is highly recommended this is a short term fix.

So I have my nice new machine running under XP Pro-64 bit and decided to install SP2. Upon rebooting I get a BSOD within 20-30 seconds of logging in. It flashes up and the machine immediately reboots...

Happy camper. PC components arrived and I am typing on it now.

I have a couple of issues which I will post in the relevant forums but in short:

1) only reporting 2GB RAM even though I have 3...

All components arriving today so I will hope to see just how fast they are in the next day or so. Thanks a million for all your input. I will post results once built.

Paul

Possibly a stupid question but do I need to order a CPU cooler?!

Thanks guys, you have been truly helpful.

I decided to go with the earlier spec and will be ordering today.

I don't know that I am throwing enough load at the machine to justify a dual CPU...

FINAL question, I promise!

Could you confirm that it is possible to install two of the SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB 512-bit cards into the EVGA X58 Motherboard and thereby run up to 8...

Thanks a million!

I am going to try to have a think this evening about the pros and cons of the two versions (single versus dual CPU) and will have parts ordered in the next day or so. All look...

OK, although I suspect Win Server 2003 with 6GB RAM would be more than sufficient for my 2 apps (Tradestation and Excel).

I see the motherboard is single CPU only. I was thinking about dual Intel...

Afraid not, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Thanks wisemonkey, I will continue to look at XP Pro, WInd Server 2003 and Win Server 2008 as potential choices for the OS. I already have a Win Server 2003 license so this might win out due to ease...

chunky, yes all I am looking for is 5-10 mins support. This is more than enough time to close any time critical trades and close down the machine. I had an instance where the power failed for only a...

Thanks a million for taking the time to reply. I will look at Windows 2008 Server now. Quick question, I just noticed there is a Windows XP Pro 64 bit edition. Would this be a suitable candidate? I...

Thanks for that. I will take a look but I would be a little too wary about trusting such a new OS for something like a trading machine.

If it proved itself stable then maybe 6-12 months out once...

I have spent some time today perusing this site and at the risk of asking questions that have been asked many times before ( a) I couldn't see them and b) I suspect the answer differs for each...