"E" <eddie180@xlxoxcxaxlxnxextx.com> wrote in message
news:13tperfhou5v0b1@corp.supernews.com...

> Here is a list of components:
> ASUS P4P800SE 865PE/ICH5 motherboard.
> Nvidia video card
> 1024MB of name brand memory listed as compatible with the board
> Antec 500W Basiq PSU
>
> Also it has in it PCI cards from her previous Dell computer such as...
> A Lucent chip set soft modem
> Sound Blaster 5.1
> three port firewire card
>
> I can lose these PCI cards from the old Dell, since she is on DSL, the
> Asus board has onboard sound, and who needs firewire.

the SoundBlaster card is your problem.. Dump it, and dump all of the drivers
and your pc will run flawless...

SB cards are good if your willing to invest the time and effort into making
them work AND making the software on the pc use them correctly.

Even a properly configured SB card can err when other programs make invalid
calls.