Dual core center locks up vista

I have my new system up and running with a fresh install of vista x64. Everything works great until I install dual core center. Once DCC is installed, the computer will boot up and start windows, but it freezes withing a few seconds of loading the windows desktop. I read some other posts that said not to use DCC, but why not? Is there a known reason that it doesn't work.
If I can't use dual core center, what is a good program to start out with some very basic oc'ing?
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Quote from: bearcat9 on 11-May-08, 00:21:28
I have my new system up and running with a fresh install of vista x64. Everything works great until I install dual core center. Once DCC is installed, the computer will boot up and start windows, but it freezes withing a few seconds of loading the windows desktop. I read some other posts that said not to use DCC, but why not? Is there a known reason that it doesn't work.
That is the very reason why we don't recommend it. It has habit of causing people problems. Look her for alternatives: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=107133.0
Quote from: bearcat9 on 11-May-08, 00:21:28
If I can't use dual core center, what is a good program to start out with some very basic oc'ing?
It's called the BIOS!

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