Wow...what an excellent analysis!!!

It does indeed answer my question.

Thank you so much for all the details.

It's a revelation to see that dissection of all the salient factors that shaped your decision.

So for newcomers to race-betting the conditions, dropping in class and price-gaps in the market are certainly some of the major factors to take into account.

Absolutely fascinating to see the way you put it all together... 

A happy outcome.      (After all that)

I'm glad trouble-shooting option number 3 put you on the right track!

I found life was so much simpler when I had  a candle and a quill -- and no horror-box....LOLOL

Quote from: iggiv on November 21, 2013, 01:19:34 AM
thanx a lot for your help! yes, i know about backup and format. Learned it. There are even cases (rare cases) when format doesn't help and u need to kill your partition (partitions) and create them again.

Well done for taking the trouble to learn!!  Relatively few users bother -- far too hard for the poor dears!!

I hope that this a computer problem and all playtech casinos did not ban me from the live games. It's unlikely.
And they told me so as well. this must be a computer problem. My wild guess is this that some b*stard stuff won't let me connect to live games. Because i can't even install their software anymore after i did rollback of windows.

Aha...   The rollback is more likely to work if you pick one with a date before the Playtech problem appeared -- at least a week or two before, to be on the safe side.  But even that might not be far enough back. Suck'n'see. That's assuming you have enough restore-files to choose from, of course.

However, from what you're saying, the wipe'n'reinstall is sounding more and more likely.

Seeing as you know about partitioning this might help:  I normally wipe the customer's partition containing the OS and then remake it, followed by a quick format (if it will let you -- some won't -- otherwise the full format which takes ages on large storage HDDs).

Re-partitioning saves a heap of preparation time, and it ensures a sterile environment in which to rebuild.

And if you're up to it, creating a separate partition for your data is administratively efficient, cuts down on defrag time, is easier to back up and takes less time to back up.

Yes, you might eventually need to reinstall but first:

1  it's worth doing the scans (in safe mode) just in case that's all that's needed

2  try another 2 or 3 browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and/or Pale Moon

3  try on another PC as Victor suggests


If you eventually do decide to reinstall then may I urge you to do a 'clean' install?  That's when you wipe the HDD totally (format) before installing Windows.

In that way you are sure you've removed any residual nasties AND their hidden triggers that make them re-appear.

Without doing formatting first you are simply putting a clean, healthy copy of Windows on top of a (probably) unhealthy Windows, and there's a strong risk of inheriting underlying problems.

But either way, be sure to backup your data first -- the stuff you created and that you'll weep over if you never see it again.     (Programs are reinstalled from their CDs/DVDs or the setup files you download again)

And before you reinstall (if that's you decision) make sure you have your Windows number key handy (it's often stuck somewhere on your PC) in case you need to type it in.

Good luck. There's always an element of that involved...!!

[Sorry if I'm banging on a bit, but I work on peoples' sick PCs some mornings so I'm a bit of an  enthusiast...LOL]

Goodo.

Re: that Knockgraffon race
What was it about the favourite that you decided to bet against it? (A correct decision, of course!  )

Was it to do with the overall price-profile of the race?

Or specific negative factors in the favourite's form?

Or....?

Seeing as you like bots, Thomas, you might find these of interest.

http://spin4profit.com/

I visited the site but no information is given about the product.

That's most unusual and a bit disconcerting.

Thomas, what can you tell us about it?

In which case running a few scans could help:  MalwareBytes and SuperAntispyware (free versions) would be a good starting point.

Do the scans in safe mode so any nasties don't get a chance to run and make removal more difficult.

Depending on what they find and remove you could end up with a resolution to your problem. But don't count on it.

NB:  Make sure your backups are up-to-date before scanning. Sometimes (not always, thankfully)  removal of stuff causes a system crash as a payback for removing it!!

Ouch...

But in the long-term (which is what really matters, of course) you're probably ahead. Yes? No?

Crikey -- did you see the import charge into (presumably) the UK?!!!

Just for a book!!

Thank you for the data summary. 

So starting at 9 through to 28 could be the initial betting window, then.

It's for RNG, I notice.

I wonder if that profile is similar for live spins.

Have you made any moves in that direction, AMK?

If not, but you would like to, then I have several files of live spins from Dortmund, Hamburg and DublinBet if you are interested in that line of enquiry.

I can get them to you via my Dropbox.

Thank you for that info.

It will be very useful indeed for my modest activities.

Do you have of the test data you can share without taking too much of your time? [It's OK to say 'no'...LOL]

And even if they were any good, the best protection against potential scams is to buy through Clickbank because of the refund aspect.

Neither of these use Clickbank. 

I went onto oxygen during the first video when I saw the size of the bets.

Was it live or demo mode?

Some nice returns. 


I noticed one in particular you backed at 1.9xxx -- and it failed.

That reminded me that there's a school of thought that says backing at under 2.50 is a quick way to bankruptcy.

A bit dramatic but I know what they mean!

[Feel free to delete this post if you don't want it cluttering up your thread  ]

This FREE trading tool is pretty good, too:  http://www.cymatic.co.uk/Default.aspx

It's certainly fast.

And you really do need to read/watch all the how-to stuff 'cos it's loaded with functions and features.