Terrence:
Per Jimmy Amp's instructions last night, here's the BOOTABLE CD-IMAGE you need to download from www.memtest.org: http://www.memtest.org/do...1/memtest86+-2.01.iso.zip
Edit to note: if you can't burn a CD, post; there are other options.
Once you've pulled that down, extract it somewhere and burn the image to a CD. Stick the CD in your drive and reboot your computer. If your computer asks
you "Are you sure you want to boot from CD?" or something similar, say yes. (If it doesn't ask at all and goes straight to Vista, post and
I'll walk you through working around that).
Once it starts, follow the on-screen menu to run a full memory test, and walk away for a few hours. When come back, you'll either have Pie (good!) or
Not-Pie (bad) results.
This will eliminate one potential area causing the problem -- your memory.
(Troubleshooting 101: start with the easy stuff!)
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
Per Jimmy Amp's instructions last night, here's the BOOTABLE CD-IMAGE you need to download from www.memtest.org: http://www.memtest.org/do...1/memtest86+-2.01.iso.zip
Edit to note: if you can't burn a CD, post; there are other options.
Once you've pulled that down, extract it somewhere and burn the image to a CD. Stick the CD in your drive and reboot your computer. If your computer asks
you "Are you sure you want to boot from CD?" or something similar, say yes. (If it doesn't ask at all and goes straight to Vista, post and
I'll walk you through working around that).
Once it starts, follow the on-screen menu to run a full memory test, and walk away for a few hours. When come back, you'll either have Pie (good!) or
Not-Pie (bad) results.
This will eliminate one potential area causing the problem -- your memory.
(Troubleshooting 101: start with the easy stuff!)
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs