Re: Strange problem

Roberto le Corneille wrote:
"brahmasoccer09" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:48bc26bc63094515c63db03b647c6177@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

*System Specs*
AMD 4200+ X2
WinFast nForce 570 SLI mobo with Jmicron controller
250GB Seagate Barracuda
Standard Dell CD/DVD drive
EVGA 7600GT
SoundBlaster Audigy
Vista 32-bit
3.25 GB RAM (assorted brands)

*Problems:*
Okay, here's my problem: I'll successfully install Vista after a clean
format of the entire hard drive. I'll get all my programs installed, and
everything nice and personalized. Then, for some reason, I'll be forced
(due to a lock-up) to do the hard reset (pushing the reset button on the
front of the case). When the system reboots, the "Windows Boot Manager"
will say "A registry file is missing, or corrupt" with the status
0xc0000011. So I'll be forced to boot with the installation CD and then
"Repair". So after a while, it'll fix itself declaring that chkdsk (Root
cause found: System volume is corrupt, Repair action: File System Repair
(chkdsk) Result: Completed sucessfully: Error code = 0x0) solved the
problem.
Following that, the system will restart and give me the Boot Manager
error again, (Status, however is now 0xc000000f). So then I'll re-enter
the Install CD and repair again, this time cancelling System Restore (as
it never works, I've tried) and letting it complete, finishing with a
Registry Roll Back. It'll restart and YAY, THE DESKTOP!
But, this is not to be, as after a few seconds, the system locks up and
then I'll be forced to hard reset, which starts the process all over
again.

*Solutions Tried:
*Well, I've formatted and retried the install several times, and the
same issue pops up within 24 hours. Sometimes, I'll not install anything
and the problems will still occur.
Linux Live CD works fine.
I've sent the HD back to Seagate (as my first suspicion was a bad HD)
and got a new one, with the same issue occuring.
I've used different Vista install disks, same result.

Can anyone help? Is this a hardware problem as I suspect? But which
piece of hardware could it be?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

brahmasoccer09

3.25 GB RAM (assorted brands) *may* be your problem, do some testing I like memtest86
D/L and create a bootable CD http://www.memtest86.com/
rgds
Roberto

Since you have a Dell CD/DVD, is it a Dell system ?
If so, buy your RAM from Dell.

non-Dell RAM causes all kinds of problems....I had 1 GB Dell ram mixed with 1 GB purchased locally...non-stop crashes.
Pulled the non-Dell ram, bought a GB of RAM from Dell...good to go.
.

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