Re: Multiple Windows errors (thanks, Malke!)

Stan Brown wrote:

> A public thank-you to Malke for posting about
>
> www.memtest.org
>
> I had been having random Windows crashes with various BSoD messages
> like BAD POOL HEADER and PAGE FAULT IN UNPAGED AREA and IRQ NOT LESS
> OR EQUAL. The explanations I googled all talked about recently added
> hardware or software, bad drivers, etc. Since I had eliminated those
> possibilities, I just racked it up to Windows flakiness.
>
> But ...
>
> It turns out my RAM was actually bad. As soon as I downloaded and ran
> the freeware memory tester from the above site, it told me which
> addresses and which bits were bad. I called the manufacturer and they
> shipped me new RAM right away, and after installing it I used the
> same utility to confirm that it's good.
>
> So for anyone who has seemingly random Windows crashes and program
> crashes, try testing your RAM. (It's best to plan this in advance,
> because the memory test has to be burned as a bootable image.)
>
> Again -- thanks, Malke!
>

Well thank *you*, Stan! You made my day. I'm glad you got the problem
solved.

Take care,

Malke
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