Re: How to check the memory on a computer?

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"Terry R." wrote:

The date and time was Monday, July 13, 2009 10:41:35 AM, and on a whim,
Daave pounded out on the keyboard:

Terry R. wrote:
The date and time was Monday, July 13, 2009 8:23:00 AM, and on a whim,
Mark Adams pounded out on the keyboard:

"Gerry" wrote:

Mark

How would reinstalling Windows fix a hardware problem?

Please note that I am not saying that Richard has a hardware
problem!
It wouldn't.

Please note that I am not saying that Richard has a hardware problem!

Mark

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Mark Adams wrote:
"Richard Fangnail" wrote:

Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?

I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't
reliable. There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very
confusing
- wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.

I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.

It might be time to cut your losses. You have been posting about
this problem since July 4. You could have copied your data off and
reinstalled Windows dozens of times during the time that you have
spent trying to fix the crashes.
He doesn't. It started as Firefox crashing. He never responded to my
suggestions to start FF in Safe Mode or the links for troubleshooting.
I'm almost certain it's an add-in.

And now he's trying every other thing in the book even though no other
program or Windows is having any issues.

I've lost track, but I'm pretty sure he stated he did run FF in Safe
Mode in the Mozilla newsgroup. At first I thought he was having problems
with an extension, but now I'm leaning toward a conflict with some other
program (e.g., an antimalware program). And in a recent post, he stated:

"Today my IE7 became damaged and disappeared from my desktop."

I'm guessing he has screwed around too much (because IE7 cannot "become
damaged" all by itself!) and now a Clean Install wouldn't be a bad idea.



Hi Dave,

The last one I read from him in the Moz groups he stated he ran FF in
Safe Mode with no crashes. But then stated, "but the next day", so I
took that as he wasn't running in SM any longer and the problem was back.

Since he is starting a new post with every process, along with WAY too
many ideas running through his head, I can't keep up with it any longer.

It's a simple fix and he has not stayed focused on taking it one step at
a time.


Which is why I suggested he cut his losses and reinstall. Of course, if he
had an image backup----



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