Printable View
My computer has crashed alot lately, and I think its due to my RAM. I have 1024MB of RAM in this computer. It may also be my hard drive though. I had a set of 1.25GB or ram in my computer earlier, different that this RAM, and the same crashes happened, which makes me lean toward it being my hard drive.
I have Windows XP home, with quite alot of files on my computer (26.5GB out of the 37GB drive).
Any and all help would be appreciated.
I dont think it's a RAM problem, i have 390 MB, more proccesses then you running, and more RAM used. and more CPU used....must be something else.. do the usual check for viruses, use Norton Sstem Doctor to see if your computer has any problems....check for ad-aware, etc....
I have ran Ad-Aware many times, with no problems (including today). Ill check for viruses in a few hours. I've also tried Spybot - Search and Destroy, but eventually it crashes my computer, at around 5000/12000 files. I dont have Norton System Works.
hrmm, if you dont have the money to buy it....what are crackers for ;). I know i shouldnt be saying that you should download it, but to save ur computer, do it...Quote:
I dont have Norton System Works.
With Norton SW, also comes a program called Roxio GoBack... if your computer crashes, you can restore it at bootup to an earlier saved point...yeah the go-back file does take up to 4 Gigs, but it's worth it...
Well Im not exactly up to date on cracked versions of such programs, so do you know where I can get Norton SW?
well go to google and search for Kazaa Lite K++. download it install it, or if u have a highspeed, you may want to download e-donkey or DC++.
if you really cant find it, IM me at XML Ph7 and i'll send the setup to you....
i had the same problem. there r some processes/prog's/dll that r running together... i could not even run msconfig to try to fix it . i had to reformatt and reinstall everything man what a pain. but now i have more progs running with no problemQuote:
Originally posted here by philman213
My computer has crashed alot lately, and I think its due to my RAM. I have 1024MB of RAM in this computer. It may also be my hard drive though. I had a set of 1.25GB or ram in my computer earlier, different that this RAM, and the same crashes happened, which makes me lean toward it being my hard drive.
I have Windows XP home, with quite alot of files on my computer (26.5GB out of the 37GB drive).
Any and all help would be appreciated.
So all I have to do is reinstall windows xp? Whew, thats alot better than I thought. At first I thought I might have to spend about 60 dollars on a new hard drive or 90 dollars on new RAM.
And no one is going to ask about heat? What type of processor do you have again? RAM gives off heat too, maybe you should try buying some cooler cases for RAM. Heat can make a machine crash easy, and with the more hardware you put in, the more chances you have for heat, and the need to get it out fo the case.
With what you listed, I'd say to put on cases on all the RAM in that, get a GOOD CPU fan, a HD cooler, an exhaust fan, and then see how it works out.
In other words, spend an assload of money on parts.
I have a AMD Athlon XP 1700+,
2 sticks of 512MB of RAM,
a Soltek SL-75DRV4 ,
this case,
Windows XP home,
this video card.
I doubt heat would be the problem, it just doesnt seem to be able to make a computer to crash. I used to have this computer overheating and making stupid beeping noises all the time 3 years ago) in the summer.
Rather spend those mesly $60 then wait for an "assload" of computer parts to stop working properly and waste MORE than those mesly $60
Rather spend those mesly $60 then wait for an "assload" of computer parts to stop working properly and waste MORE than those mesly $60
Heat is quite capable of making a machine reboot. And also, have you checked for Sasser? Or however you spell the new worm that reboots Windows? From what you've said, it's either heat or Sasser.
Heat is quite capable of making a machine reboot. And also, have you checked for Sasser? Or however you spell the new worm that reboots Windows? From what you've said, it's either heat or Sasser.
How do I check against Sasser. Everytime i search my HD my comp crashes. i.e - Spybot S&D, Virus Scanner, Trojan Scanner, etc.
How do I check against Sasser. Everytime i search my HD my comp crashes. i.e - Spybot S&D, Virus Scanner, Trojan Scanner, etc.
Read the front page. I see about 3 threads on Sasser.
Read the front page. I see about 3 threads on Sasser.
Hi,
Gore has a good point, heat could cause it to happen, but I would expect a shutdown, rather than a reboot?. Run it with the case off and a domestic fan blowing over it.
Can you boot into "safe mode"? if you can (F8 in XP) then run your anti spyware, adware and AV in that.
Another thing is to take whatever option to get into "set-up" then go into power management and turn it all off..........like no sleep, snooze or whatever.........machine on all the time. Then go into your Display manager and turn off the screensaver and any power saving options there
Try running Trend Micro's "housecall"......it's a free online AV scanner.
Let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Hi,
Gore has a good point, heat could cause it to happen, but I would expect a shutdown, rather than a reboot?. Run it with the case off and a domestic fan blowing over it.
Can you boot into "safe mode"? if you can (F8 in XP) then run your anti spyware, adware and AV in that.
Another thing is to take whatever option to get into "set-up" then go into power management and turn it all off..........like no sleep, snooze or whatever.........machine on all the time. Then go into your Display manager and turn off the screensaver and any power saving options there
Try running Trend Micro's "housecall"......it's a free online AV scanner.
Let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Where can I get Trend Micro's AV scanner. By the way, I've gone into safemode and AV scanned my whole computer with Norton and nothing came up (except for the 2 trojans I had yesterday). Also, I've ran a special trojan program, adware, and of course, the little scanner too see if you have the Sasser worm. Seems my computer is fine, and has no viruses, but my computer still reboots. Maybe it is heat afterall.
Where can I get Trend Micro's AV scanner. By the way, I've gone into safemode and AV scanned my whole computer with Norton and nothing came up (except for the 2 trojans I had yesterday). Also, I've ran a special trojan program, adware, and of course, the little scanner too see if you have the Sasser worm. Seems my computer is fine, and has no viruses, but my computer still reboots. Maybe it is heat afterall.