Summary: ... and I'm getting errors in copying some system files... almost certainly means yiou have a problem with at least one stick of RAM. If you have two ...
Summary: That error message during W2K/XP setup frequently means you have a RAM issue to deal with... RAM isn't all it might/should be in terms of W2K/XP specs...
Summary: "I put in a new mobo, hard drive, HD cable and different RAM (512mb)." it the ram issue. its either faulty or due to mixing. Compaq board might not li...
Summary: How might it being a RAM issue explain how it won't stay stable when there is no internet connection? Everything's tied up under the desk so I will t...
Summary: Check your ram. That was my problem. At first I thought I had a corrupt disk but when I bought a whole new drive and encountered the same problem it...
Summary: Thanks for the help. It is definetly a mobo/ram issue. I took out the ram and put in a single stick of 256mb pc2100 ddr ram runs flawlessly but than f...
Summary: This "may" be a RAM issue... However the reboot routine is part of W2K/XP being clever as it were... I seem to recall that the NT family (esp W2K/XP) ...
Summary: I have this problem too and its not a RAM issue. MP8 worked fine when I first installed xp but after a few days and a few installed programs I began t...
Summary: Hi, I am running windows xp home on a second pc in my house. It is copnnected to a linksys wireless router via a wireless belkin pci card, both 54g....
Summary: "...I also tried to install Windows XP Professional in D drive, but it always told me that can not copy some ***.dll files, let me retry or press F3 ...
Summary: To the best of my knowledge... an OS has yet to corrupt RAM - at least in any meaningful/permanent way (if it ever has at all. RAM issues "usually" me...
Summary: I had the same problem on a neighbor's computer I was working on for them. The file (msinfo32.exe) was in fact installed on the machine, and located w...
Summary: Everything else works fine just the games, It must be a ram issue, ill go buy 1GB ram tommrow. I can just slot it in and it will work that correct? Ca...
Summary: Problems copying one or more files during NT/W2K and XP setup are frequently due to less than perfect RAM. It may be OK for '9x (in varying degrees) i...
Summary: thanks guys... that's a relief to hear. what about the ram issue? is putting 2 512 mb cards in the two slots over exceeding my ram capabilities or...
Summary: I've had less than convincing results with a mem test util (at the least the "one" I used a while back). I tend to favour sitching out sticks for know...
Summary: one thing you can do to cut down on xp's ram issue until you can upgrade (you will still need to upgrade badly) is turn of all the window animations, ...
Summary: What you describe can also be a bad ram issues. Unable to install various dll or orther type of files and folders, install stops at diffrnt points etc...
Summary: The crash may be caused by faulty ram or device driver error...Since it is happening basically only from your disconnecting from the internet I would ...
Summary: A lot of instal problems with XP stem from ram issues. If you have not already done so I suggest you get memtest86 and run a test on your ram. If you ...
Summary: Have you had any other problems before, or has the computer overheated? Also maybe a RAM issue, do you have other known good RAM to replace with? An...
Summary: I think it's definitely a ram issue. You have too little and yet doing too much. Base on your documentation, your computer seems to freeze up when y...