Blue screen when starting vista

RAM?
hmm, I got 1Gb RAM.

LOL!

I believe Vista has a memory diagnostic utility on the DVD that you can
access by booting off the DVD.

"Nerkixxx" <Nerkixxx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> RAM?
> hmm, I got 1Gb RAM.
>
>

"Nerkixxx"wrote

> RAM?
> hmm, I got 1Gb RAM.

He didn't mean how much, he meant whether there were errors with it. It
could also be a driver problem. Besides Vista's built in memory diagnostic
tool there are these tools too. Run them for some time, not just a single
pass.

Memtest86+
http://www.memtest.org/

Windows Memory Diagnostic
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

DocMemory Memory Diagnostic
http://www.simmtester.com/page/produ...c/download.asp

--

Rock [ MVP User/Shell]

"I think its time to start looking at your hardware"
Good advice - look carefully, good lighting helps.


"Ron Rector" <RonRector@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I think its time to start looking at your hardware...possibly ram
>
> "Nerkixxx" wrote:
>

>> I can start vista rc1 after trying to do that 5-10 times, because i get
>> this:
>> http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2743/img1919ty6.jpg
>> Any suggestions?
>> P.S. reinstalling vista didnt help.

I just tried Windows Memory Diagnostic tool,and it didnt help me. Blue screen
continues.
Perhaps I should try other memory diagnostic tools?

Just tried:
Other programs dont work on 64bit system...so...?

No no no, put the programs onto floppy and they'll run from there when you
boot up.

Ray

"Nerkixxx" <Nerkixxx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Just tried:
> Other programs dont work on 64bit system...so...?

After checking memory sticks, pins seated correctly, and you might try
unplugging and replugging the IDE pin connections--there are systems that
need ancillary drivers in setup but to my knowledge, most of this has been
taken care of in the latest builds:


Try F8 Win Adv Options & Win RE:

Do this:

I always try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I
don't use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives
you a choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with
Command Prompt.

You will need this reference:

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449/en-us

The command to use for system restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

The reason for doing this is one of these choices may work, when the other
doesn't. My experience is that people do not fully try F8 when they think
or have said they have. It is that they can almost always reach Windows
Advanced Options though.

I would note an important problem seems to be emerging in Vista as more and
more people try Win RE. It does not seem to have the success rate that a
Repair Install from genuine MSFT Media does in XP, and as builds of Vista
march onto RTM, Desmond Lee (Product Manager for Win RE's) team seems to be
unable to fix this. I am not sure Mr. Sinofsky knows what this is or is
that curious to learn. I am sure Mr. Allchin does.

What It Can Do:

If you run Win RE's Startup Repair in Vista, it will try to check and repair
the following and we're taking about under three minutes usually when it
works which is often: (this is not a complete list but a list of major tasks
it can perform):

Registry Corruptions

Missing/corrupt driver files (you don't have to guess here--it looks at all
of them

Missing/corrupt system files (disabled in Beta 2 as is System File Checker
but present newer builds)

Incompatible Driver Installation

Incompatible OS update installations

Startup Repair may offer a dialogue box to use System restore.

How to Use Startup Repair:

***Accessing Windows RE (Repair Environment):***

1) Insert Media into PC (the DVD you burned)

2) ***You will see on the Vista logo setup screen after lang. options in the
lower left corner, a link called "System Recovery Options."***

Screenshot: System Recovery Options (Lower Left Link)
http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui...4/500x375.aspx

Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img...SysRecOpt2.bmp

3) Select your OS for repair.

4) Its been my experience that you can see some causes of the crash from
theWin RE feature:

You'll have a choice there of using:

1) Startup Repair
2) System Restore
3) Complete PC Restore

Good luck,

CH



"Nerkixxx" <Nerkixxx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I just tried Windows Memory Diagnostic tool,and it didnt help me. Blue
>screen
> continues.
> Perhaps I should try other memory diagnostic tools?