Ok I'll do that first, I'll post with the voltages about 4pm GMT (3 and a half hours from now. You (Rockster2U) mention wiping out the MBR and...
Ok guys, thanks for that. Again, I'm at work, but I will work on these things when I get home in (hopefully) about 4 hours time. The XP install...
Ok, it's Monday morning, here is the News! I got my memory on Saturday (God bless Crucial and the Royal Mail :) ). My 4Gb drive was still going...
It's all gone wrong (again!) :( I got Panda uninstalled (downloaded a file from their website). However, when I tried to connect AOL it could...
Gotcha - thanks. I have ordered: Crucial Part Number: CT6464Z335 Module Size: 512MB Package: 184-pin DIMM Feature: DDR PC2700 Specs:...
I'm 220 miles north of mainland Scotland but I'll give it a go! :)
Is it? System mismatch how? I'm happy to accept this, just wonder how I should have worked it out. All correct I think. Ok, I can take a...
Sorry, I thought you said "Why did you say fingers crossed?" It was 6am here when I read your post! :o How can I be sure I'm using compatible...
Fingers crossed for luck, sfc never works. I will try reinstalling then uninstalling Panda tonight. In my opinion, we have then ruled out...
I would love to - I just downloaded and installed AVG Free, updated and did a full scan (nothing to report). When I tried to uninstall Panda, it...
The reason I don't ditch Panda is that I pay for it 12 months in advance and I'm from Aberdeen ;) (Did you know copper wire was invented by two...
Ok, while I had the disk, I thought I would try a different tack. I installed XP SP2 on the 4Gb hard drive (the one I had problems installing my...
So long as you don't all stop posting! Kiwicolin brought me the XP CD with SP2 last night. I ran sfc /scannow twice and it got about 20% through...
And I'm back!! The 2x256Mb memory tested fine after 3 extended passes of the diagnostics. Fine, lets start Windows and see what happens - BSOD....
The system was stable in this configuration. Legend has it that the problems started when my step-daughter was downloading Shockwave player and...
Thanks guys, I really appreciate you sticking with this (Rockster2U, PeteC, mattman and Arie). All your contributions are welcomed. I will follow...
Ok, do I need Nero for that? I have a very old version of Nero, which won't do some of the things in the article (eg Don't add the ;1 extension)....
I think the 2 x 256 does run better, that's what I had in when I had seeming stability on about page 2 of this thread. I made the schoolboy error...
I have done all this, running RegSeeker twice each time. First run found 534 entries! I've only just finished so no errors yet, I'll let you know....
:eek: Simple??? I'll give it a go. Should I do this before, after or instead of updating the BIOS? Having seen this step by step I think I...
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