ok so leading up to the problem i noticed a couple of freezes which have never happened before. then one time when i sitting at my computer it just went to the blue screen then restart. now every time i try to start up windows loads about 5x slower and when i do get logged on about 1 minute later my computer goes to blue screen and restarts. then after a couple times restarting with with this problem i cant even log on anymore because right after log on it goes to a blank black screen. i have no clue what the problem is. i was thinking harddrive failure or virus? although i only connect to the internet to update windows.
this is the setup-
core 2 duo e6400
2gbs ddr400
ati 850xt 256mb video
160gb harddrive
windows vista newest version with all updates (ultimate)
Run memtest! or if you have 2 sticks of ram pull 1 out and try to boot, if the problem is still there pull the remaining stick and try the one you pulled first. Just a thought
hey, thanks a lot, that solved the problem. the two 1gb memory sticks where not compatible with each other. which i cant understand because they are both ddr400
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