Blue Screen after upgrading to XP

[Bishop]

I got a blue screen after redoing my machine. Using XP Pro Blue screen gave a 0x0000007E error. Did a repair got back into OS and retrieved mini-dump files. Dont know why blue screen occured. Thank you

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Two of your minidumps crash with memory corruption. Faulty ram?

Go HERE and follow the instructions.

Regards Howard

 

[Bishop]

thank you very much for your help. followed the instructions ran memtest and got 2 errors. is memtest suppose to take like 3 hours? i had to cancel the test after 3 hours. going to replace the ram. by the way just a quick question how does or why does memory go bad all of a sudden? thank you again.

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Memtest86+ will run indeffinitely until it is stopped. It is usually recommended to run at least 7 passes. This can take quite some time.

If Memtest gives your errors, then your ram is bad.

Ram like any other component can fail. Overheating/age/low quality/OC`d. All can affect the lifetime of the ram.

It`s also a good idea to clean the ram contacts with an eraser. Blow away the remnants, and replace. Try a different dimm slot.

Once you`ve replace the ram your problem should be solved.

Regards Howard

 

[Bishop]

Thanks for all the help.