Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?

I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.

There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.

I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.

Its called Windows Memory Diagnostic.

You can make a bootable floppy disk or CD Rom disc with the memory test
program.

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

"Richard Fangnail" wrote:

> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>
> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>
> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>
> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.
>

On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:04:33 -0700 (PDT), Richard Fangnail
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>
> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>
> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -


That's the one you should run.



> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>
> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.

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Richard Fangnail wrote:
> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>
> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>
> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>
> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.

Memtest86+ /not/ memtest86 Richard. Download the latest zipped ISO,
unzip it, and burn it to a CD-R. The CR-R is then bootable. Many
consider Memtest86+ to be the gold standard of memory tests.

<http://www.memtest.org/download/2.11/memtest86+-2.11.iso.zip>

There is no shame in seeking local technical help for this if it's a
bit out of your comfort zone.

Memtest86+ should be allowed to run at least overnight if nothing
definitive is immediately located.

Have you run smartmontools yet to your HDD(s)? Have you checked your
event logs for tell tail entries?

Regards,

Pete
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Richard Fangnail wrote:
> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>
> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>
> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>
> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.

I doubt very much that RAM is causing Firefox to crash!

I'm not sure you have tried everything else. Several people suggested
that you run Firefox in its Safe Mode (which is like IE's No Add-Ons
mode). If you have done this, I don't believe you posted the results.
And disabling particular plugins is not the same thing!

Another diagnostic method is to eliminate the culprit by configuring a
Clean Boot:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

The date and time was Friday, July 10, 2009 4:11:10 PM, and on a whim,
Daave pounded out on the keyboard:

> Richard Fangnail wrote:
>> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>>
>> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>>
>> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
>> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>>
>> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.
>
> I doubt very much that RAM is causing Firefox to crash!
>
> I'm not sure you have tried everything else. Several people suggested
> that you run Firefox in its Safe Mode (which is like IE's No Add-Ons
> mode). If you have done this, I don't believe you posted the results.
> And disabling particular plugins is not the same thing!
>
> Another diagnostic method is to eliminate the culprit by configuring a
> Clean Boot:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>
>

Richard also started posting in FF support. I asked if he tried my
other suggestions. He just tried SM and no crashes...


Terry R.
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Terry R. wrote:
> The date and time was Friday, July 10, 2009 4:11:10 PM, and on a whim,
> Daave pounded out on the keyboard:
>
>> Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>>>
>>> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>>>
>>> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
>>> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>>>
>>> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.
>>
>> I doubt very much that RAM is causing Firefox to crash!
>>
>> I'm not sure you have tried everything else. Several people suggested
>> that you run Firefox in its Safe Mode (which is like IE's No Add-Ons
>> mode). If you have done this, I don't believe you posted the results.
>> And disabling particular plugins is not the same thing!
>>
>> Another diagnostic method is to eliminate the culprit by configuring
>> a Clean Boot:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>>
>>
>
> Richard also started posting in FF support. I asked if he tried my
> other suggestions. He just tried SM and no crashes...

That's gotta mean something. ;-)

Daave wrote:
> Richard Fangnail wrote:
>> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>>
>> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>>
>> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
>> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>>
>> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.
>
> I doubt very much that RAM is causing Firefox to crash!
>
> I'm not sure you have tried everything else. Several people suggested
> that you run Firefox in its Safe Mode (which is like IE's No Add-Ons
> mode). If you have done this, I don't believe you posted the results.
> And disabling particular plugins is not the same thing!

Clarification:

These things:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

(not just "plugins"... *ALL* add-ons)

"Richard Fangnail" wrote:

> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>
> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>
> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>
> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.
>
It might be time to cut your losses. You have been posting about this
problem since July 4. You could have copied your data off and reinstalled
Windows dozens of times during the time that you have spent trying to fix the
crashes.

Mark

How would reinstalling Windows fix a hardware problem?

Please note that I am not saying that Richard has a hardware problem!

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Mark Adams wrote:
> "Richard Fangnail" wrote:
>
>> Is there a simple way to check the RAM on an XP computer?
>>
>> I found a thing called HCI test but people said it wasn't reliable.
>>
>> There is a page for memtest86 and I thought it was very confusing -
>> wasn't sure which one to download, or how long it would take.
>>
>> I've tried everything else re my recent firefox crashing problems.
>>
> It might be time to cut your losses. You have been posting about this
> problem since July 4. You could have copied your data off and
> reinstalled Windows dozens of times during the time that you have
> spent trying to fix the crashes.