added memory and xp home wont start

[Guest]

in short i wanted to add 512 more memory. installed it. booted up, splash
sceeen clicked off the now 1gb xp did not start. system restarted to screen
stating" unsuccessful start of windows xp possibly due to installation of new
hardware or software. [proir to this system crashed replaced MB, CD-RW,
CD-ROM, 512 mb and ops (from me to xp home) some difficuliyy with clean
installation of xp but working fine for two weeks.] i was directed to make a
choise of 1-4 in thirty seconds to start from 1. safe mode. 2. command
prompt. 3. last good configuration. 4. normal start. had to remove the second
strip of memory and select last good confir to successful xp start. switched
the two week old piece of pny 512s133 with the new piece of pny 512s133
systam started fine. checked both pieces of pny 512s133 with norton diag. no
errors found in either one. microsoft tech said that it was my motherboard
which is new. and clicked off the right ammount of memory no matter what was
installed. it seemed that xp recoginized new hardware but would not load for
some reason.
thanks for any input
MS tech said to take it to place and have MB diagnosed?????
God Bless
and have a GREAT thanksgiving giving thanks.
nethinim

 

[jopa66]

Sometimes its just trial and error to get two memory sticks to work in XP.
Both may be good and work fine alone but give problems when put together in
a system. I have seen this even using the exact same part number from the
same manufacturer. Try another memory stick in combination with each of the
ones you currently have. Chances are that you will succeed.