Gerry,

If the user's machine keeps rebooting because of RAM then you won't have a BSOD error
message.

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Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)


"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message news:e4ebc%23MHIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Jim
>
> What is the Stop Error message?
>
> Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
> allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on
> the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced,
> Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before
> Automatically Restart.
>
> Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure even after you have
> solved the problem as it's better disabled. Check for variants of the
> Stop Error message.
>
> An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up and select
> option - Disable automatic restart on system failure.
>
> If you are using a wireless keyboard and the F8 key does not work
> substitute a wired keyboard and mouse for this exercise only.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
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> Stourport, England
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> Jim Ludwig wrote:
> > Newbie,
> > I'll give this a try. If it doesn't work, do you think I should get
> > new ram chips? Also, there are only 2 ram slots. Does it matter
> > which slot the 512 mb chip sits in?
> > Jim
> >
> > "Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message
> > news:eEsaXEMHIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> Jim,
> >>
> >> Shut the machine down, open the box, using a static strap remove &
> >> re-seat the memory.
> >> Normally memory causes it to always reboot.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Newbie Coder
> >> (It's just a name)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jim Ludwig" <jimlud@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >> news:9QmWi.3786$Vx3.2021@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
> >>> Hi all,
> >>> I'm having trouble with dad's computer. I did a clean install of
> >>> winxp and
> >>> it's still doing the same thing it was doing which caused me to do
> >>> a HD wipe. Every time he plays a game, the computer shuts down and
> >>> reboots. You
> >>> can load a game (the ones I've tried are Tron 2.0, Jedi Academy, and
> >>> Flight
> >>> Simulator), go through all the initial setup, choose your options,
> >>> and watch
> >>> any cut scenes or videos. However, when the actual "gameplay"
> >>> starts when
> >>> you take control of your character/ship, the screen goes blank and
> >>> it reboots, just as if you hit the reset button. This is not
> >>> limited to games
> >>> either. I have had the machine do the same thing while on the
> >>> internet. It
> >>> seems like it was doing that when I would download an Active X
> >>> control or something like that. Not really all downloads, just the
> >>> "on the fly" kind
> >>> of downloads that you install while you're browsing. Any idea at
> >>> all why this computer is so unstable? My brother built the
> >>> computer with all various components. It is an AMD Sempron with
> >>> 512 mb ram, an nVidia mobo and the video card is an nVidia geforce
> >>> 3 6200. He built it about a year and a half ago and it has never
> >>> worked right. I am kind of suspecting there
> >>> is a conflict between the video card and the onboard built in
> >>> video, but if
> >>> so, I don't know how to resolve this. Any help is greatly
> >>> appreciated. Jim
> >>> jimlud@sbcglobal.net
>
>