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06-11-2004, 10:20 PM
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WinXP recovery
I am trying to run WINXP recovery. It gets to 15min's left of the install/recovery and then gives an error that virtual mem is low. I select O.K. and it runs supper slow. I let it sit for 10hrs to only get to 9 mins left. It was stuck from there. Now every time I boot it wants to finish the install but always gets stuck. It is a AMD 600 / 100fsb / 256m SDRAM / I have never ran into this. Any suggestions?
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06-12-2004, 03:15 AM
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Might be a RAM problem.
Download a memory test utility such as memtest86 [ur]www.memtest86.com[/url] Might be worth a try
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06-12-2004, 11:10 AM
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The ram is actually new. I tried swapping ram with another stick I know is good. Same problem? I took an "old" drive (1.6g) I had laying around installed it as the primary and the "problem" drive (16g) as the secondary. Installed XP on the "old" drive, installation was flawless, and I was able to get to personal files on the "problem" drive and back them up. I am now formatting the "problem" drive in an attempt to do a clean install. Hopefully this will work.
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06-12-2004, 08:05 PM
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Is the problematic drive new?
I would'nt recommend using it as your primary drive for a while, at least till you know you've got it sorted in case it c**p's out on you again |
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06-14-2004, 12:33 PM
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Download the utility from the drive manufacturer and zero fill the problem drive, then run diagnostics on it.
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