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["SISU!" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

What would fail if the back of the computer got too dusty...motherboard?
I am trying to figure out right now what to buy.  Circuit city is in one 
town, Office Depot in another...

b

Robert Walton wrote:

> I'd say that you could be having some hardware failure. Try to take
> the RAM chips out and reseat them. That is a longshot.
>
> Could be bad RAM or back to the motherboard issue. I'd definately back
> up any data you might need.
>
> At any rate, if you can find the $$, an upgrade might be in order.
>
>
> Rob - Va
>
> On 10/24/06, SISU! <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > Somehow, I got windows back up...it's freaking out on me..most of the
> > time today won't even start in safe mode..get win protection errors like
> > ntkern and configms......could shut down any sec so I am saving every line.
> > don't know if I will see a response, but Rob, I am running 98SE...full
> > I may go out tonight and just buy another computer...charge....<sigh>
> > I think we've patched this thing enough.
> > I made a boot disk, and I have a CD-not sure if Cd is bootable.  I've
> > never reformatted a drive or re-installed windows before on my own.
> > fumbling in the dark here..never booted from a disk either.  I checked
> > the boot sequence in the bios..floppy is first, then hard drive, then
> > cd.  I can't seem to change it-everytime I look at it it is back to
> > listing the floppy first.
> > I honestly don't know how I am on now, with windows running.
> > It's just not my day..I also broke the BORROWED pressure washer.  If
> > that ain't enough to make you curse...
> >
> > Bev, throwing hands up in the air and hoping for a quick response before
> > I step off the cliff to attempt a reformat.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Wendy Gulliver wrote:
> >
> > > Bev, Exception errors are usually one of those common errors seen by
> > > Windows programmers.  It indicates a programming error in the
> > > routines which concern the "exception handler" which coordinates
> > > which programs are accessing which parts of memory.  HOWEVER, I have
> > > also seen this error crop up when a memory board goes bad.  A program
> > > goes to access a piece of data it has placed in memory and it is not
> > > there (or can't access it) and assumes someone else "stole" it.  So
> > > unless you have been doing your own programming, I will assume you
> > > have a bad memory board.  I would replace the memory board before I
> > > bothered reinstalling Windows.
> > >
> > > Wendy
> > >
> > >
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