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["Wendy Gulliver" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

Bev,
It still sounds like a bad memory card, but it also sounds like you could 
use a new computer anyway.  DO NOT buy a Compaq.  Total piece of crap! 
Infant mortality problems and they won't let you make a boot disk.  You have 
to make a set of CD's with all their origonal promotinal crap on it.  And 
there is a LOT of promotional crap on a compaq.  Buy a Dell.

Wendy




Thanks Rob....I really appreciate the help.
I shut down the system a minute ago and it fired right back up like
nothing was wrong.  I held my breath and said a prayer...lol..
My monitor is good, and I don't need a huge hard drive. I could use a
new keyboard, but this one is okay.
I am thinking we replaced the motherboard in the Spring of 2005, but
can't recall for sure.  I know I am maxed out on RAM on this machine.
Our local computer store closed down last month.
That Compaq looks pretty good and the price is right.  It says it comes
with " nVIDIA® graphics: Integrated nVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150LE graphics
with up to 256MB of shared video memory" Is that a lot better than what
I have now? (nVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/MX 400)  Right now, even simple games
like Luxor will lock up.  Ron wants to play Need for Speed, but we can't
play anything like that for some reason.

Bev, still amazed that the computer is seemingly fine now, but I don't
trust it.



Robert Walton wrote:

> I'm not sure that dust would cause the problem, maybe over time. If
> it was really, REALLY dusty it could cause the unit to overheat.
> Probably just it's time.
>
> You could look at this unit at Circuit City CPQ   SR2002X Compaq
> Presario SR2002X Desktop PC
>
> Using yourcurrent monitor, its not a bad buy. Check around though
> because there are lots of deals.
>
> Again, a local computer shop, if reliable, can set you up pretty well
> also.
>
> Basically comes down to waht you can afford, but I hate to waste $$
> on computers. They depreciate fast.
>
> Rob
>
> On 10/24/06, SISU! <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > What would fail if the back of the computer got too
> > dusty...motherboard? I am trying to figure out right now what to
> > buy.  Circuit city is in one town, Office Depot in another...
> >
> > b
> >
> > Robert Walton wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I'd say that you could be having some hardware failure. Try to
> > > take the RAM chips out and reseat them. That is a longshot.
> > >
> > > Could be bad RAM or back to the motherboard issue. I'd definately
> > > back up any data you might need.
> > >
> > > At any rate, if you can find the $$, 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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