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The memory diagnostic tool is built into Windows (at least from Vista and later versions). Thus the usual way to run the diagnostic, if Windows has loaded, is to search for mdsched.exe (Click on the Start button in Vista and Windows 7 or type memory from the Start Screen on Win8). Otherwise get a Windows install (or upgrade) disc or your system repair disc, boot to the CD/DVD (or tap F8 between the BIOS POST and the OS loading on some machines with Windows Recovery pre-installed) and go to the Repair your Computer option. View Advanced Options (after the initial recovery attempt fails) and choose the Windows Memory DiagnosticTool. If you don't have a system install or repair disc, try to find someone who does. (Windows User Group members often have these discs.) Otherwise, try a different memory test that can be used as a LiveCD. MemTest86+ is a useful tool: http://www.memtest.org/ . I hope this helps. Cindy Wells
These instructions are for XP but it works in Vista too. The difference being how you get to the Command Promp and plus sign (+) vs. arrows.
1. Click Start. 2. Click Run. 3. In the "Open" field type REGEDIT. 4. Click OK. 5. Click "File" in the menu bar. 6. Click "Export" from the drop down menu this will open a new box. 7. Click the down arrow beside "Save In" and select "Local Disk (C". 8. In the File Name field type BACKUP.REG. 9. Verify that under the “Export Range”, that the radio button is beside "All". 10. Click Save. 11. Click the plus sign (+) beside HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. 12. Click the plus sign (+) beside System. 13. Click the plus sign (+) beside CurrentControlSet. 14. Click the plus sign (+) beside Control. 15. Click the plus sign (+) beside Class. 16. In the left hand window pane click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} to select that key. 17. In the right hand window pane select the UpperFilters registry key and press the delete key on the keyboard. 18. Confirm with an OK. 19. In the right hand window pane select the LowerFilters registry key and press the delete key on the keyboard. 20. Confirm with an OK. 21. Click the "X" in the upper right hand corner of the Registry Editor window to close it.
Restart your Computer in order for the registry - fix to work.
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Go into your BIO's at startup and set it to load from the CD-Rom only. Then drop the Vista disk in the CD-Rom and restart the computer. After it loads you will need to go back into the BIO's and set it back to where it was before you made this change.
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