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Thanks for all the recent responses. I have run the Windows Memory tester– no problems. I was also told about the latest memtest= memtest86+ 4.0 and in running that, my setup passes without a glitch. I consulted some with G.Skill customer service, they advised a slight change in voltage set in BIOS and so far (knock on wood) my system has been stable.

Thanks again for all the helpful responses!

Dave

I’m using the latest version, 3.5. I got it two months ago when I was having difficulty with the G.Skill 2GB DDR2-1066 modules I had purchased. Then Gigabyte released their latest BIOS and I had no further problems with memory. Until now. The only real change since then was that I reinstalled Windows 7 64 bit on the new SSD boot drive I just got.

You are right, there are 4 slots, 2 channels. I can run single sticks in separate channels as long as I don’t exceed 4 GB. What is puzzling is that Memtest86 ran fine with 4GB just 2 months ago.

I had not recently tried MemTest86 since a couple of months ago. I was testing memory and got everything right at that time. Decided to run it again and have discovered that anything more that 3 GB of RAM stops Memtest86 in it’s tracks during the first test! I’ve tried different combinations of memory sticks and it doesn’t appear to be defective memory. For some reason putting in either 2 sticks of 2GB or 4 sticks of 1GM RAM prompts a reboot within seconds of starting Memtest86.

Any thoughts as to a cause?

Thanks,
Dave

No other firewall or popup blockers are running.

Dave

No other firewall or popup blockers are running.

Dave

Thanks, Dave. Since I have uninstalled SP2, I am not aware of where you register exceptions to the Windows firewall. I do know that I have the firewall option turned off but am wondering if in the uninstall, something went amiss so that it blocks the browser activity. But I do not know enough about how all that works to know for sure.

Dave

Thanks, Dave. Since I have uninstalled SP2, I am not aware of where you register exceptions to the Windows firewall. I do know that I have the firewall option turned off but am wondering if in the uninstall, something went amiss so that it blocks the browser activity. But I do not know enough about how all that works to know for sure.

Dave

OK. I have dial-up and was originally connected thru the modem on my machine. I started having a problem with connecting around the same time the browser problem arose. The error message said something about the wrong COM port but I checked that all out and and found nothing wrong or different. Nonetheless, I changed my configuration so that now I connect to the internet thru a networked computer that has a modem and serves as the primary connector for the XP Internet sharing. I had hoped that would take care of the browser problem but no luck.

I can still retrieve and send email and can access web-based info thru Quicken and the OS Help Center so the problem is only when I attempt to use a web browser to surf.

Dave

OK. I have dial-up and was originally connected thru the modem on my machine. I started having a problem with connecting around the same time the browser problem arose. The error message said something about the wrong COM port but I checked that all out and and found nothing wrong or different. Nonetheless, I changed my configuration so that now I connect to the internet thru a networked computer that has a modem and serves as the primary connector for the XP Internet sharing. I had hoped that would take care of the browser problem but no luck.

I can still retrieve and send email and can access web-based info thru Quicken and the OS Help Center so the problem is only when I attempt to use a web browser to surf.

Dave

I’ve tried Firefox and Opera with no luck. I think it’s a network problem.

Dave

I’ve tried Firefox and Opera with no luck. I think it’s a network problem.

Dave

Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, the answer is no.

I’m beginning to feel discouraged……

Dave

Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, the answer is no.

I’m beginning to feel discouraged……

Dave

More mystery– On the “The page cannot be displayed” page that comes up when the browser does not load there is a “Detect Network Settings” link that, when clicked, does nothing. I note on the bottom of the screen that it is to initiate a javascript. Is this a clue as to where the problem might lie?

Dave

More mystery– On the “The page cannot be displayed” page that comes up when the browser does not load there is a “Detect Network Settings” link that, when clicked, does nothing. I note on the bottom of the screen that it is to initiate a javascript. Is this a clue as to where the problem might lie?

Dave