Is my RAM ok? How do I tell?

How do I tell if my RAM is OK? I just installed 4 gig of RAM from Crucial in
my Dell XPS desktop (3 ghz). I also installed Vista Home. I'm having some
problems installing an application, and wanted to narrow down if it's Vista
or bad RAM.

The install problem is I am installing Pinnacle Studio upgrade V11. If the
setup starts automatically, and I give the setup.exe permission to run, Vista
crashes, I get a blue screen, and Vista reboots automatically. If I browse
to the DVD, and run the setup.exe as an administrator, Windows explorer locks
up (not responding message), then Vista locks up, and I have to hard boot.
Explorer reads the DVD just fine. I can see all the files on the DVD.

nelcatjar;574737 Wrote:
> How do I tell if my RAM is OK? I just installed 4 gig of RAM from
> Crucial in
> my Dell XPS desktop (3 ghz). I also installed Vista Home. I'm having
> some
> problems installing an application, and wanted to narrow down if it's
> Vista
> or bad RAM.
>
> The install problem is I am installing Pinnacle Studio upgrade V11. If
> the
> setup starts automatically, and I give the setup.exe permission to run,
> Vista
> crashes, I get a blue screen, and Vista reboots automatically. If I
> browse
> to the DVD, and run the setup.exe as an administrator, Windows explorer
> locks
> up (not responding message), then Vista locks up, and I have to hard
> boot.
> Explorer reads the DVD just fine. I can see all the files on the DVD.

Hi Nelcatjar,

Vista comes with a Memory Diagnostics Tool. This will show you how to
use to see if you have any RAM issues.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/65...tics-tool.html

Shawn


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> How do I tell if my RAM is OK? I just installed 4 gig of RAM from Crucial
> in
> my Dell XPS desktop (3 ghz). I also installed Vista Home. I'm having
> some
> problems installing an application, and wanted to narrow down if it's
> Vista
> or bad RAM.
>
> The install problem is I am installing Pinnacle Studio upgrade V11. If the
> setup starts automatically, and I give the setup.exe permission to run,
> Vista
> crashes, I get a blue screen, and Vista reboots automatically. If I
> browse
> to the DVD, and run the setup.exe as an administrator, Windows explorer
> locks
> up (not responding message), then Vista locks up, and I have to hard boot.
> Explorer reads the DVD just fine. I can see all the files on the DVD.