Problems with 2 GB memory

[David Sachs]

Are there any known problems with Windows XP on computers with 2 gigabytes
of memory?

With 2GB installed, the Retrospect backup program would always report
compare errors ( = corrupted backup file) and would frequently crash. When
I removed half the memory, these problems did not occur.

[S.Heenan]

David Sachs wrote:
> Are there any known problems with Windows XP on computers with 2
> gigabytes of memory?
>
> With 2GB installed, the Retrospect backup program would always report
> compare errors ( = corrupted backup file) and would frequently crash.
> When I removed half the memory, these problems did not occur.

I doubt it has anything to do with the operating system. Depending on the
chipset and the type of RAM used, it may be hardware related. With 2GB of
RAM installed, try running Memtest v3 from www.memtest86.com
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[Alex Nichol]

David Sachs wrote:

>Are there any known problems with Windows XP on computers with 2 =
gigabytes
>of memory?
>
>With 2GB installed, the Retrospect backup program would always report
>compare errors ( =3D corrupted backup file) and would frequently crash. =
When
>I removed half the memory, these problems did not occur.

This is most likely to be caused by either the module you removed being
faulty, or the two modules not being exactly matched


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.

[David Sachs]

"S.Heenan" > wrote in message
. ca...
> David Sachs wrote:
> > Are there any known problems with Windows XP on computers with 2
> > gigabytes of memory?
> >
> > With 2GB installed, the Retrospect backup program would always report
> > compare errors ( = corrupted backup file) and would frequently crash.
> > When I removed half the memory, these problems did not occur.
>
> I doubt it has anything to do with the operating system. Depending on the
> chipset and the type of RAM used, it may be hardware related. With 2GB of
> RAM installed, try running Memtest v3 from www.memtest86.com
> --
> Winerr 012 - Cash Underflow - Credit Card Number Will Be Assimilated
>
I did do a thorough stand-alone memory test, before removing half the RAM. I
suspect that a software errors in the BIOS or one of the drivers is causing
conflicts.