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HELP! BSOD with MYST V Demo!

 
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Guild Master LaReh
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:00 am    Post subject: HELP! BSOD with MYST V Demo! Reply with quote

Arrghhhhh!
Blue Screen Of Death trying to run the demo! I have all the latest audio and video drivers and newest Direct X as well. My machine plays Uru beautifully and now this crashes???????????? Arrggggggggggg!
Did I say Arrrgghhhhhhhhhh?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, LaReh, that just stinks. Have you tried uninstalling the demo and re-installing? I can't understand why it's interracting with your system like that. Does it go to the blue screen as soon as you click on the executable file? Or does it happen further on?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

After days of grueling troubleshooting I have finally discovered what appears to be the root cause of the problem. Defective RAM~!
At the suggestion of Deledrius over at COBBS, I tried a program called MemTest86 and (lo and behold!) I do have RAM issues. So, sometime this weekend, I hope to get some new RAM and see what happens. Del also pointed me to a forum post somewhere where a guy had the exact error problem I did and RAM was his solution. Running the MemTest program was an eye-opener for me. It seems that RAM can be partially defective but still be read by Windows as functional.
Anyhoo, wish me luck, I'll report back later with results!
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good to hear, LaReh! RAM is practically a non-issue nowadays. Not overly expensive...and who couldn't use more RAM? Wink Hope it all works out and you get to test drive Myst V soon.
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