Computer crashes

[Broni]

code of 0x00 means no errors found.

[jfornito831]

ok so why does this thing keep crashing. if it can run on 512 mb of ram and hard drive test comes back ok why doe it crash

[Broni]

I can be number of reasons.
Bad Windows CD, bad CD drive, bad RAM (still, because software test, memtest, is only so much reliable), even motherboard problem.
How much is that new RAM at crucial?

[jfornito831]

like $100 bucks for the 1gb. It would mean alot to me if i could save it, there isnt anything on it i need but as an aspiring computer guru i would wanna make  it work again. any other non costly suggestions? cause i dont work any more got laid off in dec. so momey is out of the question at least for now.

[Broni]

100 bucks is a lot, since we're talking about testing purposes only.
Try to clean that recovery CD, and attempt the reinstall one more time.

[jfornito831]

i tried it again and no luck still crashes while trying to install devices screen. this sucks man. guess it be a different story if i was working then i could put money in it. which is probably what it needs. some new hardware. any other suggestions before i start opening this thing up and wanting to pull an office space to it out back.

[Broni]

The only other option, which comes to my mind before we declare something being wrong hardware-wise, would be to borrow Windows XP from a friend, and see, if it'll install.
Will, or not, it'll give us some more info.

[jfornito831]

you said something earlier or someone else did about using a reg cleaner. im using a mac and when i download it it is a .exe file and its a bunch of mumbo umbo when i open it. now i know you cant use pc files on mac with out converting them so how do i get to use a registry cleaner on the pc from my mac. i tried just burning it to a cd and it didnt work in the pc. any suggestions. as for knowing somebody else with a xp cd is pretty much outta the question. i know  nobody like that.any suggestions on that.

[Broni]

Registry cleaners are big NO-NO. Don't even think about it.

[jfornito831]

Can and is anybody around the jersey area willing to help a fellow computer person out. i need a xp cd to do some further test on my P.O.S. laptop. anybody? guess thats all i can do for now.  thanks all for your time. now i gotta look at this thing just taking up space. not even a paper weight.

[jfornito831]

Just wanna give you a update i didnt wanna give up just yet so i went down and found the new laptops box and got its recovery disk out poped it in the old laptop and now i am running vista on the old one. so i guess there is something wrong with the xp cd's i have.  oo well . its working now. a little slow cause of only having 512mb of ram but when i get the extra money im definatly going to put it in and its only 60 bucks from crucial.com. Just wanna say thanks to everyone for their help. I never mentioned this before cause i thought they were loaded with that computers hardware info. either they have they same stuff or its just a plain ol recovery disk but im not that experienced with the tecnical mumbo jumbo YET. Thanks again.

[Broni]

Nice going

[Mulreay]

Try here....

http://everest-home-edition.brothersoft.com/

you can the free version.....

Don't go to this website it has identity issues!

[jfornito831]

its ok i'm on my mac. plus i fixed it...well got it to not crash. now its running vista home premium with 512mb of ram which sucks..its slow as *censored*. but it doesnt crash anymore.

[Broni]

In any case....

Don't go to this website it has identity issues!

I second the above.