-=PCTechTalk=- Re: PrtScn results

My email has been very intermittent while I am on vacation so please excuse
if some of my replies are a little late.


I would suggest that because the problem exists only when both 512MB sticks
are installed the problem is related to a specific address (above 512), the
data being written to a specific address (above 512) or at the point where
the
system overlaps memory onto the second stick.

It is quite possible that the "defect" exists only when two sticks are
installed or more specifically, two 512MB sticks.  If available, try some
different memory sticks (not in combo with existing sticks).... maybe a 1GB
stick or two different 512MB sticks or even two 256MB or two 1GB sticks.


Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sammi" <sammi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:29 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- PrtScn results


> Hi,
>
> Gman, reporting back on my PrtScn key not working, the partially invisible
> windows and other odd behaviors. BTW, I understand exactly what you meant
> on
> the contacts and metal corrosions. I worked in a factory that had huge
> printers (the ovens alone were big as a house) along with other machines
> and
> we would have that trouble from time to time. All pins had to be there and
> making contact.
>
> Just a note: I do not have my hd partitioned, and I usually accept the
> default location when installing programs. Nor did I use the registry
> cleaner program that wanted money to fix what it said it had found.
>
> I ran CHKDSK just like you said to do, it found nothing wrong. I cleaned
> inside, vacuuming all that dust out and used canned air. Cough-cough.
> Amazing how much dust gets in there.
>
> I also used a little program called Easy Cleaner, to dump the temporary
> Internet files and history. I was concerned about these files was because
> some time ago, I had visited and web site and with the page open, I had
> gone
> back to composing some instructions in Word. I had tried to move some text
> around using copy and paste. But it wouldn't work at all! I was thinking
> maybe I had too many windows open, so I closed the web site page. Yep, my
> copy and paste worked correctly then.
>
> Later I wanted to check and see if that was actually the reason; I went
> back
> to the web site and sure enough...as long as I had that web page open I
> could no longer cut and paste in my document. I suspected that perhaps
> they
> had used a code to disable that function; I have read that some have used
> a
> code on their web page to disable the PrtScrn function. Now of course, I
> have no actual proof of that because you couldn't view source at the web
> site, that function was disabled. Any way, when I remembered that, I was
> afraid that maybe that disabling code had 'stuck'. Dunno if that's really
> possible or not! : )
>
> Also, it goes without my saying so, that each time I was planning on being
> inside the case etc, I shut down properly and unplugged the power cord.
>
> So to go on with my results. I removed one stick of memory, rebooted and
> to
> my amazement the PrtScr key worked perfectly, nor did I notice an
> appreciable difference in speed although I didn't run many programs for
> very
> long. I made a small check list of all of the things I had tried, opening
> and closing programs, taking many screen shots; also pasting them in a
> variety of graphic programs.
>
> Then after shutting down, I then replaced the memory stick I had taken out
> and removed the second one.
>
> Wow! Same results as I had with the other one. Everything ran reasonably
> fast and I could cut & paste images, text whatever I liked. I used my list
> of task to try and repeated all of the things that I had done with the
> other
> memory stick. Everything was great!
>
> Feeling really good about the whole experience, I replaced both memory
> sticks making sure that they were seated properly, checked other things so
> as not to have anything improperly seated. Booted up and geeee....
>
> Couldn't cut & paste images, phantom images were back...partially
> invisible
> title bars etc. I could hardly believe it. Again I used my list to test
> all
> the things I had done with separate sticks. No joy.
>
> Hmm. Then I thought perhaps it was the slot itself. I swapped the sticks
> out, putting the left stick in the right slot. Booted up. All joy.
> Put the right stick in the left slot. All joy.
> Leaving them swapped, put both in. Booted up. No joy.
>
> How can this be?? I'm really puzzled now. If either one of the sticks were
> faulty, how could it run Windows all alone...same for the slots
> themselves.
> I can't think of anything else to do to prove or disprove what I have
> found.
>
> Also when I removed one of the sticks, Windows warned me right away that
> the
> amount of memory had changed; to proceed to press F1. And I also checked
> in
> sys properties, and each time it registered the correct amount of memory.
> It
> also told me the amount had changed when I replaced both sticks.
>
> I don't know how many programs I would have to run to notice a difference
> in
> speed, but so far, everything seems about the same to me just using one
> 512
> stick.
>
> Color me confused,
> Sammi


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