thanks for the info bruce!!
i'm gonna have the guy take a look at what you said
and hopefully the problem will go away.
thanks again,
elektro dan.
--- Bruce Wahler <
bruce@...> wrote:
> e_d,
>
>
> >i also have a problem with my ram. i have 256mb and
> >when i try to install another 128 MB my computer
> gives
> >me a message that i don't have enough memory to run
> >the current application...the guy said he would fix
> it
> >for me because it is still under waranty. he said
> that the
> >reason the computer does not accept the ram might
> have
> >to do with windows and he might have to re-install
> it.
>
> This explanation is invalid, IMHO. I've never heard
> of Windows software
> preventing the installation of hardware. A more
> likely issue is that the
> 128 MB DIMM that you are installing is incompatible
> with the memory already
> in your system; i.e., a hardware issue. If you
> check the memory
> "installed" when the 128 MB is added, I'll bet your
> computer thinks it's
> less than 256MB -- probably, a lot less.
>
> >i've also had my icons mis-matched, for example- my
> >wave files have the icon for the internet dialer?
> >weird.
>
> This is not all that serious; your icon cache -- a
> method Windows uses to
> save time when accessing icons -- has been
> corrupted. This happens to me
> about once every 2-4 months. I use a shareware
> program called Microangelo
> Engineer that can rebuild the icon cache. There may
> be others out there
> that do the same thing.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> -BW
>
> --
> Bruce Wahler
> Design Consultant
> Ashby Solutions"
> www.ashbysolutions.com
> CloneWheel Support Group moderator
> 978.386.7389 voice
> 978.776.0096 fax
> bruce@...
>
>
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