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General Category => Tech Clinic => Topic started by: Inuyasha_Demon on March 05, 2007, 12:33:23 AM

Title: New PC Help!
Post by: Inuyasha_Demon on March 05, 2007, 12:33:23 AM

Ok i got a new PC at an auction for $180 it has windows 2000 im an ok computer person but not that good with 2000 anyways i added 64 MB ram now it has 192 MB and another harddrive with 3 GB and now it just crashes when i play a game or run a program IE works fine and any other browser Firefox, Netscape, rtc.


I dont know what to do please help. /sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':(\' />

Title: New PC Help!
Post by: Everlasting Death on March 05, 2007, 07:23:22 PM

well wut games and programs u tryin to run and did they work before you added the ram because 192mb ram isn't that much

Title: New PC Help!
Post by: Inuyasha_Demon on March 07, 2007, 12:00:50 AM

[quote name=\'Everlasting Death\' post=\'297905\' date=\'Mar 5 2007, 06:23 PM\']well wut games and programs u tryin to run and did they work before you added the ram because 192mb ram isn't that much[/quote]
yes and now i decided to raise the virtual memory and i raised it to 285 and it works ok but still after awhile itll do it but if i cut it off every now and then it still works i think something is draining the ram  ohh and any game or program solitaire yahoo minesweeper mostly anything.

Title: New PC Help!
Post by: Everlasting Death on March 07, 2007, 04:17:21 PM

well have you scanned for viruses, etc. I think you need more ram

Title: New PC Help!
Post by: Inuyasha_Demon on March 11, 2007, 04:56:43 PM

[quote name=\'Everlasting Death\' post=\'298562\' date=\'Mar 7 2007, 03:17 PM\']well have you scanned for viruses, etc. I think you need more ram[/quote]
yes i have with AVG and for spyware with SE personal they came with the computer and when i got it everthing worked fine it confuses me