That is plenty of RAM and all it is capable of using. The only thing I can think of for the problems you are having is CPU, RAM or M'board problem. Try reseating your RAM 1st if you haven't already done so. If that does not help, are your RAM modules a matching pair? I had a problem with my PC a while back which was very similar and was traced to a conflict of a Mushkin DDR SDRAM Module with 2 other Modules from a different MFR, all name brand top quality RAM. The problem disappeared if the Mushkin was used by itself or the other 2 by themselves, but put them in together and problems big time. I sold the Mushkin to another man and he was pleased with it. Go Figure!! The CPU may be loosened short of the point where it will not boot at all, so reseat that and tighten the screws snugly. If it is the motherboard proper, then I can't help you there. For what is worth, I installed W2k on a Dell LM with a 166mhz CPU and 72mb RAM and it ran better than W98SE and with no running out of memory problems
Currently I have the exact same problem at a client.
Symptoms: - No drag & drop / Copy-Pasting - “Not enough Memory” error when sending new message in Outlook Express - svchost.exe generates errors
Also - Sometimes certain links don’t work in Internet Explorer - Add/Remove Software in Control Panel is empty.
I’ve reloaded an image of the harddrive, and everything worked fine. The moment I connected to the Internet, the problems were back again. When I updated to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 it was all right again, but only for a couple of minutes.
This version of Windows 2000 is completely unpatched, and so I suspected some virus leaking in via the Internet screwing everything up again. But since I didn’t have the right language Service Pack with me it will have to wait. I advice you to update Windows with Service Packs and Windows Update. (windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
Sounds exactly like my problem! I tried installing the new Service Pack, but was told that my processor was too slow (233mhz). These problems did not occur until the latest viruses this summer (w 32 blaster & sobig). Well, I am installing a new motherboard and a faster processor (266mhz) so I will let you know how I make out. Thanks.
That is really weird!! When I installed W2k on that LM, it worked fine with no error messages, with a slower CPU and less RAM and I even updated it to SP4.. Even MS recommends a 233mhz CPU as minimum for W2k, but will tell you that it will work with less as long as it is a MMX CPU. You do not have to replace your M'board as CP and CPi both use the same board and BIOS Chip. You only need a copy of the TR4 BIOS, the CPi BIOS, and a faster Pentium II MMC-1 CPU.
I have had all the above problems with an Inspiron 5000e plus a couple so I list them all:
- "svchost.exe generates errors" when on the Internet. After that,
- No drag & drop
- No Copy-Pasting
- "Not enough Memory" error when sending new message in Outlook Express
- Add/Remove Software in Control Panel is empty.
- The Internet properties won't show and the internet connection cannot be shut down other than by pulling the cord
- The system is unstable
- After each new start it works fine until the next "svchost" message appears
Previously I used Windows Me. Since this was very unstable, especially in not recovering from sleep mode or rest mode, I installed Windows 2000 on top. The above symptoms occured after that. I have tried foramtting the hard drive and re-installing, in turn, Windows 2000, Windows Me and then Windows 2000 again. Interestingly, even the attempt to re-install the original Me was unsucessful. I suppose the fault may be from when the computer was new but did not show in this way until the 2000 was installed.
I have 192 Mb of RAM, also asymmetric. Same problems occur with only the 128 or 64 Mb module.
Please advice me. My computer is fairly useless if there is no remedy for these faults, so I would appreciate a comment also from Dell.
If it were mine, I would bare the drive by deleting all the Partitions, and then reestablish the partitions and reformat FAT32. Then clean install W2000 and leave it FAT32 if at all possible. W-me is a nightmare waiting to occur and some of its problems may have carried over to your W2k installation. You can use it as a "Kicker" to do a clean install of W2k using an Upgrade CD and starting in DOS with a the selfbooting CD. You can also use any CD from W95 and W-NT for the same purpose, even though MS does not tell you that until you are in the middle of installation. I always buy the Upgrade versions as they are much cheaper and the CDs have everything the socalled Full versions have, but have that extra lock to undo with the older CD to prove eligibility.
Thank you leduke. My installations have been, in order:
- The original Windows Me. During 2½ half years gradually lost functions, like sleep/rest mode, system recovery. These were not possible to re-install. A necessary video driver patch was lost and re-installed about 20 times.
- Windows 2000 on top of Me. New problems as described. Thought Me was to blaim and formatted the disc.
- Windows 2000 in a clean computer, with NTFS. Same problems. Thought W 2k was corrupt and formatted the disc.
- Windows Me. Refused to install to original despite all original software. Not possible to install video driver. Besides, first crash occured 5 minutes after installation. Some files were not found and further installation not possible. Thought Me was to blaim and formatted the disc.
- New attempt with borrowed Windows 2000, this time with FAT 32. Same problems.
One interesting thing: Even on a completely new installation, Norton occasionally finds (or thinks it finds??) a worm virus. Yesterday I got these messages: "The file C:\WINNT\sytem32\msblast.exe is infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm virus Action to the file was denied" and "The file C:\WINNT\sytem32\teekids.exe is infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm virus The file was automatically deleted" I wonder, does a virus survive a formatting of the hard drive?
I have run ALL the hardware self-tests without any result. Seems to me like software and hardware don't go together. Ironically, there is a label on the computer saying "Designed for MS Windows 2000"
If you are getting that Virus message, that is probably where your problem lies. Mcafee has a special file called the "Stinger" to combat some viruses including the Blaster. You can also use the Mcafee CD and run it selfbooting under DOS to see if it will help. I would guess that Norton has something similar. I would contact whichever one you are using and get their advise. My understanding is that some viruses can survive a reformat; there are several "wipe" programs around which delete the partitions and write zeroes over the entire disk surfaces, which may do a better job of eliminating the virus programs; Killdisk, Pzapper and Delpart.EXE are 3 I have used. You can "Google" those. A word of caution; some of them leave your disk in a condition that requires that you Fdisk/Partition and Format, and then delete the partition you have just made before the Suspend-To-Disk software will install. I have used Pzapper a few times on Harddisks I was baring to sell or give away, and always ran Fdisk afterwards, just in case. If it is not the virus causing it, then it sounds hardware related; I have had W2k on a PC for some time now and not even a hint of a problem or crash. I did have some trouble with the "Blaster", but a patch from MS, the Stinger from McAfee and a tweak in the RPC took care of that.
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128 RAM - when I check the disk on "my computer" it says that over 3/4 of it is unused
--Bob
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thank you. I'll certainly try your suggestions
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September 22nd, 2003 16:00
Perhaps a little late, but still…
Currently I have the exact same problem at a client.
Symptoms:
- No drag & drop / Copy-Pasting
- “Not enough Memory” error when sending new message in Outlook Express
- svchost.exe generates errors
Also
- Sometimes certain links don’t work in Internet Explorer
- Add/Remove Software in Control Panel is empty.
I’ve reloaded an image of the harddrive, and everything worked fine. The moment I connected to the Internet, the problems were back again. When I updated to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 it was all right again, but only for a couple of minutes.
This version of Windows 2000 is completely unpatched, and so I suspected some virus leaking in via the Internet screwing everything up again. But since I didn’t have the right language Service Pack with me it will have to wait. I advice you to update Windows with Service Packs and Windows Update. (windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
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Sounds exactly like my problem! I tried installing the new Service Pack, but was told that my processor was too slow (233mhz). These problems did not occur until the latest viruses this summer (w 32 blaster & sobig). Well, I am installing a new motherboard and a faster processor (266mhz) so I will let you know how I make out. Thanks.
--Bob Landino
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September 24th, 2003 08:00
Is your 'Add/Remove Software' in your Control Panel also empty?
BTW. I have Win2K SP4 running on my router, which is 133 Mhz 128 Mb.
Message Edited by TheTimer on 09-24-2003 03:53 PM
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I have had all the above problems with an Inspiron 5000e plus a couple so I list them all:
- "svchost.exe generates errors" when on the Internet. After that,
- No drag & drop
- No Copy-Pasting
- "Not enough Memory" error when sending new message in Outlook Express
- Add/Remove Software in Control Panel is empty.
- The Internet properties won't show and the internet connection cannot be shut down other than by pulling the cord
- The system is unstable
- After each new start it works fine until the next "svchost" message appears
Previously I used Windows Me. Since this was very unstable, especially in not recovering from sleep mode or rest mode, I installed Windows 2000 on top. The above symptoms occured after that. I have tried foramtting the hard drive and re-installing, in turn, Windows 2000, Windows Me and then Windows 2000 again. Interestingly, even the attempt to re-install the original Me was unsucessful. I suppose the fault may be from when the computer was new but did not show in this way until the 2000 was installed.
I have 192 Mb of RAM, also asymmetric. Same problems occur with only the 128 or 64 Mb module.
Please advice me. My computer is fairly useless if there is no remedy for these faults, so I would appreciate a comment also from Dell.
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Thank you leduke. My installations have been, in order:
- The original Windows Me. During 2½ half years gradually lost functions, like sleep/rest mode, system recovery. These were not possible to re-install. A necessary video driver patch was lost and re-installed about 20 times.
- Windows 2000 on top of Me. New problems as described. Thought Me was to blaim and formatted the disc.
- Windows 2000 in a clean computer, with NTFS. Same problems. Thought W 2k was corrupt and formatted the disc.
- Windows Me. Refused to install to original despite all original software. Not possible to install video driver. Besides, first crash occured 5 minutes after installation. Some files were not found and further installation not possible. Thought Me was to blaim and formatted the disc.
- New attempt with borrowed Windows 2000, this time with FAT 32. Same problems.
One interesting thing: Even on a completely new installation, Norton occasionally finds (or thinks it finds??) a worm virus. Yesterday I got these messages: "The file C:\WINNT\sytem32\msblast.exe is infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm virus Action to the file was denied" and "The file C:\WINNT\sytem32\teekids.exe is infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm virus The file was automatically deleted" I wonder, does a virus survive a formatting of the hard drive?
I have run ALL the hardware self-tests without any result. Seems to me like software and hardware don't go together. Ironically, there is a label on the computer saying "Designed for MS Windows 2000"
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November 21st, 2003 14:00
If you are getting that Virus message, that is probably where your problem lies. Mcafee has a special file called the "Stinger" to combat some viruses including the Blaster. You can also use the Mcafee CD and run it selfbooting under DOS to see if it will help. I would guess that Norton has something similar. I would contact whichever one you are using and get their advise. My understanding is that some viruses can survive a reformat; there are several "wipe" programs around which delete the partitions and write zeroes over the entire disk surfaces, which may do a better job of eliminating the virus programs; Killdisk, Pzapper and Delpart.EXE are 3 I have used. You can "Google" those. A word of caution; some of them leave your disk in a condition that requires that you Fdisk/Partition and Format, and then delete the partition you have just made before the Suspend-To-Disk software will install. I have used Pzapper a few times on Harddisks I was baring to sell or give away, and always ran Fdisk afterwards, just in case.
Good LuckIf it is not the virus causing it, then it sounds hardware related; I have had W2k on a PC for some time now and not even a hint of a problem or crash. I did have some trouble with the "Blaster", but a patch from MS, the Stinger from McAfee and a tweak in the RPC took care of that.