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Screenshots of the new Windows.
Wow. It looks...exactly like what Windows has looked like for about a decade, except for making it look more superficially like Mac.
Not surprisingly, Microsoft still seems to be giving script-kiddies, and other shitheads, plenty of opportunities to cause problems for non-technical users.
I recently did a complete Win XP reinstall on my home PC -- reformatted the hard drive, the whole 9 yards. I also installed some memory intensive apps (the latest Adobe and Macromedia suites) and upgraded my ram with two 1GB sticks. Since then, the 'puter has been crashing a lot. Is it fair to say the memory is probably the culprit? What's the best way to test this? Should I take out 1 stick and try running for a while, and then take out the other stick and do the same? Are there any applets that can test for this?
Jon, I assume you've installed all the Windows updates too?
Yeah, I'd do the RAM swapping thing you've described. Norton Utilities might also be of use for testing the RAM. I don't know if there area any good alternatives to Norton out there.
eta: Before you do the RAM swapping thing, I'd pull both RAM sticks and re-seat them carefully, and then see if that helps.
There might be some tests you could run from the BIOS.
Wow. It looks...exactly like what Windows has looked like for about a decade, except for making it look more superficially like Mac.
It also looks like KDE.
Thanks for the tips, Toms.