ML>ML> EV> Because this XP MCE 2005 SP3 computer has been acting very   
   ML>ML> EV> slow I ran one pass of MEMTEST-86 v4.0a yesterday on it.   
      
   ML>ML>is that memtest-86 or memtest-86+ ?? there is a huge difference...   
   ML>ML>always use the + version...   
      
   ML> EV> I never heard of memtest-86+.   
      
   ML>i think i made a mistake on the name... there's no '-' in it...   
      
   ML> EV> I downloaded it but haven't used it yet to check the RAM.   
      
   ML>memtest86+ is done by another author when the original author of memtest86   
   ML>wasn't doing anything for a while and it needed to be updated... until the +   
   ML>version came out, i used the original but ever since, it has always been the   
   ML>version...   
      
   Mark,   
      
   I ran MEMTEST86+ for 4 hours today, 2 passes were completed and I   
   stopped it during the third pass.   
      
   My memory (RAM) didn't have any errors.   
      
   The reason I downloaded the MEMTEST-86 the other day was because I had   
   an older version I downloaded in 2007 so I thought to get an updated   
   copy before I run it on this vintage 2006 box.   
      
   Thanks for telling me about the + program the other fellow wrote, I   
   wouldn't had know about it since I never heard of anything other than   
   MEMTEST-86.  I have always liked good utility software, even back in the   
   1980's when I used the C=64 and a friend downloaded a program called   
   UTLWDG from Compuserve.   
      
   ML>i also run it off of a bootable live linux CD... i use ubuntu here and it   
   has   
   ML>it on the live CD as a menu option... when the CD comes up, it offers a   
   ML>language choice... i hit ESC there most of the time to keep the default and   
   ML>then arrow down two or three times to run memtest86+ for several full   
   rounds.   
   ML>there are numerous tests per round...   
      
   I have seen the MEMTEST option when I live booted Ubuntu 7.04 but never   
   ran it, I only wanted to run it last/this month because of my paranoia   
   problem of wondering if my computer is being ran by outside forces.   
      
   McAfee scans have only reported PUPs about some of the software I   
   installed from reputable sources recommended by people I think are   
   knowageable about this stuff.   
      
   McAfee still finds hp's KILLWIND.EXE and the next time it lets me tell   
   it that I believe it should be trusted I will click that button so it   
   won't bother me about that anymore.   
      
   Thanks for the help, at least I found out the RAM isn't the problem.   
      
      
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