Here's another memtest that is free and digs up errors very fast. (Faster than memtest86) I use both of them...
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp > -----Original Message----- > From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 12:07 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] File Format Not Recognized > > > could be flaky hardware. Get a comprehensive memory test program. > > Such as memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com/ > > It's free and it's great. And it's essential to use on > modern PC hardware, which gets closer to the edge and more > fragile every day. > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Elson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 2:35 PM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] File Format Not Recognized > > > > > > > > edsi wrote: > > > > >I would be interested in how many of you this week who > lost Protel > > >file > , or it quit working have AUTOMATIC UPDATES on with windows. > I had the > same problem this week also. The only software installed on > my machine this weeek was Gates trash. > > > > > > > > > > > Never. I have never lost a significant amount of work with Protel > > 99SE/SP6. Sometimes I have lost a couple of minutes of > changes, tops. > > I have never had a whole DDB file go bad on me, and only > had a couple > > of hangups in several years of use. But, I only use Protel 99SE, > > Xilinx ise, and a mechanical CAD package on the Windows system. > > Everything else I do > > is on Linux. I actually run the Windows 2000 Pro system under a > > virtual machine emulator under Linux, called VMware. Linux usually > > stays up between power failures (70+ days) and Win2K > usually stays up > > for weeks at a time. If you have problems, it could be flaky > > hardware. Get a comprehensive memory test program. > > > > Jon > > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
