Hi Bill,
On Monday 10 April 2006 05:11, Bill Kingsbury Scribbled:
> At 11:29 AM 4/9/2006, Gaffer wrote:
> > Memtest is designed to be very aggressive in the way it tests
> > every single bit on the stick. It is far more effective than
> > the "windiag" utility...
>
> Is that true? Why?
>
> > ... which doesn't test memory that is reserved by windows for
> > itself...
>
> Not true. Windiag.exe (Windows Memory Diagnostic) is a DOS program
> (on a self-booting floppy or CD). Windiag is NOT a Windows program:
>
> http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
>
> > ...and doesn't move blocks in and out of active service for
> > testing.
>
> Active service ?
> Windows is not running when Windiag is running (in DOS).
>
>
> Bill
I've got the wrong utility in mind. I thought it was the one that ran
in windows ! :-)
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