its a hp presario zv6005 and will this run when pc just keeps giving bsod?
"Jose" wrote:
> On Mar 17, 4:34 pm, laurie <lau...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > sorry the code is PFN_list_corrupt. which seems to be the memory the laptop
> > has 2 1 gig sticks of kingston memory so i know it will be replaced for free.
> > just need to figure out which one is bad. can't run memtest as there is no
> > floppy installed on laptop and also it wont boot beyond the bsod.
> >
> >
> >
> > "laurie" wrote:
> > > my daughter turned on her laptop and got the bsod at first it didint have any
> > > messages she was able to boot to windows and received a message that the user
> > > interface faulire in dll.msgnia.dll. then it wouldn't show a display she
> > > tried again and got bsod and this message PSN-list_corrupt. i googled but
> > > the only thing in english i could find was on PFN_list_corrupt. please help
> > > daughter is across state in college and needs laptop to work. she hasn't
> > > changed anything on it and it was working fine up to 3 days ago.
> >
> > > thanks laurie
>
> Is the laptop a Presario V4000?
>
> Somehow I think you are going to say there is no CD drive either on
> the system, but...
>
> Run a test of your RAM with memtest86+ (I know it is boring and will
> cost you a CD).
>
> Memtest86+ is a more up to date version of the old memtest program and
> they are not the same.
>
> The memtest86+ will not run under Windows, so you will need to
> download the ISO file and create a bootable CD, boot on that and then
> run the memtest86+ program.
>
> If even a single error is reported that is a failure and should make
> you suspicious of your RAM.
>
> If you have multiple sticks of RAM you may need to run the test on
> them one at a time and change them out to isolate the failure to a
> particular single stick. Always keep at least the first bank of RAM
> occupied so the test will find something to do and there is enough to
> boot your system.
>
> Sometimes, reseating the RAM in the slots will relieve the error but a
> failure is still cause for suspicion.
>
> The file and instructions are here:
>
>
http://www.memtest.org/
>
> If someone says to run memtest86, you can say that you know memtest86+
> supercedes memtest86 and here's why:
>
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memtest86
> .
>