Many questions about PCs - memory/viruses

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OK, I have many questions here, if anyone can help me please let me know.

1. While playing games, sometimes the game just crashes to the desktop, but restarts fine. Other times, I get a blue error screen that says something like error 00000.11123.09 occured at 888.444dfs33 or something. UI press a key and I go to the desktop, however I can't do anything until I reboot the computer. This seems to have started when I installed some RAM I got on the cheap (why don't the cheap people ever learn?!)

2. Could it be a virus? I get the same crashing problem when I'm on-line (less often), as well as the blue screen.

3. I was messing with IWD the other day, and it wouldn't install HOW. So I ran it from SETUP, and instead of installing it it goes to the uninstall wizard and then says it can't uninstall it because if some reason I don't understand. I had to totally eliminate all IWD data for my PC to work right for some reason, which meant save games, too, but I think I'm done with the game anyway. Also, when I was trying to install/uninstall it, and I clicked on IWD.exe on the D drive menu (O tried it this way, too) the menu screen for "My Computer" came up. Whats up with that?

4. I got TOB today. I couldn't install BG2 until I took out my new RAM, installed it, then put the RAM back. After installing TOB, it wouldn't play because I was missing a path to BGMAIN.exe or something, but when I put in the new screwy RAM, it worked fine.

So, is it possible for incompatible RAM (although it is compatible label wise) to corrupt the whole C drive/system? Could I have a virus? If so, where can I DL a virus detector or purge my system? I've already defragged a few times. It doesn't seem to make a difference.

5. Oh yeah, I deleted all possible temp internet files I could find (haven't done that for a looooong time. It was like 50 MB of data). Can this cause problems, to delete so much?

Thanks for reading and for your patience with a retarded PC user!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I have tried to play Deus Ex twice, and both times my computer completely freaks out. There is an option for play style if you lack a really good vid card (I do) but even that way, it devastates my PC. It errors out and then when I get out of the game, I have tons of problems just using the desktop. How can it wreak such havoc?

[This message has been edited by Orkrist the Cleaver (edited August 10, 2001).]

 

If you have a virus, then all of us have virus.

Those problems are perfectly normal and regular issues of "user friendly" operating system we're using...

Uncle Bill's OS.

 

hmm i dont seem to have to remove my ram ever! Hopefully you are using windows 98 and can do this go :

start menu
Programs
Accesories
system tools
system information

a window will open choose , Tools then system file checker. I have had problems sometimes when a file becomes corrupt.

if it finds a corrupt file you can replace it usually off the win98 cd.

If not that.. um try not using the new ram at all , do you have the old ram?

Also you can install win98 overtop to restore your registry if you have had a virus or had files in your registry corrupted. Just use a win98 start up disk and do the install. You will not lose your information unless you reformat so dont be worried. You wont even lose your drivers all that remains intact.

Hopefully one of these things helps

[This message has been edited by Kitiara (edited August 11, 2001).]

 

Blue Screen!

Oooh sorry that is a virus!

My friend told me about this one, he got peed of with it so he had to re format his whole hardrive.
I think you get it by e-mail!

Geez i hate viruses!

 

you are misinformed Gormenghast. Blue screen does not mean you have a virus. It can mean many things but is usually driver related i believe.

 

Thanks for the responses, guys. I'll be regularly messing with this thing so all your advice is helpful. I don't think its a virus, actually Gorg., there's an error either in the data cache or somewhere else, or something like that, but not a virus.

 

Seems i have been missinformed, i explained it to my friend earlier this morning but she would not believe me! (She thinks she knows everything!)
She says she got it be e-mail from haha@sexycom and it was about Snow White & Seven Dwarves!

But since you guys are more experienced, i ll believe you!


[This message has been edited by Gormenghast (edited August 13, 2001).]

 

ok yes snowwhite and the seven dwarfs is a virus. However you can get blue screen errors without a virus. Getting a blue screen does not mean you have a virus.

 

Indeed and BG2 virusses don't exist

Just a problem with Windows I suppose. I'm afraid there's only one solution: Reinstall the PC... FOrmat the HD and Reinstall WIndows and everyday... SHould be done every half year with windows... don't forgot to copy your savegames to CD or Floppy.

 

oh yes, i reformat my C: and reload windows at least once ever 6 months. I recommend if you have a big enough hard drive to partition at least a gig of space that way you can move all your important data, and not lose everything. Just a tip.