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Originally Posted by goldmine
Why did you have to pull RAMS? is there an issue with that? I really think more RAM means more speed right?
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Because 1 (or more) of those 3 DIMMs he pulled out are bad.
Vista is the first Windows to do a full memory test before it will install.
Bad RAM, no install for you. They don't want people blaming faulty hardware for Windows instability. The OEMs (Dell, etc) have a history of sending out untested RAM in their PCs preinstalled.