can RAM interfere w/ Outlook?

K

krouse

I have been trying to get my Outlook 2002 to run properly using an SSL server
in Win98. In the past it did so without any hitches. Recently, I made
several changes in my setup and have been having problems. MOST recently, I
put two more 256 MB
 
K

krouse

Sorry, the question posted before I was finished...

anyway, after putting in these 2 Kingston 256MB RAM cards (along with an
older RAM card which somehow got damaged in the process of upgrading my RAM,
either by pulling it out/pushing it into the slot or due to a conflict w/ the
Kingston RAM), I am suddenly having all kinds of hanging and crashing,
particularly in Outlook, which I use the most. I don't know if upgrading the
RAM can cause this kind of problem. I also put in a GeForce 6600 128MB AGP
card. Finally, the guys who installed the RAM for me said that my power
supply (only rated at 150 watts, but may provide less than that, perhaps 100)
may be too weak to support everything in my motherboard. It is truly a
wilderness of changes & configurations, but I noticed that the problems w/
Outlook crashing & hanging (as well as other utilities running in the
background such as MSGSRV32 and CHCAPP? and Explorer) began when I upgraded
the RAM (now I have 3 cards of 256, 2 of them Kingston and 1 an older card).
Please let me know what could be causing this problem.
 
B

Brian Tillman

krouse said:
anyway, after putting in these 2 Kingston 256MB RAM cards (along with
an older RAM card which somehow got damaged in the process of
upgrading my RAM, either by pulling it out/pushing it into the slot
or due to a conflict w/ the Kingston RAM), I am suddenly having all
kinds of hanging and crashing, particularly in Outlook, which I use
the most. I don't know if upgrading the RAM can cause this kind of
problem. I also put in a GeForce 6600 128MB AGP card. Finally, the
guys who installed the RAM for me said that my power supply (only
rated at 150 watts, but may provide less than that, perhaps 100) may
be too weak to support everything in my motherboard. It is truly a
wilderness of changes & configurations, but I noticed that the
problems w/ Outlook crashing & hanging (as well as other utilities
running in the background such as MSGSRV32 and CHCAPP? and Explorer)
began when I upgraded the RAM (now I have 3 cards of 256, 2 of them
Kingston and 1 an older card). Please let me know what could be
causing this problem.
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Malfunctioning memory can certainly have a devastating effect on any
application. You said the older RAM stick was damaged. If so, why are you
using it? Pull it out and see if your problems go away.
 
K

krouse

I forgot to mention that the damaged RAM had been "repaired." I live in
Pakistan, a place where nothing is ever thrown away, but always re-used.
Anyway, I took the computer down to the workshop yesterday because I had also
had crashes whenever using a game that rendered graphics through the new AGP
card. The guys took the repaired RAM card out and the games ran properly, as
has Outlook (so far). So it does appear that the "repaired" RAM card was
causing the problem.
 
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