Vista freezing problems

[aintnothang]

Vista keeps freezing on me. This happened out of the blue and it makes my pc barely usable. It will freeze when I'm just using mozilla or even when I'm just booting up. It will usually freeze, go to blue screen then restart. Today, it froze then reverted back to old school looking windows:
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1655/89737601.jpg

[billygoat333]

ran a virus scan? sounds like it could be a virus to me...

[SXRguyinMA]

w7 did that to me, said it was my video card, but I tried a different one with no success. I'm thinkin its my mobo :think:

[aintnothang]

It said today that windows was missing a file! I must just take all my pictures off and all my stuff and clean install.

[progbuddy]

Try running memtest. Also, go into device manager to check for conflicts. It sounds like bad RAM to me.

[aintnothang]

Try running memtest. Also, go into device manager to check for conflicts. It sounds like bad RAM to me.
Do I download memtest?

[aintnothang]

Ok, I see, I don't have a cd burner right now. How do I put it on a flash drive?

[aintnothang]

Ok, I got my buddy to burn the .iso and there are errors. So I guess I need some RAMz.

[SXRguyinMA]

I did the windows built-in memtest when mine was freezing, said all was good

[aintnothang]

How does ram go bad?

[progbuddy]

How does ram go bad?

Things wear, and short. Simple as that.

[aintnothang]

The ram is good, I tested it 1 gb at a time in the first slot. So I guess the mobo ram slot in the 2nd spot is bad!

[aintnothang]

So I guess I'll get one 2gb stick...

[SXRguyinMA]

try each one in the 2nd slot?

[aintnothang]

try each one in the 2nd slot?

No, but I will.

[aintnothang]

Ok, both tested good in second slot.

[aintnothang]

I put it back together and seems to be working ok...