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How do I see the results of Memory Diagnostic I ran

Anonymous
2012-01-06T21:50:43+00:00

How do I see the results: I ran Memory Diagnostic, but when I logged back my mouse froze and the little notice disappeared befor I could click on it.  Where can I find those results?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-07T12:42:01+00:00

    Hi,

    You will find the memory diagnostic log under ‘Event Viewer’.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Open-Event-Viewer

    What information appears in the event a log?

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer

    You may try the following steps:

    a)    Under ‘Event Viewer’ expand ‘Windows Log’ and right-click on ‘System’ and click on ‘Find’.

    b)    Type in ‘MemoryDiagnostics-Results’ and click on ‘Find Next’.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-10T03:28:53+00:00

    Hi,

    Memory tests do not catch all errors such as mismatched memory (possible even for sticks

    that appear to be identical) and when faster memory is placed in system behind slower memory.

    So it is best to also swap sticks in and out to check for those even if all memory tests fail to show

    a problem.

    To test RAM check here - let it run 4+ hours or so.   <-- best methodwww.memtest.org

    For the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool.

    Start - type in Search box ->  Memory - find Memory Diagnostics tool at top of list - Right Click -

    RUN AS ADMIN follow the instructions

    Windows Vista: How to Scan / Test your RAM or Memory with Windows Vista Memory Diagnostic

    Tool

    http://www.shivaranjan.com/2007/11/01/windows-vista-how-to-scan-test-your-ram-or-memory-with-windows-vista-memory-diagnostic-tool/

    How to Run the Memory Diagnostics Tool in Windows 7

    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/715-memory-diagnostics-tool.html

    Hope this helps.

    Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows Expert - Consumer : Bicycle <- Mark Twain said it right.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-12-04T17:21:53+00:00

    Only true, if it actually finds something wrong...it "succeeds" silently. Which complete violates Microsofts attention needy paradigm. Isn't Windows supposed to be constantly tugging on your shirtsleeve and pestering you?... I guess that only applies to issues of no consequence. In the case you were actually trying to DO something, so you pretty much screwed. It's the Microsoft way...

    Just another example of how Microsoft seems to be utterly incapable of putting themselves in their customer shoes.

    Would somebody just "cap" Microsoft and put them (and all the rest of us) out their misery???

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-05T03:46:26+00:00

    I have just done this, and the memory diagnostic tool took all night to run.

    Now I cannot find any results: when I do as you suggest I get the message "there is no event that contains the specified string". Surely the tool gives some 'pass' messages? Or am I looking in the wrong place?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-06-08T05:32:05+00:00

    I ran a memory test and I do not know results

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