Problems Installing win98SE

[sparky853]

I am trying to re-install WIN98SE on an old computer (specs below). It will get most of the way through the setup, and the I get an error with ddhelp "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down" then with dxdiag "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down"


Eventually setup just quits to a BSOD, and I can run setup again, but I keep getting the BSODs. I have low-level formated the HDD, and tried 3 different drives (all known good), and get the same error on each.

Any ideas what could be causing this? I have nothing but the CDROM, RAM, and Video attached. I haven't tried memtest yet, that is my next step. I have the CDROM and HDD on seperate IDE controllers.

Specs:
AOpen AX59 Pro
P2 233MHz
96 MB RAM (not sure of speed)
SiS AGP Video card (not sure what one)

Any ideas would be great. Thanks

**running memtest86 now...errors at 150000 and climbing rapidly.**

Spec:
Intel P4 2.4B
MSI 645E Max-U Mobo
512MB DDR333
GF3 ti200 64MB
SB Live 5.1
WD 60GB (Storage)
Maxtor 6GB (System)
Maxtor 120GB
LG 24x24x32 CDR
WIN2K PRo SP4 <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by sparky853 on 09/27/03 10:11 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Guest]

**running memtest86 now...errors at 150000 and climbing rapidly.**

Well, there you go.

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[blah]

what was on it before?

..this is very useful and helpful place for information...

 

[sparky853]

It had WIN98 on it originally. I figured it out. It was a bad RAM stick. Swapped it with a good one, its up and running now.

Spec:
Intel P4 2.4B
MSI 645E Max-U Mobo
512MB DDR333
GF3 ti200 64MB
SB Live 5.1
WD 60GB (Storage)
Maxtor 6GB (System)
Maxtor 120GB
LG 24x24x32 CDR
WIN2K PRo SP4

 

[jmecor]

it's a good thing no to mix up generic rams and quality rams, i have lot's of this experience.

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