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I have an E-Machines computer with windows xp home. It sometimes will display " The firmware has detected that the system memory has decreased, press enter to continue ". This happens when I first start the computer, but not always. what does this mean?

Saturday, July 19, 2008 4:09 PM

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You're off topic for this forum, which is dedicated to Windows Live OneCare. You may want to try the Microsoft Public newsgroups here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx

It sounds like you have one or more bad or loose RAM chips, causing the PC to re-detect the amount of memory in the PC. Gateway supports E-machines now, so contact them or take the PC to a local shop for diagnosis and repair if you need help.

-steve

Monday, July 21, 2008 4:11 PM

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