Dear Ask-a-nerd: Computer "check up" programs?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

from google: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofth ... rytest.htm
5 free memory testing utilities.

That was frustrating.

Huh?

The link either took me to memtest or named utilities the author said were best run after memtest.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

So from here: http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
... you downloaded: mt420.iso
... containing: mt420.iso
... and are trying to burn the latter as a CD image?

Shouldn't be a problem.

That's what I got, and I can't get it to the CD folder so I can burn the disk. The error comes up when I try to copy it to the folder prior to burning.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

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[pErvinalia]

get new burning software. I'll find a good one for you.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Nero Express says it's burning the disk. We'll see.

[pErvinalia]

http://download.cnet.com/Ultimate-ISO-B ... 23351.html

[klr]

So from here: http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
... you downloaded: mt420.iso
... containing: mt420.iso
... and are trying to burn the latter as a CD image?

Shouldn't be a problem.

That's what I got, and I can't get it to the CD folder so I can burn the disk. The error comes up when I try to copy it to the folder prior to burning.

No, you're trying to burn at as a plain file to the CD. That's not right, although I still don't see why it might give an error. It should burn, but be useless. An ISO image contains a packaged ready-to-go CD, with all the contents already arranged and set up properly.

Somewhere in your disc burning program, there must be an option to burn a disc from an image file, but there are all sorts of ways of presenting it. It might be accessible from the "copy disc" option, wherever that is.

I don't use Nero myself anymore - too many intrusive & unwanted features. There are better freeware programs for doing all the basics.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Didn't boot. I'll have to read the friggin' instructions for Nero Express I guess.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I don't use Nero myself anymore - too many intrusive & unwanted features. There are better freeware programs for doing all the basics.

I have Nero and I don't want to add any more programs, there's enough randomness now.

[pErvinalia]

just make sure you select "burn ISO image" or something like that. Look for the terms "ISO" and/or "image".

[laklak]

Fucking manuals, how do they work?

[klr]

Didn't boot. I'll have to read the friggin' instructions for Nero Express I guess.

See above. It's a disk image, don't treat it as a normal file.

It might be under the "copy and backup" screen, although it all depends on the version of NE you're using.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The disk looks good. I may not be booting from the DVD drive. Checking that now.

[pErvinalia]

after all this it probably won't be a memory problem...

Goodnight all. Good luck, Zilla.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

How do I add D: to the boot sequence?

after all this it probably won't be a memory problem...

Goodnight all. Good luck, Zilla.

Eliminate, eliminate, eliminate.