Upgraded RAM - System Won't Boot

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I'm running Vista Ultimate x64. I had 4GB of memory installed and just
upgraded to 8GB. When I started the computer with the new memory sticks, I
got this message:

"The file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match the
computed checksum."

I booted from the Vista DVD and tried the Startup Repair but it says it did
not detect any problems so it won't repair anything. What can I do?

Please help.
 
Re: Upgraded RAM - System Won't Boot

Without knowing what mobo and what ram you are using it is hard to say.
There are lots of issues with the fouth dimm slot on some mobos, especially
with nVidia chipsets, so give as much detail as you can. Do NOT attempt any
Vista repairs because that is not the problem.

<michelldadams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:076BEEF5-4743-4498-A39B-EDEAD668C8ED@microsoft.com...
> I'm running Vista Ultimate x64. I had 4GB of memory installed and just
> upgraded to 8GB. When I started the computer with the new memory sticks,
> I got this message:
>
> "The file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match
> the computed checksum."
>
> I booted from the Vista DVD and tried the Startup Repair but it says it
> did not detect any problems so it won't repair anything. What can I do?
>
> Please help.
 
Re: Upgraded RAM - System Won't Boot

I ran the Windows supplied Memory Diagnostics and it found no problems.
After the diagnostics were finished the system booted properly and Windows
detected all the memory properly.

I then attempted a restart and got the same error message.

<michelldadams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:076BEEF5-4743-4498-A39B-EDEAD668C8ED@microsoft.com...
> I'm running Vista Ultimate x64. I had 4GB of memory installed and just
> upgraded to 8GB. When I started the computer with the new memory sticks,
> I got this message:
>
> "The file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match
> the computed checksum."
>
> I booted from the Vista DVD and tried the Startup Repair but it says it
> did not detect any problems so it won't repair anything. What can I do?
>
> Please help.
 
Re: Upgraded RAM - System Won't Boot

You still need to tell us the details of the hardware. Also, there are
already threads in this newsgroup and in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices on this subject. Have you
read through these other threads?

<michelldadams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:AE4DAB1D-3E82-492F-95B0-1F146C89E7C0@microsoft.com...
>I ran the Windows supplied Memory Diagnostics and it found no problems.
>After the diagnostics were finished the system booted properly and Windows
>detected all the memory properly.
>
> I then attempted a restart and got the same error message.
>
> <michelldadams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:076BEEF5-4743-4498-A39B-EDEAD668C8ED@microsoft.com...
>> I'm running Vista Ultimate x64. I had 4GB of memory installed and just
>> upgraded to 8GB. When I started the computer with the new memory sticks,
>> I got this message:
>>
>> "The file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match
>> the computed checksum."
>>
>> I booted from the Vista DVD and tried the Startup Repair but it says it
>> did not detect any problems so it won't repair anything. What can I do?
>>
>> Please help.
>
 
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