Vista - Memory Diagnostics Tool

Hi Shawn,

Unfortunatelly my Vista Memory diagnostics tool stopped working, after I recovered my Vista (from the OEM recovery disc) last year. Since the recovery, I attempted 3-4 times to run it with no success.

When I hit the button to initialise the tool, from the control panel, my pc freaks out and asks me to insert the recovery cd. When I do, and try to follow the steps to fix the problem, it comes up with message that some file is missing or is corrupted (all this happens in the DVD-PE enviroment).

So, I cannot use it.

I have tried running the memtest from Microsoft (this is quite an old test, with the mtinst.exe). That went fine and well, after creating an iso image in a boot cd. No errors found.

Still I would appreciate if you would have any suggestions as to how I can make the Vista Default Memory test run again on my pc.

Thanks a lot in advance Shawn.

TrDo.

You might see if running a sfc /scannow command may be able to fix this corrupted file to allow it to run afterwards.

Thanks Shawn for your prompt reply.

I did run an Sfc /verifyonly, and indeed it found some issues. But when I try to read the log file, it does not allow me to.

Why? I have admin priveleges. How can I read the CBS log?

Thanks in advance.


EDIT: NEW INFO: Have used the elevated command to bring the log file as a text file on my desktop. The [SR] related issues only.
Everything looks fine, except the "recdisc.exe" file. But if you remember, just earlier today I have created the recovery disc (see my other post, in the relevant thread).

LOL, the only error found then by SFC, was the fact that I had replaced the original recdisc.exe with the one downloaded from this forum in order to create my recovery disc. I have kept a copy of the original. I might as well, place it back. It looks as though it tried to repair it. Strange, cos it was only a verify scan. But in the txt file I can see that it attempted to repair it. Maybe I'm reading it wrong.

The good news is that no other file seems to have a problem.

Coming back to memtest, looking inside Windows\Boot\PCAT, I found the memtest.exe with creation date 28/7. That was the date that I had SP2 installed. Maybe the file was replaced with a "good" copy during SP2.

Still, I'm afraid to run the test in case the pc freaks out again with the BSOD and asks for the recovery disc. Like it did for the past months.

But I will never know unless I try it.

So, off I go. I'll report back. Wish me luck.

TrDo.

Crap...the boot failed due to an error at \boot\memtest.exe.....

No luck..I'm trying to replace the memtest.exe at Windows\Boot\PCAT with another file a friend send me (from his Vista), but it does not allow me.

Any ideas?

Thanks alot.

TrDo.

The memtest.exe file is owned by TrustedInstaller, so you would need to make a backup copy of the file, take ownership of the file, give yourself full control (permission) of it, copy the replacement memtest.exe file into the folder, check and restore TrustedInstaller as the owner of the replacement file.